Overlanders Bridge Grass Fire
Kamloops firefighters snuff out small grass fire near Overlanders Bridge
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops firefighters took down a small grass fire along the Thompson River near Overlanders Bridge that was giving off a lot of smoke Friday evening (Oct. 2). Kamloops Fire Rescue members had to access the fire near Overlanders Bridge with a bush truck using Rivers Trail because direct access was blocked by...
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100 Mile House crashes
Three people hospitalized in two crashes near 100 Mile House
100 MILE HOUSE - 100 Mile House RCMP say officers attended two separate vehicle collisions on Tuesday (Sept. 29), with three people being hospitalized.RCMP officials said the detachment received a report of a cell phone crash notification along Watch Lake Road, south of 100 Mile House.Once on the scene, officers found ...
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Kamloops and Area
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Blazers take down Rockets to open home-and-home weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers opened their home-and-home weekend on a high note with a 5-2 win over the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on Friday (Oct. 2).Cooper Moore opened up the scoring for the Blazers just 2:35 into the first period. Just five minutes later, Vit Zahejsky made it 2-0 for the visitors.Kelowna, w...
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Cabot Cape Breton
Kamloops, Merritt, Cache Creek, Salmon Arm golfers to compete in PGA Scramble National Final
KAMLOOPS - Marlena Anderson of Merritt leads the way for this scramble quartet. "Marlena's our leadoff and she always finds the fairway for us and gives us free reign to hit those bombs," said Luke Ghostkeeper, one of Anderson's scramble-golf teammates. Those tee shots are part of the reason why Anderson, Gh...
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Tire change
October brings cooler weather and the need to change tires for highway driving
KAMLOOPS - Now that October 1 has passed, it's time to break out your winter tires while driving on provincial highways. In particular, if you plan on using the Coquihalla Highway, winter tires are required from October through April. It's advised to get tires changed soon before the first snowfall of the year hits so ...
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Benina Jepkoech
'It gives answers': US-based dive team recounts vehicle recovery from North Thompson River in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Oregon-based dive team which helped find a vehicle that plunged into the North Thompson River over the May long weekend said Wednesday's (Sept. 30) recovery operation had a bittersweet ending as the driver is still unaccounted for. "Benina [Jepkoech] would have been 46 had she been in her car, but 4...
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Hope & Healing
Hope & Healing: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Reconciliation is not a given. It is a choice to participate, and how to participate based on the needs of those most affected. Hope & Healing is a special half-hour presentation for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Join Dylana Kneeshaw in exploring how communities are still being affected by generatio...
Sep 30, 2026
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Labour Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Labour Day
Summer is winding down to a close. If your harvesting, enjoy! But, don't forget about fall prep. Here are some tips from over the years about how to care for your yard and garden in September.
Sep 8, 2026
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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 3, 2026
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British Columbia
Defendant says sorry to former UBC professor days before defamation trial to start
VANCOUVER - One of several accusers of former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway says she now understands her conduct toward him was "serious and harmful" as she apologized just days before a defamation trial in the case is expect...
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Driver arrested after truck crashes into Vancouver, B.C., nursing home
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a driver has been arrested after his pickup truck crashed into a nursing home, split in half and then burst into flames. Police say the crash happened at Renfrew Street and East 22nd Avenue at around 1:30 a.m. Friday. ...
Oct 2, 2026
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Lower Mainland resident allegedly kidnapped, taken to Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - Police in Kelowna, B.C., are investigating after the victim of an alleged kidnapping escaped and asked for help. Kelowna RCMP say their serious crime team has taken over the case since police were initially contacted Monday by a person repor...
Oct 2, 2026
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Local Sports
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Blazers take down Rockets to open home-and-home weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers opened their home-and-home weekend on a high note with a 5-2 win over the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on Friday (Oct. 2).Cooper Moore opened up the scoring for the Blazers just 2:35 into the first period. Just five minutes later, Vit Zahejsky made it 2-0 for the visitors.Kelowna, w...
5h ago
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Cabot Cape Breton
Kamloops, Merritt, Cache Creek, Salmon Arm golfers to compete in PGA Scramble National Final
KAMLOOPS - Marlena Anderson of Merritt leads the way for this scramble quartet. "Marlena's our leadoff and she always finds the fairway for us and gives us free reign to hit those bombs," said Luke Ghostkeeper, one of Anderson's scramble-golf teammates. Those tee shots are part of the reason why Anderson, Gh...
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Nemis update
Blazers to face Rockets for first time since first-round sweep
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' veteran defenceman Isa Guram has not forgotten what happened in the 2026 WHL playoffs. The Kelowna Rockets swept the Blazers in four straight games in the opening round."Yeah, for sure it's added motivation for us to go into their barn and get a win," Guram said. "We have two...
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Canada
Defendant says sorry to former UBC professor days before defamation trial to start
VANCOUVER - One of several accusers of former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway says she now understands her conduct toward him was "serious and harmful" as she apologized just days before a defamation trial in the case is expect...
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Ontario air ambulance carrying six people missing off Nantucket: U.S. Coast Guard
An Ontario air ambulance carrying six people, four of them Canadians,
has gone missing off the coast of the United States. The U.S. Coast Guard said it launched a search mission after the Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with the plane earl...
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Experts eye Alberta referendum as case study on impacts of artificial intelligence
EDMONTON - On any given day, says Aengus Bridgman, if you ask a popular artificial intelligence chatbot and a search engine whether taxes in an independent Alberta would be higher, it might say yes. A few hours later, it could be no. Responses from Goo...
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World
Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday. Lee said that Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will step down this ...
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Voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in either party to solve problems: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Aaron Siever was never a single-party voter. But now, the 41-year-old from southwest Virginia is more frustrated than ever with the two political parties whose chief accomplishment, he says, is blaming each other for getting little do...
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Dual UK-Iranian national released on bail over suspected plot against US-run military base
LONDON (AP) - A dual U.K.-Iranian national arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England has been released on bail, authorities said Saturday. The 25-year-old ma...
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