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Video: Gentle senior cat to adopt
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (19+ words) Castanet Kamloops Gentle senior cat to adopt Mel B fired from Pizza Hut...
Tim Hortons raise $35 K for A Way Home Kamloops youth housing programs
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (251+ words) Youth housing programs at A Way Home Kamloops will be getting a $35, 635 boost thanks to tasty Tim Hortons treats. Kamloops Tim Hortons locations raise that amount through the annual Smile Cookie campaign and the society was presented with the cheque…...
Flood Watch for North Thompson downgraded, South Thompson streamflow advisory ended
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (195+ words) A Flood Watch issued by the B. C. River Forecast Centre yesterday for the North Thompson River has been downgraded Sunday, while an advisory for the the South Thompson River has been lifted. A high streamflow advisory was implemented for both the…...
Milobar stunned by first-ballot exit as Findlay wins B. C. Conservative Party leadership
18+ hour, 9+ min ago (715+ words) The lone sitting MLA in the B. C. Conservative leadership race was the first candidate eliminated on Saturday night, a result some of his supporters said was shocking. Kamloops-Centre MLA Peter Milobar finished fifth out of five candidates, receiving 10. 5 per cent of…...
Kamloops snake safety presentation will raise money for missing-person searches
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (154+ words) Hikers, campers and dog owners can brush up on snake safety next week at a fundraiser hosted by Kamloops-based search group SRD K9s. SRD K9s will host the two-hour presentation on Wednesday, June 3, from 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. at its facility at 101-780 Windsor Ave. The…...
Kamloops donates 550 pounds of food during Westland Insurance's national food drive
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (154+ words) Food banks in Kamloops and across Canada received a boost this week thanks to a first-time national food drive organized by Westland Insurance. Teams were collecting donations at Save-On-Foods on Summit Drive in Kamloops, as well as grocery stores in…...
Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (547+ words) Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to impose higher import taxes on goods from nearly every other country. The process could grind to a…...
Dog Day: More than 700 pooches pack Nat Bailey Stadium
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (173+ words) It's the type of event where the excitement in the stands outshines the athletes on the field. The Vancouver Canadians staged their first of two Dog Days of Summer events on Thursday, and while the C's lost on the scoresheet,…...
NJ state police set up protest zone outside contested immigration detention center as ICE leaves
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (641+ words) New Jersey state police set up designated protest zones and vehicle checkpoints outside an immigration detention center in Newark on Friday, relieving federal immigration enforcement agents who have been clashing with protesters for days. Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she sent…...
Drag queens reign at Canadian Screen Awards reality TV gala
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1839+ words) The queens rule again. "Canada's Drag Race" picked up seven Canadian Screen Awards at a ceremony celebrating the best unscripted television on Friday night, including for best direction of a reality/competition series. The Crave series also won for best…...