
Kamloops and Area

Fall Food Drive
Kamloops Fall Food Drive brings in 46,000 pounds of food
KAMLOOPS - While this year's fall Rotary food did not break records, the Kamloops Food Bank said they are grateful for those who donated to stocking their shelves.The Kamloops Food Bank said in a social media post that the drive brought in 46,000 pounds of food and $1,600 in monetary donations.The fall food drive typic...
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Tkʼemlúps masked individuals
Apparent white nationalist gathering spotted on Tkʼemlúps reserve Sunday
TK'EMLUPS - A post on social media appears to show a group of masked individuals gathered on the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve on Sunday morning (Sept. 27).In the post, the group can be seen wearing black clothing and hats with white face coverings, with some carrying flags. A logo seen on several of th...
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Winterhawks 5 Blazers 3
Blazers suffer 5-3 loss to Portland Winterhawks
PORTLAND, OR. - The Kamloops Blazers split their weekend road trip with a 5-3 loss to the Portland Winterhawks at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday (Sept. 26) night.Blazers captain Ty Bonkowski opened up the scoring with a power play goal at the 4:02 mark of the first period with an assist from Vit Zahejsky.Just o...
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Broncos 18 - Kodiaks 78
Broncos suffer 18-78 loss to Prince George
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Broncos remain winless this season after their 18-78 loss to the Kodiaks in Prince George on Saturday night (Sept. 26).The loss drops the Broncos to an 0-9 record on the season, while the 3-6 Kodiaks' three wins came from their matchups against the Broncos. The Broncos have just one more game to...
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British Columbia

B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on Oct. 24
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservative Party is promising - if they are elected to form government on Oct. 24 - that it "will never raise taxes" on residents, interim Leader Lorne Doerkson said. Doerkson made the announcement Sunday during a camp...
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Former UBCM president calls B.C. snap election a 'party foul' that could have waited
VICTORIA - A British Columbia municipal leader said warnings about overlapping elections are coming true, as the snap provincial election on Oct. 24 is soaking up staff and attention from the municipal elections on Oct. 17. Earlier this month, and befo...
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How Nova Scotia became Canada's most expensive province for average asking rents
In Halifax, a one-bedroom apartment is listed for rent at $1,750 a month, located in a three-storey building on Tower Road, about three blocks east of Dalhousie University. Available Oct. 1, the unit of just over 500-square-feet is one of the more affo...
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B.C. Conservative leader says party is 'ready to rock' despite initial frustrations
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson admits to some frustration in the starting days of the provincial election but now says his party is "ready to rock." Doerkson, who had the job just hours before the NDP called an electio...
Sep 26, 2026
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Kids starting a fire, taking a vehicle set off warning from Mounties in B.C.
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in Mission, B.C., are reminding parents just how "resourceful" children can be after separate situations last week. Police say a seven-year-old boy found a small blow torch in his home on Sept. 18, managed to connec...
Sep 26, 2026
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B.C. Conservative leader, Doerkson, gets game boost from current and former premiers
VANCOUVER - B.C. Conservative Party Leader Lorne Doerkson estimates he's said 100 times in the last few days that he's open to advice on how to change the provincial government, and he got some of that in a meeting with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe a...
Sep 26, 2026
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Canada

B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on Oct. 24
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservative Party is promising - if they are elected to form government on Oct. 24 - that it "will never raise taxes" on residents, interim Leader Lorne Doerkson said. Doerkson made the announcement Sunday during a camp...
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Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026
OTTAWA - Canadian flags were at half-mast and the skirl of bagpipes rung out as hundreds of police officers marched onto the lawn on Parliament Hill to honour those who have fallen in the line of duty. The Canadian Police and Peace Officers' annual mem...
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Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel and help ensure Canada has affordable supplies of the fuel in the future. The Conservatives say Canada already produces enough diesel to meet national ...
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Premiers keeping cards close on constitutional changes pitched in Alberta referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's counterparts across the country are keeping their cards close to their chest on where they stand on the major constitutional reforms Smith is sending to a provincewide vote next month. Smith's four proposals,...
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Quebec voters bring issues like economy, language and health to advance polling
MONTREAL - Along the Saint-Lawrence River, with a view of the Montreal skyline, voters gathered at advance polling stations like one at the Montreal science centre to cast early ballots ahead of the province's Oct. 5 general election. Marc Fortin and D...
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As Canada pivots to Arctic, experts wonder if Ottawa has enough regional diplomats
OTTAWA - As Canada plans an ambitious expansion of defence and economic activity in the Arctic, regional experts are asking whether it has enough diplomats to build the ties it wants in the North. "The Arctic is a geopolitical hot spot," said Natan Obe...
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World

Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas still recovering from previous storms. Mexico's Baja Peninsula, meanw...
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Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine known for miraculous cures
LOURDES, France (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral "false compassion," reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with mirac...
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Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister at early vote
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly tw...
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Bus carrying Filipino tourists overturns on way to Germany's Oktoberfest, killing 2
BERLIN (AP) - A bus carrying tourists from the Philippines toward the Oktoberfest festival in Munich veered off a highway and overturned on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least eight others, Germany 's dpa news agency reported. ...
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At least 12 dead and dozens missing after a vessel capsized in eastern Congo's Lake Kivu
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) - A vessel carrying traders capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 and leaving dozens missing, authorities said Sunday. The vessel was carrying more than 50 people when it capsized on Saturday night...
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5 men arrested near UK air base used by US in Iran war on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
LONDON (AP) - U.K. police said that five men arrested in the early hours of Sunday near an air base used by the United States during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act that appeared to involve three trucks. ...
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Labour Day
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Riverside Park Rink
Kamloops outdoor skating rink recognized at UBCM convention
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Do you feel now is a good time for a provincial election?
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