Kamloops and Area

Gold Medal Game
Gold medal, golden hour: Kamloops establishments rising up for early Canada-USA start
KAMLOOPS - It will be a rare rise and shine, emphasis on rise, for some Kamloops bars and restaurants Sunday (Feb. 22). Canada's men's hockey team will play the United States in the gold medal game on the final day of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Thanks to a nine-hour time difference, puck drop for viewers i...
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Citizen Satisfaction Survey
Kamloops council committee mulling timeline options for next Citizen Satisfaction Survey
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is mapping out its plan to carry out the next Citizen Satisfaction Survey. In a memo being presented to Kamloops council's governance and service excellence select committee Tuesday (Feb. 23), the city proposes three options regarding the survey's frequency, schedule and timing. The firs...
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Targeted Incident
RCMP major crime unit investigating targeted incident at Merritt home
MERRITT, B.C. - A heavy police presence was on hand at a home in Merritt Friday (Feb. 20). Merritt RCMP S/Sgt. Josh Roda told Q101 Merritt there was an isolated incident, and frontline officers were called to 1990 Houston St. "We believe it was targeted," Roda says. "There is nothing to suggest that the ...
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Rockets 3 Blazers 2 (OT)
Blazers pick up a point in 3-2 overtime loss to Rockets
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers came back and secured a point but fell to the Kelowna Rockets at home Friday (Feb. 20) 3-2 in overtime. Trailing 2-0 going late into the second period, Nathan Behm struck twice for the Blazers in 1:26 to tie the game 2-2. Both of Behm's goals came from above the circles: a slapshot from ...
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Link to open the CFJC today contest page listing current contests

British Columbia

RCMP investigating threats online and in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after shootings
RCMP say they are investigating threats that have circulated online and within the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on the same day that the funeral for one of the victims in the mass shooting had to be cancelled. Police did not offer specifics on the...
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B.C. paramedics union reaches agreement in principle, avoids possible job action
RICHMOND - The union representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia says it has reached an agreement in principle on a new contract, avoiding the possibility of job action. The Ambulance Paramedics of BC says the...
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Heli-skier dies in avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C.
REVELSTOKE - A heli-skier has died after being caught in an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia. RCMP say they were told on Thursday about a fatality after an avalanche in a heli-skiing area near Revelstoke, about 640 kilometres east of Vancouv...
Feb 21, 2026
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OpenAI contacted RCMP about Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT account after attack
RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted its investigators after last week's mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as a report says employees considered alerting authorities about the shooter's worrisome interactions with it...
Feb 21, 2026
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Eby says B.C. could fight lumber tariffs in U.S. courts
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said a ruling by the United States Supreme Court that strikes down far-reaching global tariffs opens the door to challenge other tariffs that currently hurt his province's softwood lumber industry. While Fr...
Feb 20, 2026
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B.C. property firms say $91M tax bill will jeopardize future construction projects
VANCOUVER - British Columbia property companies controlled by prominent developer Terry Hui are taking the federal government to court, claiming a tax bill of more than $91 million will jeopardize future construction projects if they're made to pay up ...
Feb 20, 2026
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Canada

Nationwide events mark four years since Russian invasion of Ukraine
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress will hold an event on Parliament Hill today to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is one of 60 gatherings planned for across the country in the days around the anniversary...
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Four years after full-scale Ukraine invasion, Canada faces tough choices on defence
OTTAWA - As the world marks four years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, analysts say Moscow has contributed to global instability that will force Canadians to spend more - and more quickly - to defend their territory. "...
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Newfoundland lobster tags from the 1980s among plastic trash washing up in Scotland
ST. JOHN'S - Lobster tags from Newfoundland dating back to the 1980s are among the piles of plastic trash that has washed up this year on Sanday, an island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago known for its pristine white sandy beaches. David Warner orga...
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RCMP investigating threats online and in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after shootings
RCMP say they are investigating threats that have circulated online and within the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on the same day that the funeral for one of the victims in the mass shooting had to be cancelled. Police did not offer specifics on the...
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Trump says he's increasing the worldwide tariff to 15 per cent
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's erratic tariffs threats continued Saturday with a pledge to increase his new worldwide tariff to 15 per cent, a day after the Supreme Court quashed the U.S. president's favoured tariff tool. "During the next short number of ...
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'Nothing's changing': Calgary man recovering in Ukraine sees no end to war
CALGARY - Mac Hughes looks at his body and the permanent reminders of a Russian drone strike last year. Angry red, diamond shapes outline skin grafts on his legs. Mottled grey and purple skin covers his feet. "They look kind of gnarly, almost like 'Cal...
Feb 21, 2026
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World

Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues. The programs are designed to help speed registered travelers ...
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Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues. The programs are designed to help speed registered travelers ...
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Pakistan says it has launched border strikes in Afghanistan. The Red Crescent reports 18 killed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Islamabad said it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society said ...
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Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Crews recovered the bodies of nine backcountry skiers who were killed by an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada, authorities said Saturday, concluding a harrowing operation that was hindered by intense snowfall. ...
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Trump says he'll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of the far-reaching taxes on imports that he had imposed over the last...
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NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy, the space agency announced Saturday. Officials revealed the latest problem just one day aft...
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