MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
Kamloops RCMP investigating suspected molotov cocktail thrown at North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties are investigating after a suspected molotov cocktail was thrown at a North Shore home Thursday (March 28) morning. Just after 4:15 a.m., Kamloops police were called to the 200-block of Spruce Avenue, where a person had heard a loud banging outside, then discovered a fire on their deck."...
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Donations Needed
BC SPCA asking for crate and financial donations after intake of 200 cats
KAMLOOPS - An intake of more than 200 cats and kittens has the BC SPCA putting out an urgent plea for materials. In a post to social media Wednesday (March 27), the SPCA says extra-large dog crates and financial donations are needed to help temporarily house and care for the hundreds of cats. The materials need to be d...
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Our Community
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SOUND OFF: NDP carbon tax hke adding to British Columbians' financial burdens
6h ago
Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Alternative Greenery
ARMCHAIR MAYOR
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Mar 27, 2024
Kamloops and Area
RAW INTERVIEW
Raw Full Interview: Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson explains reasoning behind suspension of CAO
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson spoke to CFJC News via Zoom on Wednesday (March 27) afternoon in response to his move to suspend the Acting-CAO Byron McCorkell. In his release, Hamer-Jackson stated the move was 'necessary to change the direction of the City of Kamloops'.In response to the surprise move by ...
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CITY HALL DRAMA
Kamloops City Council backs Acting-CAO Byron McCorkell, following Mayor's move to suspend
KAMLOOPS - In a shocking move, Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson suspended the City's acting CAO Byron McCorkell on Tuesday (March 26) citing the move as 'necessary to change the direction of the City of Kamloops'."The mayor has once again unilaterally made a decision without informing council, without talking to council, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Disbarred
Kamloops lawyer disbarred after multiple suspensions
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer who was serving an eight-month suspension has been disbarred. In a news release issued Wednesday (March 27) morning, the Law Society of B.C. (LSBC) announced Nickolaus Harold MacDonald Weiser no longer has the right to practice law. Previously, he was suspended in July 2023 after a LSBC hea...
Mar 27, 2024
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Arson Investigation Suspects
Kamloops RCMP searching for three suspects in Brocklehurst arson investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for three suspects and a vehicle related to an arson investigation in Brocklehurst. The arson investigation began after RCMP officers were called to a house fire in the 1700-block of Brunner Avenue on March 13 at around 3:00 a.m. In a news release issued Tuesday (March 26) afternoon...
Mar 27, 2024
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Rapid Cool Mechanical
Rapid Cool Mechanical - Highest Service and Quality
Rapid Cool Mechanical was established in 1991 and, over the course of three decades, its team has maintained the highest service and quality in their ever-expanding field. "When we first started, it was to just be a heating and a/c contractor but now its developed to be a top service provider to Kamloops and area ...
Jan 03, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Pruning the Pear Tree
Spring is in the air...and so should your pruning tools! Maury Hik from Art Knapp's in Kamloops reminds everyone to get going now if there's pruning to be done and has a few tips to follow while he tends to his pear tree.
Mar 26, 2024
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Art of Christmas
Art of Christmas - Alternative Greenery
Many of us are familiar with boughs of cedar, white pine and silver fir being used in our seasonal displays, but Maury Hik from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a number of other greens that are great to use as well!
Dec 20, 2023
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SOUND OFF: NDP carbon tax hke adding to British Columbians' financial burdens
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Art of Gardening - Pruning the Pear Tree
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ROTHENBURGER: Outcome of suspension should have been easy to predict
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British Columbia
B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
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Saskatchewan teachers hope to be back at bargaining table with government next week
REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers could return to the bargaining table as early as next week to work out their labour dispute with the province. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, says she's encouraged by a draft memorandum of understanding from the government. The document says the prov...
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On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government's pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day - this time aimed at parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government plans to provide more than $1 billion in low-cost loans, grants and student loan forgiveness to expand child care...
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Local Sports
BLAZERS DEEP DIVE
Digging into Blazers' last-place season, plans for transactions, improvement
The Kamloops Blazers finished last in WHL standings in 2023-2024, posting record of 20-42-3-3.They did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2017-2018 and recorded their lowest point total (46 points) in a complete season since 2013-2014 (33 points).Exit meetings took place on Monday (March 25) at Sandm...
Mar 27, 2024
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Finnie Signs
Blazers forward Finnie signs NHL entry-level deal with Red Wings
KAMLOOPS - Emmitt Finnie of the Kamloops Blazers has signed a National Hockey League entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings.The Red Wings made the news public on Tuesday (March 26) in a social media post.Finnie was selected by the Red Wings 201st overall in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Draft.The 18-year-o...
Mar 26, 2024
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BLAZERS' EXIT MEETINGS
Kamloops Blazers look to future after losing season
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Blazers finished last in WHL standings in 2023-2024, with a record of 20-42-3-3, and did not qualify for the post-season for the first time since 2017-2018.Exit meetings took place on Monday at Sandman Centre, giving the club the opportunity to assess the campaign and look to the future.CFJC To...
Mar 26, 2024
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Canada
Trudeau won't say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and keep ...
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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say
NEUDORF, SASK. - RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regin...
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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
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World
Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the char...
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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia's vote sparked Western accusations that Mosc...
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provi...
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