NorthPaws Sweep
NorthPaws sweep opening weekend series in Port Angeles
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws had a perfect weekend to start the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season. Opening their season in Washington State, the NorthPaws swept their three-game series against Port Angeles Lefties. Following blowout victories of 8-0 and 11-5 on Friday (May 30) and Saturday respectively, the Nort...
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Cruz Azul beats the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 for the CONCACAF Champions Cup title
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Ángel Sepúlveda scored twice and Cruz Azul routed the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 on Sunday to win its seventh CONCACAF Champions Cup. Sepúlveda finished with a tournament-best nine goals. Ignacio Rivero, Lorenzo Faravelli and Mateusz Bogusz also scored for Cruz Azul, which built a 4...
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Art of Gardening - Magnolias in Kamloops
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COLLINS: A big month for the Pride community and our Indigenous peoples
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PETERS: NDP, Conservatives still desperate for power in Victoria
May 30, 2025
Kamloops and Area
Blazers Signing
Blazers sign third player from 2025 WHL draft class
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed a third player from the 2025 WHL draft class as they continue to build for the future.They announced the signing of 15-year-old forward Brady Ondrus, son of former Toronto Maple Leafs forward, Ben Ondrus, to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. The Blazers took the yo...
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Parkcrest Daycare
YMCA BC to operate new daycare at Parkcrest Elementary School
KAMLOOPS - The YMCA of British Columbia (YMCA BC) will operate a new 28 space day care at Parkcrest Elementary School, which is scheduled to open its doors this September. The Kamloops-Thompson School District (SD73) says the new spaces will be for children under the age of five. Its opening comes one year after the re...
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Be Active!
ParticipACTION Community Challenge underway as Kamloops competes for $100K grand prize
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are being encouraged to sign up for the annual ParticipACTION Community Challenge, which runs through the month of June. In a statement, the City says will be competing for the $100,000 grand prize, which will be awared to Canada's Most Active Community. "The national initiative encou...
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New Housing
Kamloops developer proposing new Ord Road housing project with 344 units
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops developer is proposing to build another 344 units of housing across three six-storey apartment buildings on Ord Road, where construction could begin as early as next year. Joshua Knaak with Arpa Investments says the development is slated to rise at the former Yellow Cabs location at 1100 Ord Road....
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Weeping Cascade Hydrangeas
Looking for something a little different to adorn your patio posts and garden arbours? Maury Hik from Art Knapp Home & Garden in Kamloops has just the thing - the Weeping Cascade Hydrangea!
May 28, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Ravishing Roses In May
The month of May means a lot of things to many people. Two that come to mind are Mother's Day and, for gardeners, it's roses! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few great tips on growing roses and a few types to consider that are sure to make you and your mom quite happy!
May 22, 2025
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Early Spring Bloomers
With the arrival of spring, most gardeners are looking for plants with lots of colour to show off in their yards. Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of great choices for you to consider, including trees, shrubs and plants!
May 20, 2025
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British Columbia
Sombre start to Filipino Heritage Month in B.C. as festival attack's shadow lingers
British Columbia is marking the start of this year's Filipino Heritage Month with a sombre tribute to the victims of April's deadly attack at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day Festival. Premier David Eby issued a statement saying this year's celebration of Filipino Heritage Month in June is happening "alongside deep sorro...
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Emergency service for wildfire evacuees in northeastern B.C. extended
The British Columbia regional district where a wildfire continues to burn out of control has extended its emergency support services to residents evacuated from the blaze. The Peace River Regional District says emergency support services for the Kelly Lake area have been extended by seven days to June 8 "out of an...
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B.C. ostrich farm facing cull ponders moving birds to U.S. as 'last resort'
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The family that operates a British Columbia ostrich farm facing a federal cull says it may look into the process of moving the birds to the United States as a "last resort." Katie Pasitney, whose parents own Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., says the family is also...
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Local Sports
NorthPaws Sweep
NorthPaws sweep opening weekend series in Port Angeles
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws had a perfect weekend to start the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season. Opening their season in Washington State, the NorthPaws swept their three-game series against Port Angeles Lefties. Following blowout victories of 8-0 and 11-5 on Friday (May 30) and Saturday respectively, the Nort...
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Blazers Signing
Blazers sign third player from 2025 WHL draft class
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed a third player from the 2025 WHL draft class as they continue to build for the future.They announced the signing of 15-year-old forward Brady Ondrus, son of former Toronto Maple Leafs forward, Ben Ondrus, to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. The Blazers took the yo...
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League1 BC
Kamloops United teams beaten on the road by Unity FC
SURREY, B.C. - Another heartbreaking weekend on the road for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) as they took on Surrey-based Unity FC in League1 BC action Saturday (May 31) evening.The KUFC men allowed a late winner in a 4-3 loss to Unity at the Cloverdale Athletic Park for their third defeat in a row.While Kamloops ...
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Canada
In the news today: Cooler week ahead as fires burn by Flin Flon, Man.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Cooler week ahead as fires burn by Flin Flon, Man. Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain this week is forecasted in a northwestern Manitoba city that's had to evacuate thousands due to wildfire. As of Sunday night, Environment ...
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Trial continues for five hockey players accused of sexual assault
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to hear today whether another one of the players will take the stand. Alex Formenton's legal team is expected to tell the court whether they will call any witnesses, including their client. Another accused, Carter ...
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Premiers huddle with Carney in Saskatoon to decide what major projects to prioritize
SASKATOON - Canada's premiers are meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in person for the first time since the federal election to pitch which major projects they think should get fast tracked. The recent campaign saw Carney vow to slash federal approval times on major infrastructure projects considered to be in the ...
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World
Ukraine and Russia are holding talks in Turkey after launching major attacks
ISTANBUL (AP) - Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met in Turkey on Monday for the second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, although expectations were low for any significant progress on ending the three-year war after a string of stunning attacks over the weekend. The Ukrainian delegation was led by...
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An Israeli strike on Gaza kills 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Gaza Strip on Monday killed 14 people, mostly women and children, according to health officials. The Shifa and al-Ahli hospitals confirmed the toll from the strike in the built-up Jabaliya refugee camp, saying five women and seven child...
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Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland's presidential election
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland's weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%. The close race had the country on edge since a first round t...
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