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Lions preparing for training camp in Kamloops; Fan Fest returns
KAMLOOPS - In exactly a month, the B.C. Lions will return to Hillside Stadium to prepare for another season. For a 12th year in a row, the Leos are back in Kamloops for training camp, which begins May...
Apr 11, 2022
The City of Kamloops resumes Volunteer Appreciation BBQ after two-year hiatus
KAMLOOPS - After a two-year hiatus, the City of Kamloops is bringing back the Annual Volunteer Appreciation BBQ event, which is set to take place Friday, April 22 from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm.The event...
Apr 11, 2022
BC Wildfire Service plans prescribed burn near Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is planning a prescribed burn near Williams Lake, covering approximately 33 hectares adjacent to White Road. The burn may begin as early as Wednesday (Apr...
Apr 11, 2022
Food industry adjusting to large outbreak of avian flu in Canada, around the world
OTTAWA - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the wo...
Apr 11, 2022
CRTC given $8.5M for online news regulation as critics question its capability
Ottawa is giving $8.5 million to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to develop a regulatory regime covering the reuse of journalism by digital giants. Experts question whe...
Apr 11, 2022
Liberal government's budget still lacking in gender-based analysis: advocates
OTTAWA - Despite the Liberal government long styling itself as feminist, advocates say the recent federal budget lacked a sufficient gender-based analysis of its measures. Shalini Konanur, executive d...
Apr 11, 2022
Tickets for Y Dream Home on sale, expected to go fast again
KAMLOOPS - Tickets for the 2022 Y Dream Home are now on sale, and if you don't have your ticket yet, you probably should get on it with last year's selling in two days. Tickets for the home in Tobiano...
Apr 11, 2022
Male assaulted after confrontation with egg-throwing suspects at Pioneer Park
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for suspects after an assault at Pioneer Park Friday night.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happened at about 9:05 p.m. F...
Apr 11, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews named NHL's first star of the week
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been named the NHL's first star of the week after scoring seven goals and four assists in four games. The 24-year-old sniper enjoyed a record-...
Apr 11, 2022
N.L. Royal St. John's Regatta ends 'sexist' gender-based rowing distances
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Women and men will row the same distances at the Royal St. John's Regatta this summer for the first time in the race's 203-year history. Race officials said today the regatta this A...
Apr 11, 2022
