Ainslie Creek wildfire
BCWS places area restriction around Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service has place an area restriction around the Ainslie Creek wildfire as crews battle the out of control blaze.The area restriction came into effect at 12 p.m. on Friday (Aug 14) and will remain in effect until Aug. 31, unless it is otherwise lifted earlier."This area restriction is bei...
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Highway 97 Reopens
Highway 97 to reopen in South Cariboo
CLINTON, B.C. - After weeks of being closed, Highway 97 between Clinton and 70 Mile House in the South Cariboo is set to reopen at noon on Saturday (Aug.15), with drivers urged to take some precaution in the area.The massive 157,448.4-hectare (about 1,575 square kilometres) Pear Lake wildfire had the highway closed sin...
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Education agreement
TRU, NVIT sign new education collaboration agreement
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further their collaboration on public education with a focus on Indigenous studies.The MOU opens opportunities for the two institutions to work together on initiatives includin...
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Pear Lake Wildfire
Clinton and area residents to return home Saturday; cleanup continues along Pear Lake wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. - Hundreds of people displaced by the Pear Lake wildfire will soon be able to return to the Clinton area.However, officials are still warning residents that the encounter of continued smoke, firefighting equipment and outlying properties without power are all reasonable expectations. The Thompson-Nicola R...
Aug 15, 2026
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BC Politics
'Not the first British Columbian that has had these feelings'; Milobar leaves Tory Caucus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar has left the BC Conservative Party Caucus and effective immediately will sit as an independent in the legislature. It's a move that may have been brewing since the conservative leadership race, but while Milobar originally had hoped to find a road forward within the conserva...
Aug 14, 2026
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Musical Ride Cancelation
Armstrong RCMP Musical Ride canceled due to wildfires
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - The RCMP is calling off its Musical Ride event in Armstrong this weekend due to the wildfire situation in the province.The event was initially scheduled for Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 15 and 16), but the RCMP decided to call the event off because of the wildfires raging across the region."The deci...
Aug 14, 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
Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social med...
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B.C. wildfire evacuees return home to assess the damage, start to rebuild
CLINTON - At the age of 52, Steve Larabie is facing the daunting task of rebuilding his home and business from scratch after losing everything when ferocious wildfires roared into the outskirts of Clinton, B.C., last month. "It's all gone. I have noth...
Aug 15, 2026
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'We don't even have a phone': Aging B.C. wildfire evacuees faced unique challenges
VANCOUVER - Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home in Summerland, B.C., last week when she was woken up by neighbours ringing her doorbell. They told the couple they needed to escape the Bald Range wildfire that was rac...
Aug 15, 2026
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Local Sports
Kamloops defenceman
Hicketts relishing mentor role as Reign captain, but keeping eyes on NHL return
KAMLOOPS - Ontario Reign captain Joe Hicketts hopped on the bike at the Sports Legacy Fund High Performance Training Centre on Thursday [Aug. 13] morning. Stanley Cup champion Logan Stankoven was next up, pumping the pistons and working up a sweat. "With all the cardio stuff and bikes after workouts, we tend to h...
Aug 13, 2026
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Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist Cochrane claims gold with Canada
KAMLOOPS - Taylor Cochrane's first Hockey Canada experience lived up to expectations. The Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist won gold with Team Canada, which throttled the U.S. 8-1 in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup final on Aug. 8 in Edmonton. "Incredible," said Cochrane, who joined the Blazers in time for the 202...
Aug 13, 2026
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Kamloops runner
Matonovich realizes Team Canada dream at worlds, caps outstanding freshman season
Uber-competitive, ultra-focused runner Raiya Matonovich of Kamloops allowed herself a few seconds to soak in the moment on the start line at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships last Thursday [Aug. 6] in Eugene, Oregon. Much of her life to that point had been dedicated to representing Canada and she was moments ...
Aug 12, 2026
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Canada
Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social med...
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Judge approves $31.5M settlement in sexual assault case against Quebec archdiocese
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement for sexual assault claimants in a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec City archdiocese. The agreement ends a years-long legal saga for claimants who say they ...
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'Most incredible experience': Athletes compete at Special Olympics in Alberta
MEDICINE HAT - Tanner Svenson says winning gold in bocce at this year's Special Olympics Canada Summer Games has capped off a life-changing week in southeast Alberta. He was down zero to five before mounting a comeback to win 12-5 over Trevor Campese o...
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World
Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Russia's Ministry of Defense said that it had destroyed 822 drones overnight, with 600 headed toward...
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A bus crash in Hungary kills 12 people, injures at least 10 others
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - A passenger bus traveling on a highway in Hungary early Sunday went off the road and into a ditch where it overturned, killing 12 and injuring others, police said. The bus, which carried Polish license plates, was...
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Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state
Indiana authorities said at least five people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding across the state this week, as first responders used boats to rescue more people Saturday from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Ind...
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