CRD EOC
CRD looking to bolster Emergency Operations Centre with temporary contactors
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - In the midst of an active wildfire season, the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) is looking to expand staffing in its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).The CRD said it is seeking Expressions of Interest from qualified individuals to provide temporary contract services to support the EOC during emerg...
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BC Wildfires
At least a dozen properties near Big Bar Lake impacted by Fiftynine Creek fire: TNRD
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) says the Fiftynine Creek fire in Electoral Area "E" (Bonaparte Plateau) has affected a number of properties, primarily in the southeastern part of Big Bar Lake."I'd say we have at least a dozen properties where structures have been fully destro...
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Kamloops and Area
Sewer Replacement
150 properties to temporarily lose water Thursday night for Tranquille Phase 3 sewer project
KAMLOOPS - An overnight water shutoff for certain residents near the Tranqulle Phase 3 project has been rescheduled and is now planned for Thursday night (July 23) into Friday. The City of Kamloops says it had originally planned the shutoff to take place Tuesday, but it was rescheduled based on the extreme heat. Starti...
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New BCWS Technology
BC Wildfire Service embraces new technology, uses drone in controlled burn near Boston Bar
KAMLOOPS - The times, they are changing - and that is also the case for the BC Wildfire Service. It continues to embrace new technology as part of its response efforts to wildfires across the province and this weekend, it celebrated what it says is a Canadian first. The BC Wildfire Service used a drone to conduct a con...
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Wildfire Situation
Dozens more properties evacuated north of Clinton, village on alert due to raging Fiftynine Creek fire
CLINTON, B.C. - Officials with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) have ordered another 51 properties to be evacuated thanks to a wildfire raging north of Clinton. The Fiftynine Creek wildfire is now mapped at more than 10,000 hectares - or 100 square kilometres - according to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS). L...
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Search Warrant
Kamloops man facing gun, child sexual abuse material charges after raid on North Shore home
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a raid on a North Shore home last week has resulted in a series of charges against a local man.Local Mounties joined forces with members of the Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT) last Thursday (July 16) to storm a home in the 1200-block of 12th Street."The Emergency Respo...
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Featured Content
Foliage Shade Garden
Art of Gardening: Foliage Shade Garden
If you have a bit of shade in your garden, take advantage of it! Here's Shawn to let you know what to plant.
Jun 24, 2026
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Native Restoration Plants
Art of Gardening: Native Restoration Plants
What happens when a natural area on your property gets damaged by construction or wildfire? According to Shawn, it's got a lot higher chance of sticking around if you plant what's native to the area.
Jun 18, 2026
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Oh, Deer!
Art of Gardening: Oh, Deer!
Jun 10, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce street disorder and crimes targeting businesses. It...
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Gaps in tariff effects among provinces could test Team Canada's unity: experts
OTTAWA - Experts warn the latest tariff threats from the United States will hit some provinces harder than others - and could test the united Team Canada front. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Monday to impose 50 per cen...
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Lytton, B.C., hits 41 degrees, hottest temperature in Canada this year
LYTTON - The heat wave that has scorched southern British Columbia this week has seen temperatures pass 40 degrees for a second consecutive day in the Fraser Canyon, marking the two hottest temperatures recorded in Canada this year. Environment Canada ...
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Local Sports
NorthPaws Baseball
NorthPaws take two of three in Edmonton
EDMONTON - The Kamloops NorthPaws blew out the Edmonton Riverhawks on the road Wednesday (July 22) to win their three-game series 2-1. After splitting their first two games (6-5 Kamloops on Monday, 6-5 Edmonton on Tuesday), the NorthPaws took the rubber match 15-2. A three-run homerun from third baseman Matt Macdonald ...
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On the podium
Soccer Quest claims gold at Provincial B-Cup; Kamloops United earns silver at Provincial A-Cup
KAMLOOPS - Soccer Quest Orange defender Julian Gentile felt the gravity of the moment in the minutes before kickoff. With a victory over Powell River Youth Soccer Association on Saturday (July 18) on McArthur Island, his club would be rewarded for years of hard work and celebrating on the podium with the Under-14 Boys...
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League champions
'None of the rest of the league thought we even had a chance': Venom win TOJLL title
KAMLOOPS - Underdog status fuelled the Kamloops Venom. "I'd say the whole year it helped us," Venom runner Sam Borschowa said. "Everyone in the league would have had us as the worst team in the league [and] at the bottom of the rankings. We knew we had a great group of players." The Venom snuck int...
Jul 22, 2026
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Canada
B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce street disorder and crimes targeting businesses. It...
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Fuel costs on the rise as latest geopolitical turmoil drives up crude oil prices
CALGARY - Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month. The Canadian national average sat above $1.80 a litre on Thursday - a two-cent increase from a day earlier ...
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Bank of Canada ordered for second time not to use replacement workers during strike
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has been ordered for the second time this month to stop using the services of contract workers while its security officers are on strike. In a decision issued Wednesday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board said the Bank of...
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World
Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana line in second landfall
Tropical Storm Bertha made a second landfall Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana state line after grazing southern Louisiana in a slow crawl that triggered heavy surf and some flooding along the Gulf Coast. Forecasters said more flooding was possible as ...
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Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her legacy but caused enduring fear and fury ...
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House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain...
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