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Emotional return for residents of Loon Lake

LOON LAKE, B.C. — The residents of Loon Lake are back home and are getting a first-hand picture at some of the devastation.  Harold Allen has clean-up ahead of him after his cabin along Loon Lake, which used to welcome family from the Lower Mainland, was destroyed.  "A lot of memories in that pile of ash," he said. "However, memories can remain in your mind, and that's good." The TNRD says 40...

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First ever downtown Kamloops Pride parade a hit for the city

KAMLOOPS — Almost 40 years after the inaugural Vancouver Pride Parade, downtown Kamloops hosted its very first march for the LGBTQ2+ community today. Hundreds of people took to the streets while hundreds more cheered them on from downtown sidewalks. The event began in Riverside Park Bandshell, making its way along Victoria Street before circling back along Lansdowne and back to the park. Kamloops...

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Plateau fire new name for combined Cariboo fires

CARIBOO, B.C. — The Plateau wildfire is now the largest in the province. Chief Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says a cluster of wildfires burning in the western part of the Cariboo region north of Highway 20 joined together over the weekend. The combined fires are now being referred to as the Plateau fire. Many of the fires, burning since July 7th, were previously listed as Chezacut,...

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Hospital officals: Nearly 500 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week, as hospital officials announced the toll had risen to nearly 500 bodies collected. More than 600 people remain missing and rescue officials have warned that the chances of finding survivors are decreasing each day. The death toll earlier stood...

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