Kamloops and Area

Shannon Beach dock
CSRD planning new Shannon Beach dock
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is in the planning stage of a new dock for Shannon Beach in Electoral Area C.CSRD officials said this comes after the previous dock was removed due to deterioration and safety concerns.A review of the dock's location also showed that it was too close to t...
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BC Wildfires
'No cause for concern,' city says, as smoke from Boston Bar-area wildfire drifts into Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 8:30 p.m.): A waft of smoke has drifted into the Kamloops area Saturday (July 4) afternoon, but the city says there is nothing to be alarmed about at this time. Westerly wind gusts that topped out at about 47 km/h helped blow smoke from a fire in the Boston Bar area into the Tournament Capital. "...
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Merritt ER
Emergency room in Merritt's Nicola Valley Hospital faces 25-hour closure
MERRITT - The emergency room at Merritt's Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed for 25 hours starting Sunday morning (July 5).Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Sunday to 8 a.m. on Monday (July 6)In the meantime, patients needing emergency care can seek treatment at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops,...
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Date With Stanley
Stankoven to hold Stanley Cup celebration in August in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today has learned the Stanley Cup will be coming to Kamloops on Thursday, Aug. 13.Logan Stankoven claimed hockey's holy grail last month with the Carolina Hurricanes to become the first player from Kamloops to accomplish the feat since Mark Recchi in 2011.Details on the celebration plans have not yet be...
Jul 04, 2026
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British Columbia

A First Nation near Boston Bar, B.C., issues evacuation order as wildfire grows
VICTORIA - The out-of-control fire near Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered a second evacuation order. The Boothroyd Indian Band issued the order Sunday morning after the Fraser Valley Regional District had issued an evacuation order for residents living ...
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Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar, B.C., area alert also extended
An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert. Officials have declared a local state of emergency and say residents in North Bend, Electoral Area A, are being told...
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Victoria police arrest two following incident that injured three people in park
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they have arrested two people following an assault with a weapon during an incident that injured three individuals Victoria Police Department says in a statement that three people sustained non-life-threatening injuri...
Jul 04, 2026
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Heartbroken girlfriend of B.C. captain tells of close call days before deadly sinking
RICHMOND - The heartbroken girlfriend of a young charter boat captain feared drowned in a deadly sinking in B.C. waters last Sunday says she was aboard the vessel two days earlier when a broken door swung open and water flooded in. Chen Ming, 23, was i...
Jul 03, 2026
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British Columbia person missing after car found abandoned on ferry to Metro Vancouver
SUNSHINE COAST - Police in British Columbia are asking for the public's help after a missing person's vehicle was abandoned on a BC Ferries vessel. RCMP say Joyelle Goldbard's orange Subaru was found unclaimed on the 2:35 p.m. ferry sailing on Thursday...
Jul 03, 2026
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Evacuation alerts up as out-of-control wildfire burns near Boston Bar, B.C.
BOSTON BAR - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says it's helping the Boston Bar Fire Department as a blaze burns close to the community in the southern Interior. The fire is about six hectares in size and is burning out of control west of the Fras...
Jul 03, 2026
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Canada

Two critical after Lachine Canal rescue as group urges prevention
MONTREAL - Two people were in critical condition after being pulled from Montreal's Lachine Canal late Saturday night in what appeared to be a rescue attempt, a scenario Quebec's water safety organization says is a recurring risk in drowning deaths. Ac...
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Inside Saskatchewan's Cigar Lake mine, a 'boutique' operation with abundant uranium
CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - Cessa Fern's day begins with being squished into a metal cage with 19 others, and dropped to a depth greater than the height of New York's Empire State Building into a dark world of rock walls, pipes and wires. It's where uranium is...
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A First Nation near Boston Bar, B.C., issues evacuation order as wildfire grows
VICTORIA - The out-of-control fire near Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered a second evacuation order. The Boothroyd Indian Band issued the order Sunday morning after the Fraser Valley Regional District had issued an evacuation order for residents living ...
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LeBlanc says Canada seeking clarity after U.S. opts for annual CUSMA review
OTTAWA - Days after the Trump administration decided to require annual reviews of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement instead of renewing it in its current form until 2042, the Canadian government says significant uncertainty remains over the nex...
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Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies will focus on managing Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to leave for Ankara on Monday to attend the annual NATO summit - the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey since 2015. Turkey's capital will make up the first leg of Carney's week-long sojou...
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Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar, B.C., area alert also extended
An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert. Officials have declared a local state of emergency and say residents in North Bend, Electoral Area A, are being told...
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World

Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign
Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, transforming her party's high-stakes nomination contest just a month before the primary. McMorrow did not explain her unexpected decision in the anno...
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British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
CAIRO (AP) - A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said, the latest maritime attack off the conflict-torn Arab country. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center repor...
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Iran's top officials attend prayer for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top officials and brothers of the country's new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend the funeral prayers for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, signaling a new confidence in their safety as calls grew for th...
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Performer calls for Trump's death at funeral for Iran's late supreme leader
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A performer at the funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunday in the capital, Tehran. Moh...
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Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release
WASHINGTON (AP) - A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, his famil...
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Severe weather disrupts some America 250th celebrations; Trump says he will still speak in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - Severe weather disrupted celebrations of America's 250th anniversary of independence Saturday in several East Coast cities, including Washington, where storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall. President Dona...
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