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The Western Hockey League is headed back to Chilliwack. The league announced on Thursday that the Board of Governors has approved an expansion franchise for Chilliwack, which will begin play as the WHL's 24th team in the 2027-28 season. The new club will be aligned in the B.C. Division and Western Conference, marking t...

The final count is in, with voters in Kamloops dusting off their apathy (somewhat) to demand a change in direction, while at the same time, avoiding the temptation to turn the political dial up to "11" just to see what could happen. Two-term councillor Mike O'Reilly is now mayor-elect O'Reilly, handily taking...

The Kamloops Blazers have decided to shore up some of their draft capital. "The Kamloops Blazers have traded 2007-born forward Ty Coupland to the Wenatchee Wild in exchange for Wenatchee's sixth round pick in 2027," stated the Blazers in a release on Tuesday. Coupland was acquired by the Blazers in January 20...

A major challenge in procuring child care being outlined in a new three-year action plan by the City of Kamloops. It's hoped the newly-adopted report can help create more available child care spaces, which appear to be in desperate need at the moment. As part of internal staff research released to city council, the stu...

A former candidate for provincial office is officially shutting the door on any provincial aspirations for the moment. Randy Sunderman, who previously ran for the B.C. Greens, is currently campaigning for a municipal council seat under the Pivot Kamloops banner. With the snap provincial election now papering over the l...

After some unofficial talk of the Kamloops Northpaws being for sale over the last year, the West Coast Baseball League franchise has made it official. The ownership group of Norm Daley & Neal Perry have put the team up to the highest bidder following five years of ownership. The NorthPaws with the help of Cosmo Spo...

A rich history of high school football at South Kam Secondary School will be put on hold this year. According to Head Coach Teagen Norrish, the team was unable to meet the player threshold set forth by BC High School Football. The team had tried to recruit a few more players this past few weeks, but have fallen short i...

Scammers were once again trying to cash in on the holiday spirit by targeting local businesses hoping to secure a spot at the upcoming Kamloops Christmas Market. The Kamloops Sports Council out with yet another warning to vendors, telling them to be on high alert for highly sophisticated, fake emails demanding immediat...