Red Wings Award
Former Blazers captain Finnie named Red Wings Rookie of the Year
DETROIT - Former Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named the Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year.The 21-year-old Finnie played all 82 games in his debut NHL season and finished with 30 points (13 goals and 17 assists). He was sixth among Red Wings skaters in goals, tied for seventh in assists and eighth ...
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Sewer Main Project
Signal adjustments coming to Desmond Road intersection as work on Tranquille Road sewer project proceeds
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be adjusting the traffic signal timing at the intersection of Tranquille Road and Desmond Street, near the Brock Shopping Centre.The change follows feedback concerning traffic delays and congestion caused by a detour that took effect last month to allow crews to work on a major sewe...
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Canada Day
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Do you support the prospect of a new oil pipeline running through the Kamloops area?
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1000 WAYS TO HEAL: Every human being needs a tribe
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WHL Signings
Blazers sign 16-year-old Alaskan forward Evan Zachgo
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed 16-year-old American forward Evan Zachgo to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.Zachgo, a native of Delta Junction, Alaska, was was listed by the team in May and he was at Blazers spring development camp that same month.The five-foot-11, 170lbs forward led the Sioux F...
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Confident Snakes
Kamloops Venom see path to TOJLL title despite inconsistent season
KAMLOOPS - First-year head coach Kordell Primus said an up-and-down season has potential to finish in Kamloops Venom glory. "Our group is very optimistic and feeling very confident going into playoffs," Primus said. "Kelowna being a second-place team in the league and having their full roster on Sunday ...
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Merritt Crime
B.C. government says its data doesn't support Merritt RCMP claim of newcomers driving crime
MERRITT, B.C. - On Wednesday (July 8), we brought you the story of the Merritt RCMP raising the alarm about increasing crime in the Nicola Valley, directly tying the issue to provincially funded social services such as the city's shelter and ASK Wellness. The Mounties noted 30 high-risk offenders who have recently come...
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Unsolved Homicide
Friend renews call for answers in Zafar homicide investigation
KAMLOOPS - Over half a year has gone by since Mohammad 'Ash' Zafar was found dead in his Kamloops townhouse. The homicide investigation remains without public updates, leaving friends still searching for answers, hoping to keep the conversation about Zafar alive. "I could not believe my eyes. I said, 'No, you must...
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Canada Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Canada Day
We're well into the middle of summer, so here is a collection of tips from Art Knapp Home & Garden about hot weather plant care, bugs, and replanting after a disaster.
Jul 02, 2026
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Foliage Shade Garden
Art of Gardening: Foliage Shade Garden
If you have a bit of shade in your garden, take advantage of it! Here's Shawn to let you know what to plant.
Jun 24, 2026
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Native Restoration Plants
Art of Gardening: Native Restoration Plants
What happens when a natural area on your property gets damaged by construction or wildfire? According to Shawn, it's got a lot higher chance of sticking around if you plant what's native to the area.
Jun 18, 2026
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British Columbia
Wildfire Season
Boston Bar residents look on as wildfire burns near small highway community
BOSTON BAR - Jagdip Singh Bihal says he's opening his highway-side restaurant in Boston Bar, B.C., earlier than usual to accommodate wildfire crews battling a growing blaze near the small community. Bihal runs JB's Drive-In Restaurant, just a few hundr...
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Second boat was with B.C. charter before fatal sinking, raising rescue questions
RICHMOND - Top Vancouver Fishing Charter company took to social media on June 28 to brag about how its two vessels had gone out together and would head back to port with a haul of fish. "This is what makes fishing in Vancouver so addictive - every trip...
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Amber Alert for six-year-old Alberta boy expands to all of B.C., most of N.W.T.
GRANDE PRAIRIE - RCMP say the search for an Alberta boy has been expanded to all of B.C. and into much of the Northwest Territories or the Yukon. Mounties near the Alberta-B.C. boundary issued an Amber Alert late Wednesday for six-year-old Lanakai Morr...
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Red Wings Award
Former Blazers captain Finnie named Red Wings Rookie of the Year
DETROIT - Former Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named the Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year.The 21-year-old Finnie played all 82 games in his debut NHL season and finished with 30 points (13 goals and 17 assists). He was sixth among Red Wings skaters in goals, tied for seventh in assists and eighth ...
1h ago
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WHL Signings
Blazers sign 16-year-old Alaskan forward Evan Zachgo
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed 16-year-old American forward Evan Zachgo to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.Zachgo, a native of Delta Junction, Alaska, was was listed by the team in May and he was at Blazers spring development camp that same month.The five-foot-11, 170lbs forward led the Sioux F...
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Confident Snakes
Kamloops Venom see path to TOJLL title despite inconsistent season
KAMLOOPS - First-year head coach Kordell Primus said an up-and-down season has potential to finish in Kamloops Venom glory. "Our group is very optimistic and feeling very confident going into playoffs," Primus said. "Kelowna being a second-place team in the league and having their full roster on Sunday ...
15h ago
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Canada
Uyghur group asks Canada to go beyond 'vague' response to China ethnic-unity law
OTTAWA - A Uyghur rights activist says Ottawa's reaction to a new Chinese law on ethnic unity is tepid and does not live up to Canada's promise to tackle transnational repression. Beijing has enacted a law giving a legal basis for the Chinese governmen...
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Supreme Court restores minimum sentence for obtaining sexual services from a minor
The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence for offenders who obtain or solicit sexual services from a minor in exchange for money. In doing so, the country's highest court overturns a May 2024 decision by the Quebec Court...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because t...
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World
Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing a strict voter ...
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Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many Jewish adults feel unsafe in the United States, a new AP-NORC poll finds, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The survey from The Associated Press-NO...
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One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing
MADRID (AP) - One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country. Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a pop...
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