Build Kamloops
Centre for the Arts project on time, under budget by $5M: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops officials say efforts to keep procurement close to home have helped tariff-proof the Kamloops Centre for the Arts project.Staff updated council on the ongoing build Tuesday (Sept. 1) - saying construction on the facility at Fourth Avenue and Seymour Street is on time and about $5-million und...
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Justice options
Council to advance Kamloops community court push at UBCM convention
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council has previously floated the idea of establishing a community court in the city. Utilized in communities like East Vancouver, community courts bring together judges and lawyers with community service providers, nurses and mental health professionals to tackle issues related to community s...
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1000 WAYS TO HEAL: We were never meant to carry it alone
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LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: August 31, 2026
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The Creative Edge
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Kamloops and Area
NEMIS JOURNEY
Blazers have high hopes for 20-year-old rookie this season
KAMLOOPS - Gavin Nemis' agent reached out to the Kamloops Blazers this past off-season, encouraging them to take a peek at the forward after his strong 19-year-old season in the Junior 'A' B.C. Hockey League. They took a look - and liked what they saw."We immediately recognized some qualities that we felt would fi...
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Wildfire Watch
Riley Creek wildfire south of Lillooet once again classified as being held
LILLOOET, B.C. - For the second time, a wildfire south of Lillooet that triggered evacuation orders and alerts is classified as being held. In an update Monday (Aug. 31) afternoon, the BC Wildfire Service says the Riley Creek wildfire is projected to remain within its 4,206-hectare perimeter, based on fuel and weather...
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Party Pit Fire
KFR, RCMP investigators determining cause of RV fire along Lac Du Bois Road
KAMLOOPS - Investigators are looking into an RV fire near the "Party Pit" along Lac Du Bois Road. Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) responded to the area northwest of Batchelor Hills at around 9:45 p.m. Monday (Aug. 31) to find a motor home fully engulfed in flames. "It was already burnt down to the shell, and ...
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Big Bar Complex
Further evacuation orders and alerts issued in response to South Cariboo wildfires rescinded
KAMLOOPS - Additional evacuation orders and alerts issued related to the Big Bar Complex of wildfires in the South Cariboo have been rescinded. Effective 4:00 p.m. Monday (Aug. 31), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded an evacuation order for Blackdome Mine, 9320 Empire Valley Big Bar Rd. and 7633, 7...
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Featured Content
BC Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - BC Day
It's hot, everything is growing, and it'll soon be time to pick those fruit and veggies! Here's a collection of tips from Art Knapp Home & Garden for landscaping, planting in shade, and adding air plants that don't need soil at all!
Aug 04, 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
B.C. AG condemns report of death threats and raw bacon at Surrey mosque
British Columbia's attorney general is condemning Islamophobia after the Fleetwood Islamic Centre in Surrey says members of its congregation found the facility vandalized with threatening graffiti and pieces of raw bacon. Niki Sharma says her heart goe...
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RCMP ask to meet ex-B.C. Conservative who says he was offered job to quit as MLA
British Columbia legislator Ian Paton said RCMP have asked to interview him on Wednesday, and expects them to ask about allegedly being offered a job to give up his seat so Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay could run. Paton, who quit the Conserva...
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B.C. government confirms errors worth $1.46B in gas revenue forecasts
Errors including botched currency conversions led the British Columbia government to overstate its forecasted natural gas revenues by about $1.46 billion over five fiscal years, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Energy Minister Adrian Dix said the most s...
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Local Sports
NEMIS JOURNEY
Blazers have high hopes for 20-year-old rookie this season
KAMLOOPS - Gavin Nemis' agent reached out to the Kamloops Blazers this past off-season, encouraging them to take a peek at the forward after his strong 19-year-old season in the Junior 'A' B.C. Hockey League. They took a look - and liked what they saw."We immediately recognized some qualities that we felt would fi...
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YOUNG ROSTER PUSH
Blazers' youth impressing ahead of first preseason game
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers wrapped up their training camp Monday morning (Aug. 31). Logan Lanti scored the overtime winner in the championship game to help Team Garand take a 4-3 overtime victory over Team Minten. The Blazers now look toward the preseason. The buzz out of training camp has been around the younger ...
Aug 31, 2026
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WolfPack Soccer
WolfPack men's soccer team shut out Cascades 1-0, win second straight to start 2026 season
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's soccer team is sleeping comfortably after earning its second clean sheet to start the 2026 Canada West season. The WolfPack shut out the visiting University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Cascades 1-0 at Hillside Stadium Saturday (Aug. 29). It's TRU's second cl...
Aug 31, 2026
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Canada
RCMP ask to meet ex-B.C. Conservative who says he was offered job to quit as MLA
British Columbia legislator Ian Paton said RCMP have asked to interview him on Wednesday, and expects them to ask about allegedly being offered a job to give up his seat so Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay could run. Paton, who quit the Conserva...
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B.C. government confirms errors worth $1.46B in gas revenue forecasts
Errors including botched currency conversions led the British Columbia government to overstate its forecasted natural gas revenues by about $1.46 billion over five fiscal years, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Energy Minister Adrian Dix said the most s...
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Former Montreal priest convicted in 2019 of abusing boys facing new charges
MONTREAL - A former Montreal priest who was found guilty in 2019 of sexually abusing two boys is facing charges of possessing and accessing child sexual abuse material. Brian Boucher's lawyer appeared in a Montreal courtroom today on his behalf, and th...
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World
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case
HONG KONG (AP) - Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that has effectively stifled the city's once-thrivin...
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The USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand following its Middle East deployment
LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (AP) - The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier docked at a port in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after its grueling deployment in the Middle East. Associated Press journalists watched the Lincoln, which is carrying...
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Sen. Ed Markey, 80, wins Mass. Democratic primary over opponent who called for generational change
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey secured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts' Senate primary Tuesday, once again fending off a push for generational change as he seeks a third term. Markey, 80, defeated U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, who had attem...
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