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BC Wildfire Service still urging caution after 'slow and somewhat typical' start to the season
KAMLOOPS - It's been a slow and somewhat typical start to the wildfire season in British Columbia this year, but that could change at a moment's notice as the month of May draws to a close. There are 20 active fires on the landscape, but only two in the Kootenays are listed as burning out of control. As of publication,...
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Nice to meat you
Kamloops-area butcher crowned B.C.'s best in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Tyler Wilson has a new claim to fame - he's B.C.'s best butcher. Wilson was the winner of the third annual B.C.'s Best Butcher competition held this past weekend at Thompson Rivers University. The 'steaks' were high as 18 competitors from across the province converged to show off their talents."I am num...
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On the diamond
Kamloops NorthPaws look ahead to West Coast League season, with home opener slated for Friday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws will begin their fifth season of West Coast League baseball play on Friday (May 29), when the Corvallis Knights come to town for a 6:35 p.m. start at Norbrock Stadium.As CFJC Today reports, the NorthPaws are aiming for a return to the post-season in 2026.
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Paralympic Dreams
Salmon Arm Paralympian Natalie Wilkie to be honoured at weekend celebration
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm and area residents will have a chance to honour their Paralympic champion this Saturday (May 30). The City of Salmon Arm will celebrate Natalie Wilkie, who won four medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympic Games in March, including Canada's first gold medal of the games. The 25-year-old...
15h ago
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Nice to meat you
Kamloops-area butcher crowned B.C.'s best in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Tyler Wilson has a new claim to fame - he's B.C.'s best butcher. Wilson was the winner of the third annual B.C.'s Best Butcher competition held this past weekend at Thompson Rivers University. The 'steaks' were high as 18 competitors from across the province converged to show off their talents."I am num...
15h ago
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B.C. Air Access Program
Kamloops and Clearwater excluded from provincial air access grants
KAMLOOPS - A pair of nearby applicants were shut out of funding in the latest round of the B.C. Air Access Program. The Kamloops Airport had applied for funding for its upcoming terminal renovation plan. As an airport with fewer than one million passengers per year, the airport was able to apply for the cost-sharing gr...
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Wistful Wisteria
Art of Gardening: Wistful Wisteria
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Art of Gardening Special Edition - May Long Weekend
The planting weekend is upon us! Here are some tips from past Art of Gardening Features for the May Long Weekend.
May 25, 2026
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May 20, 2026
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British Columbia

'Letting it rip': Beyblade fanatics are giving childhood craze another spin
RICHMOND - At Imperial Hobbies in Richmond, B.C., the air is filled with the sounds of battle. "Three, two, one - shoot!" The combatants unleash their weapons, setting off high-pitched whirring, and clashes of plastic and metal. Beyblades - the spinn...
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Province pauses plan for overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver amid concerns
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it will not open an overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver amid concerns from the city and businesses. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the local health authority will not proceed with a site at 900 Helmc...
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Alberta premier wins standoff with party over position on provincial separation vote
EDMONTON - A standoff between Premier Danielle Smith and her own United Conservative Party on the issue of separation is over - and the premier has won. Premier Smith and party president Rob Smith had been at odds over where they stand on Alberta stayi...
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Local Sports

On the diamond
Kamloops NorthPaws look ahead to West Coast League season, with home opener slated for Friday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws will begin their fifth season of West Coast League baseball play on Friday (May 29), when the Corvallis Knights come to town for a 6:35 p.m. start at Norbrock Stadium.As CFJC Today reports, the NorthPaws are aiming for a return to the post-season in 2026.
13h ago
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Paralympic Dreams
Salmon Arm Paralympian Natalie Wilkie to be honoured at weekend celebration
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm and area residents will have a chance to honour their Paralympic champion this Saturday (May 30). The City of Salmon Arm will celebrate Natalie Wilkie, who won four medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympic Games in March, including Canada's first gold medal of the games. The 25-year-old...
15h ago
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International Diving
Kamloops diver wins 3 silver medals for Canada at Junior Americas Cup
KAMLOOPS - It was a busy weekend for KGTC diver Philippe Wadsworth, as the Kamloops product represented Team Canada at the Junior Americas Cup in Mission Viejo, California. Wadsworth impressed in the first international competition of his young career. Bringing home three 2nd-place finishes in the 12-13-Year-Old Boys' ...
May 25, 2026
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Canada

More than 24,000 immigration documents could be suspended by Ebola border measures
OTTAWA - The Immigration Department says more than 24,000 travel documents could be suspended by the government's measures to keep Ebola out of Canada. The government has announced a 90-day suspension of a variety of immigration and travel documents fo...
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In the news today: Carney visits New York, Human trafficking risk, CPKC strike notice
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney set to deliver remarks, pitch Canada as investment hub in New York Prime Minister Mark Carney is in New York City to meet with business leaders as relations...
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Little has changed since Kenneth Law's arrest, says father whose son died by suicide
TORONTO - Years after Kenneth Law's arrest, a father who holds the Ontario man responsible for his son's death by suicide says little has been done to rein in the online trade of lethal substances that continues to claim lives in Canada and abroad. Dav...
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World

Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him. By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, wh...
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner loses in the French Open second round
PARIS (AP) - Overwhelming favorite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round. The top-ranked Sinner struggled with the heat and lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 after wasting a chance to ...
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Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of ci...
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