Wildfire Recovery Fund
United Way BC reaching out for Wildfire Recovery donations
KAMLOOPS - The United Way BC is seeking donations to help those who have been displaced by wildfires raging across the southern part of the province.This comes as the aggressive Bald Range wildfire forced over 20,000 people to flee their homes across the Okanagan.The fire, which sparked Friday (August 7), quickly explo...
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Kamloops Drought
Persistent drought conditions fueling southern B.C. wildfires
KAMLOOPS - Persistent droughts are making wildfires in southern B.C., including the Kamloops area, more intense and easier to spark, helping to create what the BC Wildfire Service called "explosive" fire conditions.Kamloops sits at the confluence of three water basins: the South Thomson, Lower Thomson and Nor...
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ER Closure
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed overnight
MERRITT B.C. - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be closed overnight. Interior Health announced that emergency services will be unavailable at Nicola Valley Hospital from 6:00 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 8) to 7:00 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 9). Residents in need of emergency care are being asked to...
Aug 09, 2026
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Ainslie Creek wildfire
TNRD expands evacuation orders near Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded its evacuation order in response to the Ainslie Creek wildfire west of Merritt.The evacuation order is in place for about 61 properties in Electoral Area "N" (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) and includes the following addresses:2145 to...
Aug 08, 2026
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Wildfire safety
Drivers urged to avoid unnecessary travel near wildfires
KAMLOOPS - Wildfires and the smoke they produce can be hazardous to property, health and even driving conditions, and Road Safety at Work is urging motorists to avoid wildfire areas if possible."Intense heat, smoke, and debris on the road can affect driving conditions," said Trace Acres, Program Director for ...
Aug 08, 2026
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Clinton power
BC Hydro restores power to Clinton, but more work to be done
CLINTON, B.C. - BC Hydro employees have restored services to Clinton, which was left without power since July 24 due to infrastructure damage caused by the massive Pear Lake wildfire.This comes as the power company said 350 employees and contractors are working to restore services across the Southern Interior.Power inf...
Aug 08, 2026
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BC Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - BC Day
It's hot, everything is growing, and it'll soon be time to pick those fruit and veggies! Here's a collection of tips from Art Knapp Home & Garden for landscaping, planting in shade, and adding air plants that don't need soil at all!
Aug 04, 2026
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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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British Columbia
First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith, to halt pipeline advancement
A group that represents numerous First Nations across British Columbia is calling on Ottawa and Alberta's government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate change and disasters. "Th...
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Photo Gallery: B.C. wildfire forces thousands to flee
The Bald Range wildfire, west of Summerland, B.C., exploded in size to more than 100 square kilometres by Saturday afternoon, forcing thousands to flee as it roared toward communities on the western side of Okanagan Lake, consuming homes in its wake. W...
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Confusion and anger in wake of tainted evidence and a failed B.C. murder case
AGASSIZ - Gena Edwards, president of the BC Native Women's Association, said that when Frederick Charlie was acquitted of second-degree murder last month in the killing of Vanessa Terry, there were gasps. It felt like "a punch to the stomach," she said...
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Local Sports
Regis Ranger
National champion Smigielski to play NCAA lacrosse, offers praise to Kamloops mentors
KAMLOOPS - Alivia Smigielski is a two-time national lacrosse champion at age 17. The Regis University Rangers-committed defender credits many people for her success, including her older brother, Beckett. "He kind of trained me up in the backyard and started making me the player I am today," Alivia said. &quo...
Aug 07, 2026
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Stanley Cup Celebration
Kamloops unveils plans to celebrate Stanley Cup with Logan Stankoven
KAMLOOPS - Carolina Hurricanes forward and Kamloops Blazers alumnus Logan Stankoven is getting ready to celebrate his team's Stanley Cup championship win with the City of Kamloops this month.On Sunday, August 16, Stankoven will bring the Stanley Cup to Riverside Park to celebrate with his family, friends, and local fan...
Aug 06, 2026
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Score Golf Rankings
Three Kamloops-area golf courses crack Canada's top 100 again in 2026
KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops-area golf courses remain some of the best Canada has to offer, although two have gone up the leaderboard while another has bogeyed. In the 2026 edition of the Score Golf rankings, Sagebrush Golf Club near Merritt takes No. 15, up from 17 in 2024. The public course is credited for its minimalis...
Aug 06, 2026
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Canada
Bear attacks three-year-old girl playing on deck outside home in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE - A young girl is in hospital after police and conservation officials say she was attacked by a bear outside her family's home in a city east of Vancouver. British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says in an online statement that the...
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Porter Airline flight cancelled due to child refusing to fasten seatbelt
VICTORIA - Porter Airlines says a flight was cancelled after a child refused to buckle up. An airline spokesman says in an email that its plane left the terminal in Victoria on Thursday and was headed to the runway for departure to Toronto, but a young...
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First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith, to halt pipeline advancement
A group that represents numerous First Nations across British Columbia is calling on Ottawa and Alberta's government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate change and disasters. "Th...
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World
Suspected Irish crime boss lands in Dublin after extradition from Dubai to face allegations
LONDON (AP) - The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang was extradited to Ireland from Dubai on Sunday to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain...
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Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi's father and longtime agent, dies at 68
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) - Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys announced his death ...
Aug 08, 2026
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Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted and other Middle East news
Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen's military attacked the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. And Turkey's Kur...
Aug 08, 2026
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