Smile Cookies
Smile Cookie campaign to benefit A Way Home Kamloops until Sunday
KAMLOOPS - There are just a few days to go in the latest Smile Cookie campaign through Tim Hortons, which is once again benefitting A Way Home Kamloops. Proceeds from each cookie sold at Tim Hortons stores in Kamloops until Sunday (April 3) will benefit the Kamloops charity which provides young people at risk of - or e...
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Frisbee prowess
Androlick of Kamloops gets Team Canada nod for World Junior Ultimate Championships
KAMLOOPS - Gage Androlick will represent Canada at the World Flying Disc Federation World Junior Ultimate Championships in July in Spain. The 19-year-old Thompson Rivers University student has come a long way in a few years, coaxed into the game in Grade 10. "I got drawn in just because my friends were egging me ...
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SOUND OFF: Celebrating Tourism Week
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CFJC Boogie the Bridge
SETTING THE BEAT - Tips and Tricks for CFJC Boogie the Bridge: Episode 4
The Creative Edge
PEARCE: Why play is not optional
Apr 28, 2026
Question of the Week
Have you changed your driving and transportation habits since fuel prices increased significantly?
Apr 27, 2026
Kamloops and Area
Cardiac Care
In absence of provincial cardiac care data for Kamloops, regional hospital board backs third-party study
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) Board of Directors is putting its support behind a study of cardiac care outcomes for area residents.In a news release issued Wednesday (April 29), the TRHD says the third-party study will be funded independently by philanthropic donations.It is intended to meas...
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Major Projects List
Clearwater-area mine among 17 projects added to provincial fast-tracking list
VICTORIA - A pair of Kamloops-area projects have officially been added to the province's major projects list. The Taseko Mines Yellowhead Copper project near Clearwater and the Enbridge T-South natural gas line expansion are among 17 projects added to the list Wednesday (April 29).Mining, natural gas and clean energy p...
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Wildfire Situation
Boston Bar-area fire being held at 53ha
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - A wildfire skirting the Trans Canada Highway near Boston Bar is now being held.In an update posted during the noon hour Wednesday (April 29), the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the 53-hectare Ferrabee fire south of Boston Bar is not expected to grow beyond its established borders.The fire was discov...
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City Auction
TRU joins City of Kamloops' annual auction of surplus and recovered items
KAMLOOPS - A new partner has appeared at the City of Kamloops' annual surplus auction. In a post to social media, the city says Thompson Rivers University will offer bookstore fixtures such as carts, displays, office furniture, mini fridges and shelving during the four-day auction. The annual online auction of surplus ...
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Basket & Container Stuffers
Shawn is taking a look at everyone's favourite fillers and spillers for hanging baskets and container pots. Ready to get stuffed? Your basket is! Fillers and spillers!
Apr 22, 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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British Columbia
B.C. adds 17 major projects as priority investments, in bid to accelerate growth
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is adding 17 new major investments to its list of priority projects, and Premier David Eby says the recent wrangling over Indigenous rights legislation won't undermine that progress. Eby says when companies b...
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Lawsuits depict Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shootings and victims in fresh detail
SAN FRANCISCO - Tech firm OpenAI and founder Sam Altman face seven wrongful death lawsuits over their alleged roles in the mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., earlier this year. The plaintiffs in the lawsuits, filed in California, include the parent...
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Court shoots down challenge to B.C. legal profession regulatory overhaul
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled the provincial government's legislation to overhaul regulation of lawyers, notaries and other legal professions is not unconstitutional. The government in 2024 passed a bill to create a new regulator with j...
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Local Sports
Frisbee prowess
Androlick of Kamloops gets Team Canada nod for World Junior Ultimate Championships
KAMLOOPS - Gage Androlick will represent Canada at the World Flying Disc Federation World Junior Ultimate Championships in July in Spain. The 19-year-old Thompson Rivers University student has come a long way in a few years, coaxed into the game in Grade 10. "I got drawn in just because my friends were egging me ...
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HURRICANE RISING
Stankoven coped with sickness while excelling in first round of Stanley Cup playoffs
KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven of the Carolina Hurricanes is an early candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is handed to the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Adding to the weight of his breakout performance in Round 1 - four goals and five points in four games in a sweep of the Ottawa Senators - is his physical condi...
Apr 28, 2026
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IN THE POOL
Wittal of Kamloops posts fastest time in Canadian swimming history, but national record in jeopardy
KAMLOOPS - Mia Wittal of Kamloops Classic Swimming (KCS) posted the fastest time in Canadian swimming history in the long course 50-metre butterfly in the 11- and 12-year-old girls' division on Saturday (April 25) at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre. But, as of Monday (April 27) morning, her mark of 28.32 seconds - fast...
Apr 27, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: GDP numbers, High-speed rail, Regulating AI chatbots
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release GDP figures for February and early estimate for Q1 today Statistics Canada is expected to release real gross domestic product figures for Febru...
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Young Canadians want AI companies to make their chatbots less addictive: report
OTTAWA - A new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots. It's one of a series of recommendations made by youth between the ages of...
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Amnesty International report warns of deepening Indigenous people's housing crisis
MONTRÉAL - A new report by Amnesty International warns that overcrowded and unsafe housing in an Atikamekw community north of Montreal reflects a broader crisis putting Indigenous people's health, safety and rights at risk across Canada. In Manawan, ab...
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World
Iran's supreme leader says it will protect its 'nuclear and missile capabilities'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its "nuclear and missile capabilities" as a national asset, even as U.S. President Donald Trump tries to get a deal on those issues. ...
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New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The white supremacist who shot and killed 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost an attempt to undo his guilty pleas in a Court of Appeal ruling Thursday. The panel of three judges dism...
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House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program, but path forward uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-controlled House approved a three-year reauthorization of a divisive U.S. surveillance program ahead of its expiration on Friday, adding new oversight measures but stopping short of the warrant requirement that critics ...
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