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Four B.C. firefighters who died in crash worked for Kamloops company
The swollen Bonaparte River runs through the Bonaparte First Nation north of Cache Creek, B.C., due to unseasonably hot temperatures on Sunday, May 14, 2023. Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Central and South Okanagan, South and North Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s over the weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. facing wildfires through fall after hot, dry summer
As British Columbia awaits the latest update due later today on fire, drought and flood conditions, residents in an area south of Kamloops can relax as all evacuation orders and alerts related to a nearby fire have ended. Trees burned by the Bush Creek East Wildfire are seen above Little Shuswap Lake in Squilax, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Wildfire evacuation orders for 50 B.C. properties lifted, downgraded to alerts
Thick smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire fills the air and a Canadian flag flies in the wind as RCMP officers on a boat patrol Shuswap Lake, in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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When extreme heat comes to the zoo, animal keepers find frozen treats are the paws that refreshes
Knute the grizzly bear digs in to a special frozen treat at the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops, B.C. on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The treat includes components from the bear's normal diet like fruit and berries, but is frozen. 'It's such a good enrichment,' says zookeeper Dannielle Rogers. Marissa Tiel/ The Globe and Mail
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‘Anti-pride’ protester arrested at drag storytime event in Kamloops: RCMP
Canada is warning members of the LGBTQ+ community that they may face discrimination if they travel to some places in the United States. A Pride flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Forecasted winds pose biggest wildfire threat amid heat wave: BC Wildfire Service
A firefighter directs water on a grass fire burning on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, June 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Hundreds allowed to return home as wildfire crews make progress in B.C.
An evacuation order covering hundreds of properties south of Kamloops, B.C., has been scaled back to an alert as crews make good progress containing a wildfire about 10 kilometres south of the city. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is allowing residents of 327 properties to return home, although they must be ready to leave on short notice. The Ross Moore Lake wildfire is shown in this handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Showers for much of B.C., but wildfire evacuation orders, alerts grow in drought-ridden south
The Ross Moore Lake wildfire located approximately 13 kilometres south of Kamloops, B.C., is shown in this handout image provided by the BC Wildfire Service. For the first time in more than a month, showers and cooler weather are reaching parched sections of B.C., potentially bringing some respite for crews battling hundreds of wildfires.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Protection coming for large tract of threatened grassland south of Kamloops, B.C.
Grasslands known as Bunchgrass Hills, south of Kamloops, B.C., are shown in a handout photo. More than 60 square kilometres of at-risk grassland in British Columbia's southern Interior will be protected forever, as part of the newest conservation project in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nature Conservancy of Canada-Fernando Lessa **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Kamloops NorthPaws look to make a mark after rough start in West Coast League home opener
Collin Hysell congratulates Kyle Anderson after he scored a run during the Kamloops NorthPaws' home opener June 6, 2023 at Norbrock Stadium in Kamloops, B.C. The NorthPaws lost 11-4 to the Portland Pickles. Marissa Tiel/The Globe and Mail
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William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts claim Memorial Cup title with 5-0 win over Seattle Thunderbirds
The Quebec Remparts celebrate with the Memorial Cup after Quebec defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds during Memorial Cup final hockey action, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, June 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Thunderbirds cruise past Blazers 6-1 to punch ticket to Memorial Cup semifinal
Seattle Thunderbirds forward Reid Schaefer, right, checks Kamloops Blazers defenceman Ethan Brandwood during second period Memorial Cup hockey action in Kamloops, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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A look at the four teams vying for the Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is lifted after the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Guelph Storm in the championship game of the Memorial Cup CHL hockey tournament in London, Ont., on Sunday, May 25, 2014. After the CHL and its regional leagues cancelled the playoffs and the Memorial Cup last week, coaches across the country are left to ponder what could have been. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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Province plans for new cancer centre in Kamloops, B.C.
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix pauses while responding to questions during a news conference, in Vancouver on Nov. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Criminal probe begins after campfire-sparked blaze threatened homes in Kamloops, B.C.
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. Electricity has been restored to nearly 4,000 homes and businesses in Kamloops, B.C., after a rapidly spreading grass fire swept through an area not far from the city centre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Companies challenged by labour shortage seek to recruit, retain Indigenous workers
A growing number of Canadian corporations are pursuing cultural awareness training in order to get better at recruiting and retaining Indigenous employees. People are silhouetted as they walk past the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Feds give Kamloops, B.C., nation $12.5 million for healing centre
A rainbow is seen in the distance behind the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, May 23, 2022. The federal government is contributing $12.5 million to the construction of a healing centre at the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation almost two years after the nation announced the discovery of 215 unmarked graves near the former residential school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Group of city councillors in Kamloops, B.C., accuses mayor of ‘blatant untruths’
A recent but undated photo showing the city of Kamloops in the interior of British Columbia. Tourism Kamloops/Kelly Funk
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Defending champ Kerri Einarson on a roll heading into Tournament of Hearts playoffs
Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson calls out to the sweepers while playing Alberta at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, February 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Curling success keeps Northwest Territories’ Galusha, Rizzo in the game
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No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.
Canadian Pacific Railway trains sit idle on the train tracks in Toronto, Monday, March 21, 2022. A Canadian Pacific freight train appears to have collided with a CP truck that was travelling along tracks east of Kamloops, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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The YouTubers guiding immigrants in small-town Canada
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B.C. Health Minister faces mayors concerned about closed ERs, ambulance response
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix at the Union of BC Municipalities convention in Whistler, B.C. on Sep 13, 2022. Scott Alpine/UBCM
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Canada, U.S. to take women’s hockey Rivalry Series to B.C. in November
Canada's goalkeeper Ann-Renée Desbiens in action with USA's Abby Roque during The IIHF World Championship Woman's ice hockey gold medal match between USA and Canada in Herning, Denmark, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
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Man shot dead after woman tries to flee vehicle on highway near Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP
Police tape is shown in Toronto Tuesday, May 2, 2107. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
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Team Canada prepares for unusual world junior hockey championship
Canada’s National Junior Team assistant coach Michael Dyck, left, gives instructions during a training camp practice in Calgary, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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B.C. firefighters deploy controlled burns to contain blaze in Okanagan
Smoke from the Nohomin wildfire grows toward the Stein Valley west of Lytton, in British Columbia, Thursday, July 28, 2022. The BC Wildfire Service says five fires that either threaten public safety or are highly visible are now burning in the province, up from two just a day earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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City of Kamloops, B.C., says crews responding to CP Rail train derailment
Canadian Pacific Railway trains sit idle on the train tracks due to the strike at the main CP Rail trainyard in Toronto on Monday, March 21, 2022. The City of Kamloops says crews are investigating a train derailment in the B.C. Interior community. The city says in a tweet that CP Rail has confirmed there were no hazardous goods aboard the train cars. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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The front line defence against floods that no one’s fixing
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B.C. informal family court promising for domestic-violence victims: advocates
A man leaves the Kamloops Law Courts building, in Kamloops, BC on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. A family court pilot project in British Columbia may be a promising solution for domestic violence victims trying to navigate a confusing and intimidating legal system, advocates say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Daniel Hayduk
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In the year after Kamloops, a family of residential-school survivors reclaim those who didn’t make it home
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CFL’s first female coach eager to get to work as B.C. Lions defensive assistant
B.C. Lions defensive assistant Tanya Walter, centre, watches during the CFL football team's training camp in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, May 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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One person dead after ammonia leak at ice-making business in Kamloops, B.C.
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‘They have a right to be angry’: Justin Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a ceremony marking the one-year anniversary of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announcement of the detection of the remains of 215 children at an unmarked burial site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck