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Weather helping keep wildfire away from N.W.T community as residents remain out
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - A wildfire that has forced hundreds out of a community in the Northwest Territories is growing, but strong winds continue to force it away from the town. Fire officials say no...
Jun 19, 2024

Flashback: No Messi back in 2010 but Argentina firepower still too much for Canada
Canada and Argentina, who meet in Thursday's Copa America curtain-raiser in Atlanta, have history - albeit in the form of a lopsided 5-0 defeat in their only other meeting at the senior level. The Can...
Jun 19, 2024

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon loses another candidate to Rustad's Conservatives
VICTORIA - BC United Leader Kevin Falcon has lost another member of his election team to British Columbia's Conservative Party. Business leader and former District of Sechelt councillor Chris Moore an...
Jun 19, 2024

Gilgeous-Alexander, Wiggins headline Canada men's Olympic basketball roster
TORONTO - NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Andrew Wiggins and Jamal Murray will lead the Canadian men's basketball team at the Paris Olympics in July. Canada Basketball made the announcement Wednesd...
Jun 19, 2024

Alouettes focused on winning ahead of Grey Cup banner reveal against Redblacks
MONTREAL - Cody Fajardo knows watching the Grey Cup banner rise at Molson Stadium will stir up his emotions. But deep down, the Montreal Alouettes quarterback has one thing on his mind heading into th...
Jun 19, 2024

Inaugural Kamloops Queer Film Festival begins Thursday night at the Paramount Theatre
KAMLOOPS - The first-ever Kamloops Queer Film Festival (KQFF) kicked off with a launch party and drag show last Saturday night (June 15) at the Paramount Theatre."We previewed the upcoming films for t...
Jun 19, 2024

Orphaned B.C. sea otter pup in critical condition, receiving 24-hour care
VANCOUVER - Animal rescuers at the Vancouver Aquarium say an orphaned sea otter pup is receiving 24-hour care to "ensure her survival," after it was found in critical condition. The Vancouver Aquarium...
Jun 19, 2024

The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Lan...
Jun 19, 2024

Orphaned B.C. sea otter pup in critical condition, receiving 24-hour care
VANCOUVER - Animal rescuers at the Vancouver Aquarium say an orphaned sea otter pup is receiving 24-hour care to "ensure her survival," after it was found in critical condition. The Vancouver Aquarium...
Jun 19, 2024

NorthPaws aim to snap eight-game losing streak in Bellingham
BELLINGHAM, WASH. - Surrendering five runs in the first inning was too much to overcome for the Kamloops NorthPaws, who fell 8-2 to the hometown Bellingham Bells on Tuesday (June 18) in West Coast Lea...
Jun 19, 2024

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Art of Gardening
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TWO & OUT
PETERS: City needs to rethink its communication strategy around incidents like this week's water main break
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LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 14, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Perfect Patio Plants
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Preserving local theatres
May 13, 2026
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Approach to teaching - examining the meaning of being human
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