In the WHL
Blazers release 2026-27 schedule as WHL to pilot new overtime format during preseason
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released their schedule for the 2026-27 WHL season, with a majority of their home games at Sandman Centre scheduled to be played after the December holiday break.The 68-game season - which features no three game weekends - will begin on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Sandman Centre against t...
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The Taxman Is Here
Property taxes, homeowner grant applications due this Thursday, July 2
KAMLOOPS - There is not long left before the taxman comes calling as property taxes are due by this Thursday, July 2. Tax notices were mailed out in May, and the city says a 10 per cent penalty will apply to all payments made starting Friday (July 3) with no exceptions. That's also the deadline for home owner grant app...
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Summer Travel
'It's become more of a destination': Clearwater-area looking ahead to summer tourism season
CLEARWATER, B.C. - School is out for the summer and for some that means loading up the family and heading off on vacation. The Clearwater area remains a popular area for tourists and efforts are underway to try and keep the area top of mind, given how important the sector is for the economy in the North Thompson Valley...
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B.C. Conservative Cabinet
B.C. Conservative leader Findlay retains former rival Milobar in shadow cabinet
VICTORIA - New B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has kept former rival Peter Milobar and his supporters in her shadow cabinet, a day after installing a caucus leadership team that skewed toward her loyalists. Milobar, who stood against Findl...
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Do You Recognize This Person?
RCMP looking for person of interest after suspicious June 19 house fire in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in identifying a person of interest in relation to a suspicious house fire from earlier this month.RCMP say officers were called to the 2400-block of Young Avenue in Brocklehurst just before 2:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19. The fire was extinguished by Kamloops Fire Rescue...
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Canada Day Festivities
City of Kamloops releases details about Canada Day 2026 festivities at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - It's full steam ahead for the City of Kamloops as it prepares to mark Canada Day with a series of events at Riverside Park. The festivities will get underway with the Lions Club pancake breakfast between 7:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The main event at the Rotary Bandshell will get underway at 11:00 a.m. with the ...
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Featured Content
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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Oh, Deer!
Art of Gardening: Oh, Deer!
Jun 10, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. journalist, tormented by followers of Chinese tycoon, relieved at jail sentence
A British Columbia journalist who was targeted for months by followers of Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui says he's feeling "tremendous relief" after Guo was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. jail for fraud. Benson Gao, also known as Gao Bingchen, says he was ...
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Victor Dodig succeeds Darren Entwistle as Telus CEO after 25-plus years at helm
One of Canada's largest telecommunications companies has officially transitioned to new leadership after more than 25 years, with Victor Dodig succeeding Darren Entwistle as president and CEO of Telus as of Wednesday. Dodig stepped down as chief execut...
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B.C. Conservative Cabinet
B.C. Conservative leader Findlay retains former rival Milobar in shadow cabinet
VICTORIA - New B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has kept former rival Peter Milobar and his supporters in her shadow cabinet, a day after installing a caucus leadership team that skewed toward her loyalists. Milobar, who stood against Findl...
17h ago
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Local Sports
In the WHL
Blazers release 2026-27 schedule as WHL to pilot new overtime format during preseason
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released their schedule for the 2026-27 WHL season, with a majority of their home games at Sandman Centre scheduled to be played after the December holiday break.The 68-game season - which features no three game weekends - will begin on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Sandman Centre against t...
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In the WHL
Clouston offers insight on Russian, Kazakhstani draft picks; Tomek's future
KAMLOOPS - The two countries that share the longest continuous international border in the world will be represented next season on the Kamloops Blazers' roster. Kamloops selected 6-foot-2, 188-pound defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in the Round 1 of the CHL Import Draft on ...
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Coming to Kamloops
Blazers pick Russian defenceman, forward from Kazakhstan in CHL Import Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers selected twice in the CHL Import Draft on Tuesday [June 30]. Kamloops picked left-shot defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in Round 1. The 6-foot-2, 188-pound rearguard was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL Draft. C...
Jun 30, 2026
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Canada
Congress hears drug seizures at U.S.-Canada border dropping despite Republican claims
WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that there's been a significant drop in drug seizures at the border with Canada. Acting Deputy Chief Jason Schneider told the House committee on border ...
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Canada will make its Eurovision Song Contest debut next year
Canada is officially taking its talents to Europe's biggest and sparkliest song competition. CBC/Radio-Canada and the European Broadcasting Union announced today that the country will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria. This ma...
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Prime Minister Carney commends nation's courage, conviction, connection on Canada Day
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians have shown courage, conviction and connection over the past year in the face of a more dangerous and divided world, and urged unity as he spoke to a crowd in the nation's capital on Canada Day. "The f...
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World
Children found in 'deplorable' Ohio home were part of same family
McARTHUR, Ohio (AP) - The 16 children found living in "deplorable" conditions inside an Ohio home are part of the same family, officials said Wednesday. Authorities arrested four adults Tuesday on felony child endangerment charges after f...
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Monaco authorities detain then release a person in their probe of this week's explosion
MONACO (AP) - Monaco authorities said a person was arrested but later released Wednesday as they "very actively" pursue their probe of an explosion that reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people. A sta...
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Fire in Belgian apartment block leaves at least 5 people dead, many injured
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - At least five people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday in a fire at an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said. The blaze broke out mid-morning on the eighth floor of the building...
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