Suspicious Death
RCMP looking into Merritt suspicious death Monday; appeal to public for tips
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in Merritt.In a news release distributed Tuesday (Mar. 4), emergency responders were called to a home on Monday to find a man in medical distress. They provided life-saving measures for injuries believed to be suspicious in nature, but could not save the victim.Polic...
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AT THE BRIER
Rauter shares insight on breaking through at Brier, talks Dunstone's pursuit of Tankard
KELOWNA -- TSN curling commentator Vic Rauter is calling his 39th Brier from his perch in Prospera Place in Kelowna.Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister in 1986, when Rauter called his first national men's curling championship in Kitchener, Ont.Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone, a two-time bronze medallist and one-time silver m...
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Do you think Canada should respond to U.S. tariffs with retaliatory tariffs of our own?
Mar 03, 2025
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
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SOUND OFF: Slava Ukraini, Oh Canada!
Mar 03, 2025
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1000 Ways to Heal: The Opportunity of U.S. Tariffs
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Kamloops and Area
Stolen Cab Recovered
Taxi reported stolen out of Hope found and recovered in Kamloops; suspect arrested
KAMLOOPS - A man was arrested after a taxi reported stolen out of Hope was found in Kamloops Tuesday (March 4) morning. Kamloops RCMP say officers responded to Battle Street downtown just before 5:00 a.m. where a Toyota Corolla cab that had been reported stolen was in transit. In a news release issued Tuesday, Cpl. Cry...
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Lytton Prescribed Burns
Pair of prescribed burns planned for Lytton area
LYTTON, B.C. - A pair of prescribed burns near the Village of Lytton are expected to take place next week. The BC Wildfire Service says it's supporting Lytton First Nation in carrying out the two prescribed burns. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 4), the wildfire service says the 47 Field burn will be nearly 43....
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Rocky Road
Rocks on the road closes stretch of Highway 5 North
UPDATE (8:00 a.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 5 is cleared in both directions.EARLIER: BARRIERE, B.C. - Drivers travelling on Highway 5 between Barriere and McLure may be on a literal rocky road on their Tuesday (March 4) morning commute. DriveBC says there are rocks on Highway 5 between Carilla Road north of...
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BC BUDGET 2025
Milobar expects U.S. tariffs to receive plenty of attention in Tuesday's provincial budget
VICTORIA - Tuesday (March 4) is budget day in British Columbia, as Finance Minister Brenda Bailey will introduce the province's financial plans and current deficit in the legislature. The first look inside the province's books since last year's election is expected to showcase how the NDP's election promises will impac...
Mar 04, 2025
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CFJC TV Special
Art of Christmas 2024 with Art Knapp Kamloops
Maury and Ivy Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops take a look back at the best holiday features from years past. Presented by CFJC TV and First Choice Hair.
Dec 25, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Flowering Seasonal Plants
There are many ways to bring warmth and colour to your home during the holiday season! Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few ways for you to do that with seasonal flowering plants.
Nov 28, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Protecting Seasonal Greenery
You put a lot of time and money into creating your outdoor seasonal displays so you'll probably want to protect them from damaging winds and temperatures. Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few good tips on how to do just that!
Nov 21, 2024
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British Columbia
Former B.C. MLA Mike de Jong ousted from federal Conservative nomination race
Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong says he's been told by the Conservative Party of Canada that he is no longer in the running to be a candidate for the party in the next federal election. He says he found it "mystifying" that the party won't allow him to contest the nomination in the riding of Abbotsf...
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What people have to say about B.C.'s budget as the U.S. applies tariffs
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday with Finance Minister Brenda Bailey saying it defends the province from an unfolding North American trade war triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Here's what people are saying about the B.C. government's budget: "Threats of unjust...
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Groups say B.C.'s tariff budget is defensive, with an economic growth plan needed
VICTORIA - Industry and labour groups say the British Columbia government is hunkering down in its budget in response to the tariffs from United States, but it should be more clear on how it plans to respond in its economic plan. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey presented B.C.'s first $10-billion deficit on the same day ...
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Local Sports
AT THE BRIER
Rauter shares insight on breaking through at Brier, talks Dunstone's pursuit of Tankard
KELOWNA -- TSN curling commentator Vic Rauter is calling his 39th Brier from his perch in Prospera Place in Kelowna.Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister in 1986, when Rauter called his first national men's curling championship in Kitchener, Ont.Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone, a two-time bronze medallist and one-time silver m...
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AT THE BRIER
Dunstone, backed by sizeable family-and-friends cheering section, suffers first setback at Brier
KELOWNA - Matt Dunstone's cheering section at the Brier in Kelowna includes more than 20 friends and family members from across Western Canada.The Kamloops resident and his Manitoba team boasted a perfect record of three wins and no losses heading into a Monday (March 3) draw against John Epping and Northern Ontario.As...
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KIJHL Playoff Update
Storm win two, Centennials lose two on opening weekend of KIJHL playoffs
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm are off to a perfect start in the KIJHL playoffs as they beat the Quesnel River Rush 6-2 in the game two of their best-of-seven series. The Storm had six different goal scorers at McArthur Island Saturday (March 1) night. Luke Rothfors and Noah Paulsen had a goal and two assists each, whil...
Mar 02, 2025
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Canada
'Give the guy a break': Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Wayne Gretzky
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Gretzky also attended an election vict...
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Ottawa files notice to intervene in Supreme Court hearing on secularism bill
OTTAWA - The federal government has officially filed a notice to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada's hearing on Quebec's secularism law. The top court announced in January it had granted leave to appeal to several groups that oppose the law, though no date has been set for the hearing. Bill 21 was passed in 2019...
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How Canada and provincial governments are fighting back against Trump's tariff war
OTTAWA - The federal government and Canada's provinces and territories answered U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Tuesday with immediate acts of economic retaliation and some supports for their own industries. Here's a look at what they did: Canada: The federal government immediately imposed retaliatory tariffs ...
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World
Trump administration is set to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions, filing shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is expected to drop a federal lawsuit pushing for emergency abortions in Idaho, which has a strict ban on the procedure, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The Justice Department outlined its plans to move for dismissal of the lawsuit originally filed by the Biden adm...
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Germany's likely next governing parties seek looser debt rules for more defense spending
BERLIN (AP) - The prospective partners in Germany's next government said Tuesday that they will seek to loosen the nation's rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending. They said they also will seek to set up a huge 500 billion euro ($533 billion) fund to finance spending on Germany's infrastructure o...
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Two suicide bombings at a military base in Pakistan kill at least 9 people and injure 25
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Attackers launched two suicide bombings to breach a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan while others stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that killed at least nine people and injured 25, officials and a local hospital said. A group affiliated with the Pakistani Talib...
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