Kamloops and Area

Cancer Centre Update
Hospital board to use increased tax revenue, interest to reduce borrowing for Kamloops cancer centre
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) will continue with its plan to increase taxes by five per cent a year until 2028 in a bid to reduce the amount of borrowing needed for the Kamloops cancer care centre.Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Finance Supervisor Austin Potts says a combination of ...
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Flood Watch
Weather change, ice jam hazard prompt province to issue flood watch for Merritt-area rivers
MERRITT, B.C. - A drastic change in weather for the B.C. Interior has led the province to issue a flood watch for rivers in the Merritt area.The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says the flood watch is in place for the Nicola River, Coldwater River and Spius Creek.In its bulletin, the centre says temperatures have be...
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ON PEBBLED ICE
Skip Brown talks reaching Scotties playoffs, pregnancy changing outlook, importance of sports psychologist, table talk with dad
THUNDER BAY, ONT. -- Team Brown of the Kamloops Curling Club has reached the playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont. Skip Corryn Brown, vice-skip Erin Pincott, second Sarah Koltun and lead Samantha Fisher are likely to finish third in Pool A standings after round-robin play concludes on Thurs...
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HEARTH PROGRAM
BC Housing confirms early stage conversations around transitional housing on River Street
KAMLOOPS - Transitional housing could be coming to River Street in Kamloops. BC Housing confirmed to CFJC Today they are in early-stage conversations with the City of Kamloops about the plot of land at 1286-1298 River St. BC Housing stated the project would be temporary in nature, not be a shelter and that they are cur...
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British Columbia

B.C. task force aims to grow agriculture, food processing industries
British Columbia is launching a task force focused on growing the agriculture and food processing industries after years of struggle due to climate, labour concerns and now the threat of tariffs from the United States. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham says the task force will provide recommendations to government in th...
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Two drivers accused of hitting same pedestrian then leaving B.C. crash site
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., say charges have been approved against two drivers who are accused of leaving the scene after allegedly running over the same pedestrian. Police say a lone female had the right of way at the intersection of Pinetree Way and Guildford Way in January last year when she was h...
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Flood watch up due to possible ice jam on B.C. Interior waterways
VICTORIA - British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has posted a flood watch on three Interior waterways because of the chance of a midseason ice jam. The centre says temperatures in the first two weeks of February have been between 10 C and 17 C below normal in the Merritt area. Warming is expected, and the centre say...
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B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of her brothers, niece and nephew
VICTORIA - The House Leader of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives has described the "unsurmountable" personal impact of the toxic drug crisis, which she says claimed the lives of two of her brothers, a niece and a nephew. A'aliya Warbus says that just last week she attended a memorial for one brother who died ...
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B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister denounces racist graffiti on Treaty 8 building
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Indigenous relations minister is condemning "racist vandalism" of a Treaty 8 Tribal Association office in Fort St. John last weekend. Christine Boyle says it is important to stand against acts of hate, adding that Treaty 8 is a "critical part of B.C.'s work to advance reconc...
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No damages reported after earthquake shakes parts of Alberta, B.C.
GRANDE CACHE, Alta. - Earthquakes Canada says some Alberta and B.C. residents may have felt the ground shake Thursday morning. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was detected roughly 63 kilometres northeast of Grande Cache, Alta., but it isn't believed to have caused any damage. The agency says the quake would have been lightl...
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Canada

PM speaks with Zelenskyy, repeats call for Ukraine's involvement in U.S.-Russia talks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Washington and Moscow talk about a possible end to Russia's war. Trudeau says Canada "will always stand in defence of Ukraine" and adds that Europe cannot have sustainable peace without security for Ukraine. He ...
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A look at outgoing Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King
CHARLOTTETOWN - Dennis King, Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative premier, has announced he will step down Friday. Here is a look at the 33rd premier of the Island. Age: 53 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I., to Catherine (Cattie) Rachel Stevens and Lionel MacKenzie King. Educatio...
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Liberals increase Sudan war refugee quota as Quebec bars relatives from resettlement
OTTAWA - The federal government is increasing the number of refugees it plans to resettle as a result of Sudan's civil war, with changes that could see 7,000 more people reach Canada through various programs. But Ottawa says it remains impossible for Quebecers to sponsor relatives from Sudan to resettle in that provinc...
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Service slower, more costly after IT overhaul at Quebec auto insurance board: auditor
QUÉBEC - Service is slower and more costly after a $1.1-billion overhaul of the information technology system at Quebec's auto insurance board. That's the conclusion of the province's auditor general in a report released today. The provincial board, which enforces the Highway Safety Code, thought it would save h...
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As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's industry. Parmar says they expect the U.S. Commerce Department will issue anti-dumping duties by Friday of as much a...
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Poilievre's proposed incentives for First Nations water, resource projects draw fire
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would incentivize First Nations to support natural-resource projects through industry taxes and revisiting how much sway Indigenous Peoples and environmental considerations have over approving projects. The proposals drew some swift criticism from experts and resear...
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World

Judge won't immediately block Trump administration's abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday refused to block the Trump administration's abrupt halt to funding of the nation's largest private refugee resettlement program in a setback to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Judge Trevor McFadden denied the bishops' request for a temporary restraining order that ...
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Former Colorado sheriff's deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis
DENVER (AP) - A former Colorado sheriff's deputy was convicted Thursday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Jurors found Andrew Buen guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the June 2022 death of Christian Glass, whose ...
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No injuries from explosions on Israeli busses in a suspected militant attack, police say
JERUSALEM (AP) - A series of explosions on three buses in a parking lot rattled central Israel on Thursday in what authorities suspected was a militant attack. No injuries were reported. The explosions happened on a day when Israel was already grieving after Hamas returned the bodies of four hostages from Gaza. The bus...
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Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump's bidding and go after the Republican president's...
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New York governor won't remove NYC mayor, for now, but plans to increase oversight of City Hall
NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Kathy Hochul will not immediately remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, but will instead push for increased oversight of City Hall as he faces intense scrutiny over his relationship with the Trump administration. Hochul will announce Thursday that she has, for now, decided against remo...
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Vatican says Pope Francis is 'improving slightly' and working from the hospital
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis' clinical condition is "improving slightly," the Vatican said Thursday, adding that he went about his work activities from the hospital where he is recovering from pneumonia. In a late update, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis has no fever and that his key parameters "c...
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