Kamloops and Area
Ski Trails Open
Stake Lake ski trails open for the season after Friday snowfall
KAMLOOPS - Its opening day at the Stake Lake ski trails, south of Kamloops. Overlander Ski Club General Manager Chelsea Francis says Sunday's (Dec. 15) opening of the Nordic ski and snowshoe trails comes after a dump of snow on Friday night. '"We're all very excited, everybody at the club is," Francis told CF...
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Snowfall Warning
Snowfall warning issued for Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway. It says between 15 and 20 centimetres of snow could fall this weekend, leading to some hazardous conditions for people on the highway. "A robust frontal system will pass over the region," the...
Dec 14, 2024
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Missing Skiers Found
UPDATE - KSAR says trio of missing skiers at Sun Peaks found 'in good shape'
SUN PEAKS B.C. -(UPDATE 3:00 p.m.): Kamloops Search and Rescue says the three people who went missing at Sun Peaks Resort Friday night (Dec. 13) have been found "in good shape." The trio - two skiers and a snowboarder - were cold and tired when they found around 4:45 a.m. Saturday, by teams from Kamloops and ...
Dec 14, 2024
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FILL THE AMBULANCE
Christmas Amalgamated, Emerald House benefit from Fill the Ambulance event
KAMLOOPS -- The second annual Fill the Ambulance event was held on Friday (Dec. 13) at Royal Inland Hospital. BC Emergency Health Services partnered with the hospital to collect non-perishable goods, personal-care items, gift cards and other donations for Christmas Amalgamated and Emerald House. As CFJC Today reports, ...
Dec 14, 2024
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British Columbia
Sea to Sky Highway reopens after a landslide from BC windstorm
VANCOUVER - Highway 99 between Lions Bay and Brunswick Beach has reopened after a landslide Saturday. DriveBC reported the road connecting Vancouver to Whistler, B.C., reopened in both directions around 5 a.m. this morning, ahead of an estimated reopening at 9 a.m. The landslide that shut the road happened around 10:30...
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Family, friends and fans to gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan
COLWOOD, B.C. - Thousands are expected to gather at an arena today in Colwood, B.C., to celebrate the life of former British Columbia premier John Horgan. Horgan stepped down in November 2022 after five years as premier, left politics a few months later, then was quickly appointed the ambassador to Germany in November ...
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Thieves get a taste for cheese and butter amid surging prices
VANCOUVER - British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store's video camera system for around $5,000 more. He's not selling luxury brands or expensive jewels. Chaput sells cheese, and at Christmas, cheese is a hot commodit...
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39-year-old charged with second-degree murder after homicide in West Vancouver
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - A 39-year-old suspect has been charged with second-degree murder within the same day after a homicide in a waterfront neighbourhood in West Vancouver. The West Vancouver Police Department says officers responded to a well-being check on Dec. 13th after 1 a.m. in the Ambleside District. Police say...
Dec 14, 2024
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Sea to Sky Highway has been closed in both directions due to mudslide
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The Sea to Sky Highway linking Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., has been closed in both reactions after a mudslide near Lions Bay brought down trees and debris to block the road. The RCMP in Squamish, B.C., says the road is not expect to reopen until midnight and no detours are available. It says there ar...
Dec 14, 2024
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Strong winds and high tides could bring storm surge to coastal B.C., forecaster says
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of a storm surge on British Columbia's south coast that could reach a metre high. It says coastal areas of Metro Vancouver and the entire western side of Vancouver Island are vulnerable to the surge. Elevated ocean water levels along with significant wind and waves are expected...
Dec 14, 2024
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Canada
Canada Post, union make their case at labour board hearings
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it and the union representing striking workers are taking part in hearings by the country's labour board on whether the two sides have reached an impasse. As the work stoppage hits one month, the Crown corporation says it will notify Canadians as quickly as possible when its operations resume....
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Former Conservative leadership aspirant Leona Alleslev eyeing return to Parliament
OTTAWA - Former ranking Conservative MP Leona Alleslev is vying to run under the party banner again in the next election. The former MP of six years and one-time leadership hopeful is throwing her hat in the ring for the party nomination in Kingston and the Islands. Alleslev was originally swept into office in 2015 und...
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Family, friends and fans to gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan
COLWOOD, B.C. - Thousands are expected to gather at an arena today in Colwood, B.C., to celebrate the life of former British Columbia premier John Horgan. Horgan stepped down in November 2022 after five years as premier, left politics a few months later, then was quickly appointed the ambassador to Germany in November ...
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Thieves get a taste for cheese and butter amid surging prices
VANCOUVER - British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store's video camera system for around $5,000 more. He's not selling luxury brands or expensive jewels. Chaput sells cheese, and at Christmas, cheese is a hot commodit...
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'Don't make us pay': Northern Ontario mayors say immigration cuts hurt their cities
TORONTO - As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets over the next few years, the mayors of northern Ontario's largest cities say they need more immigrants to sustain local economies and population. The mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and Sudbury are calling on Ottawa to deliv...
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Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
OTTAWA - Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic infrastructure and help meet the NATO spending target in the process. The calls come after Canada released its new Arctic foreign policy earlier this month, which committed to promoting inve...
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World
West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. "The authority decides to set the period from 29 January, 2025 to 29 July 2025 as a transiti...
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Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction. The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late hours of Saturday night, according to a statement from the auction house on Sunday. It didn't say who bought the ball. Fr...
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Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam ball sells for $1.56 million at auction
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction. The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late hours of Saturday night, according to a statement from the auction house on Sunday. It didn't say who bought the ball. Fr...
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Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleed
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was discharged from the hospital Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed. The 79-year-old president's strode onto the stage of a press conference on Sunday morning in a show that he was doing well following the head surgery. "I'm h...
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Brazilian President Lula discharged from hospital after surgery to stop brain bleed
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was discharged from the hospital Sunday after undergoing surgery to stop a brain bleed. The 79-year-old president's strode onto the stage of a press conference on Sunday morning in a show that he was doing well following the head surgery. Lula's medi...
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At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said Sunday. The ministry said it was proving difficult to get a precise tally of the dead and injured amid fears the death toll wi...
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