Outdoor Recreation Conference
Kamloops to host first-of-its-kind Outdoor Recreation Council conference
KAMLOOPS - The Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia (ORCBC) will host a first-of-its-kind conference in Kamloops this week.The ORCBC said more than 300 leaders, volunteers, innovators, and community builders from across B.C. will gather from Wednesday to Friday (May 20 to 22) for the first-ever conference ded...
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EV sales jump in March as federal rebates return, though market share up slightly
OTTAWA - Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadian took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies. Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows 21,547 new EVs were purchased in March, the highest sinc...
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Our Community
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of May 11, 2026
May 16, 2026
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Holla for Hoya
TWO & OUT
PETERS: City needs to rethink its communication strategy around incidents like this week's water main break
May 15, 2026
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 14, 2026
May 15, 2026
Kamloops and Area
4th Avenue Sewer
Kamloops' 4th Avenue to close for further infrastructure work
KAMLOOPS - Traffic along 4th Avenue in Kamloops will be disrupted for the remainder of this month and much of June as work on the Sewer Upgrades Project enters the final stages.City officials said 4th Avenue from Victoria to Seymour Street will be closed starting Tuesday (May 19) and continuing until June 5th to allow ...
May 16, 2026
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Air Travel
'Not the way we wanted to start': some flights cancelled as WestJet resumes direct Kamloops to Edmonton service
KAMLOOPS - WestJet Encore's direct flight between Kamloops and Edmonton is back up and running once again, but there will be some changes to the schedule next month because of high fuel prices. The flights are still due to operate on Fridays and Mondays this month, but Kamloops Airport (YKA) Managing Director Jim Moroz...
May 16, 2026
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Health Risks
Spring cleaning season brings renewed hantavirus warning across the interior
KAMLOOPS - As temperatures warm up and spring cleanup begins across the province, health officials are reminding people to be careful when cleaning enclosed spaces that may have had the opportunity to be occupied by rodents over the winter. According to Interior Health, deer mice are common throughout the region, and t...
May 15, 2026
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Kamloops Votes 2026
Mauro pledges action around mobility, seniors as he launches council bid
KAMLOOPS - The race for one of the eight seats around the horseshoe at Kamloops City Hall is beginning to take shape as more people signal their intention to run for council. Joe Mauro will be tossing his hat into the ring for councillor, stating his support for the Performing Arts Centre, though he also highlighted p...
May 15, 2026
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Featured Content
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Holla for Hoya
Ever heard of this tropical beauty? The Hoya is little, but it lives to be wise. Holla for Hoya!
May 13, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Perfect Patio Plants
The Hibiscus and the Mandevilla are some of the best flowers you can enjoy on the veranda this year. Keep them in the shade, and you'll enjoy some incredible blooms, just ask Maury! Enjoy Your Porch Time!
May 08, 2026
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Caladiums
"Angel Wings" or "Elephant Ears", Caladiums are a beautiful plant for your shady hot patches. Just look at the colours! Caladiums!
May 05, 2026
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British Columbia
Man sentenced to 4 years after shooting and killing friend in bulletproof vest 'game'
SOOKE - A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a "game" the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison. Adam Steenbergen from Sooke, B.C., pleaded guilty to several charges...
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Canadian hantavirus case confirmed by national laboratory test
Laboratory testing has confirmed the presumptive positive case of the Andes strain of hantavirus reported in British Columbia The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the results Sunday in a resident of the Yukon who had been on the MV Hondius crui...
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Canadian isolating in B.C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus
British Columbia's provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a "presumptive positive" test. Dr. Bonnie Henry told a news conferenc...
May 16, 2026
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Local Sports
TRAINING CAMP
"He's just everything we want in a linebacker": Lions' GM says lengthy pursuit of Goforth paying off
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' general manager Ryan Rigmaiden chased Ralen Goforth for two years. The pursuit appears to be paying off. "He's just everything we want in a linebacker," Rigmaiden said. "The sky's the limit for him." Goforth is making a habit of salience at training camp in Kamloops, putting ...
May 15, 2026
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Training Camp
BCFC graduate Poissant staying humble amid push for starting job with B.C. Lions
KAMLOOPS - Kieran Poissant is making no presumptions, the B.C. Football Conference graduate maintaining a humble demeanour while confirming his intention to chase down a starting position with the B.C. Lions. LIONS RECEIVERS. "We have extremely talented receivers who are willing and able and competing for that sp...
May 14, 2026
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Calculated risk
B.C. Lions' quarterback Rourke aims to reduce sloppiness, maintain audacity this season
KAMLOOPS - Risk is part of Nathan Rourke's game, the 27-year-old B.C. Lions' quarterback teeming with audacity and boldness, attributes that helped him snare the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2025. Those same qualities are turnover catalysts when untamed and responsible for a portion of the 16 interceptions R...
May 14, 2026
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Canada
Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen dead after car crash
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has died. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, says in a social media post she died in a car accident but no further information about the crash was included. A biography of Derksen o...
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Man sentenced to 4 years after shooting and killing friend in bulletproof vest 'game'
SOOKE - A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a "game" the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison. Adam Steenbergen from Sooke, B.C., pleaded guilty to several charges...
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Conservative MP Michael Chong travelling to Taiwan to 'assert Canadian sovereignty'
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to assert Canadian sovereignty. The former cabinet minister says the trip is to show solidarity with Taiwan, and also to spite China's ambassador to Canada...
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World
10 random weekend shootings leave 4 injured in Austin, Texas, mayor says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Suspects were being sought in at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, including at fire stations, that left four people injured, the city's mayor said Sunday. The city ordered residents of a large part ...
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Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA1...
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At least 4 people killed in one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least four people, including three near Moscow, died in one of the largest Ukrainian overnight attacks against Russia since the start of the war, according to Russian local authorities. A woman was killed after a ...
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