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Indigenous groups keen to see Pope Leo continue reconciliation work
OTTAWA - Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis. Francis was recognized as an ally of Canada's...
May 10, 2025
Shuswap man acquitted in deadly 2021 shooting at Scotch Creek car wash
KAMLOOPS - A North Shuswap man charged in a fatal shooting was acquitted by a B.C. Supreme Court jury Friday (May 9) in Kamloops Law Courts. Fifty-four-year-old Paul Binder was facing a second-degree ...
May 09, 2025
Parishioners at Kamloops' Sacred Heart Cathedral talk first North American pope in history
KAMLOOPS - White smoke filled the air in the Vatican City on Thursday (May 8) evening, signaling the election of a new pope, Cardinal Robert Provost, taking the name of Leo XIV and ascending to the hi...
May 09, 2025
Lower Thompson snowpack at zero per cent of normal; other basins near Kamloops down in May report
VICTORIA - New data from the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) shows that while the overall snowpack lowered across the Kamloops area over the last month, conditions have careened to the bottom in the ...
May 09, 2025
Jury deliberations to begin for 2021 Scotch Creek second-degree murder trial
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (May 8) saw the beginning of jury deliberations around whether or not a Shuswap area resident accused of shooting another man killed him in an act of self-defense or murder. The tr...
May 08, 2025
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in t...
May 08, 2025
RCMP release photos of suspects in North Shore assault that left teen seriously injured
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public's help in advancing an assault investigation that took place on the North Shore two months ago. Back on March 13 at around 9:30 p.m., RCMP say the teenag...
May 08, 2025
Blazers make 10 selections at 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 2:30 p.m.): The Kamloops Blazers added 10 new players in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft which wrapped up Thursday (May 8) afternoon. They took five forwards, three defenceman and two ...
May 08, 2025
Already a challenge, worry grows that design may further hinder recruitment at promised Kamloops cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - Construction is expected to begin on the Kamloops cancer centre this summer, as the procurement phase of the project wraps up, with patients set to begin receiving treatment in the city by ...
May 07, 2025
Kamloops Filipino community sends powerful message of unity after vigil
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday evening (May 6), a vigil was held at McDonald Park for the victims of the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day tragedy. The deaths of 11 people and injuries to more than 20 have sparked a period...
May 07, 2025
