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OTTAWA - Ottawa's temporary suspension of some fuel taxes kicks in today, with Canadians likely to save 10 cents per litre on regular gasoline, and four cents on a litre of diesel. Prime Minister Mark Carney had announced last week a pause on those fue...
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Postal workers start voting on 5-year contract, strike mandate after labour strife
OTTAWA - Canada Post workers start voting today on a five-year contract agreement that follows labour strife and their union leader urging they reject the deal. The 55,000 employees represented by Canadian Union of Postal Workers can vote starting toda...
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Week in Review: Week of April 13, 2026
Apr 18, 2026

CFJC Boogie the Bridge
SETTING THE BEAT - Tips and Tricks for CFJC Boogie the Bridge: Episode 4
CFJC TV Special
AI and Robotics at TRU: Institutional Augmentation
Apr 18, 2026
TWO & OUT
PETERS: AI has potential to help humanity move forward - as long as it doesn't replace what makes us human
Apr 17, 2026

Kamloops and Area

Brunson Lake burn
Prescribed burn to spark near Brunson Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and Williams Lake First Nation will collaborate on a prescribed ecosystem restoration burn near Brunson Lake starting Monday (April 20), if conditions allow.The BCWS said burning activity in the 32-hectare target area could continue periodically until May 4.Brunson Lake's ...
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Stankoven helps Carolina Hurricanes top the Ottawa Senators to open NHL playoffs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall scored and Frederik Andersen came through with a big third-period performance in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday to open their first-round playoff series....
Apr 18, 2026
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B.C. Conservative leadership candidates face final $60,000 fee deadline
VICTORIA - The final field of candidates to lead the B.C. Conservatives is expected to be confirmed today, as the contenders face a deadline to pay a final entrance fee of $60,000. Today also brings a 5 p.m. deadline for British Columbians to join the ...
Apr 18, 2026
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Donkey Refuge
Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge to soon welcome visitors
TURTLE VALLEY, BC - The Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge is welcoming a donkey named Donkey and his mule best friend Carlos this month as they get ready to open the rescue to visitors for the year.The two new senior equines were brought to the refuge after being rescued by a senior caretaker who has aged out of their farm.T...
Apr 18, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Bearing Strawberries
Did you know the difference between June- and ever-bearing strawberries?
Apr 17, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Different Fruit for Different Folks
Shawn goes through many options for enjoying fresh fruit at different elevations and temperatures in the Thompson-Okanagan.
Apr 17, 2026
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CFJC Boogie the Bridge
SETTING THE BEAT - Tips and Tricks for CFJC Boogie the Bridge: Episode 4
It's time to Boogie! CFJC-TV presents tips and tricks to get you moving!
Apr 09, 2026
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Week In Review
Week in Review: Week of April 13, 2026
Apr 18, 2026

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Bearing Strawberries
CFJC TV Special
AI and Robotics at TRU: Institutional Augmentation
Apr 18, 2026
TWO & OUT
PETERS: AI has potential to help humanity move forward - as long as it doesn't replace what makes us human
Apr 17, 2026

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Different Fruit for Different Folks
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Kamloops workplaces should up their employment standards
Apr 16, 2026
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LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: April 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026

British Columbia

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at United Nations to talk Indigenous rights
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and other Indigenous leaders are heading to the United Nations on Monday to stress the importance of its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The forum comes as the use of the declaration in Canada has come und...
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First Nations say Eby backs down again, now seeks joint path on B.C. Indigenous law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has backed down again on the pausing of key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, scrapping plans to table a suspension bill this legislative session. The premier's office says i...
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Protesters outside Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival marking 1 year after 11 were killed
VANCOUVER - It was to be a day of reflection and remembrance a year after the Lapu Lapu tragedy where 11 people were killed and dozens more were hurt in a vehicle ramming in Vancouver, instead it revealed the divisions within the community. Protesters ...
Apr 19, 2026
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Chase Heat president Adamson talks splitting from KIJHL, joining new league
CHASE, B.C. - The Chase Heat are among eight teams who split from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. Complete interview Chase, 100 Mile House, Castlegar, Creston Valley, Golden, Kelowna, Sicamous and Spokane have formed an independent circuit - the Western International Junior Hockey Le...
Apr 18, 2026
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Bruins Award
Former Blazer Minten wins Bruins' Seventh Player Award for exceeding fan expectations
BOSTON - Former Kamloops Blazers captain Fraser Minten has won a second individual honour in his first full season as a Boston Bruin.The 21-year-old Minten is the latest winner of the Seventh Player Award as chosen by an online fan vote. The award is given annually to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins ...
Apr 17, 2026
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Stankoven talks series versus Senators, Hurricanes ruling the east, surpassing individual goals, NCAA vs. WHL
KAMLOOPS - Carolina Hurricanes' forward Logan Stankoven is quite possibly playing his best hockey of the season, riding an eight-game point streak into the playoffs. The Hurricanes will play host to the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series on Saturday, a noon start in R...
Apr 17, 2026
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Canada

Military hits 30-year recruitment high but still falls short in key trades
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty says military recruitment has reached a 30-year high after the Canadian Armed Forces brought in more than 7,000 new members in the past year. McGuinty says the military received more than 44,000 applications ove...
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Here's a list of March inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previ...
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Here's a list of March inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.6 per cent (1.8) - Prince Edward Island: 2.3 per cent (0.8) - ...
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World

Starmer admits mistake in appointing Mandelson as UK ambassador
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged Monday that he made the wrong judgment when he appointed Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, but said he would not have done so if he had known Mandelson failed security check...
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Marcel Hug wins 9th Boston Marathon wheelchair title, Eden Rainbow-Cooper is women's champ
BOSTON (AP) - Marcel Hug of Switzerland won his ninth Boston Marathon wheelchair title on Monday, riding a tailwind to finish in an unofficial time of 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds. He missed breaking his own course record by 33 seconds. ...
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Bus accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills 21 people
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - A passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and rolled down a steep, rocky slope onto a road below in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 21 people and injuring about 45 others, officials said. Th...
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