100 Mile Water Restrictions
100 Mile House tightens water restriction
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The District of 100 Mile House has elevated its water restrictions as wildfires rage across the region.With the newly heightened restriction, residents can only water once per week.Even numbered properties can water on Saturdays and even numbered properties can only water on Sundays.The District ...
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Boston Bar Vandalism
Boston Bar water system vandalized, leaving unknown damage
BOSTON BAR, B.C. - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) and Hope RCMP are looking into suspected vandalism to the Boston Bar water system in the midst of the Brunswick Complex wildfires.The FVRD said the incident left unknown damage to the community's critical infrastructure in the midst of an already dire situat...
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Kamloops and Area
Trans-Canada Highway Fire
Kamloops Fire Rescue knocks down suspicious fire along Trans-Canada Highway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue knocked down a small interface fire on the east end of the city along the Trans-Canada Highway, which the RCMP has deemed to be suspicious.Kamloops RCMP said the fire broke out in an encampment along the bank of the South Thompson River, across the highway from Orchards Walk.They also be...
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Merritt ER
Merritt's ER to face 25-hour weekend closure
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department in Merritt's Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed for 25 hours starting Sunday morning (July 26), marking the sixth such closure this year.Interior Health said the emergency department will be 7 a.m. on Sunday to 8 a.m. on Monday (July 27), but all other inpatient services will...
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Wildfire Situation
Evacuation measures expand north, east due to raging Fiftynine Creek fire near Clinton
70 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - UPDATE (5:00 p.m.): An evacuation alert prompted by the Fiftynine Creek fire has now stretched into the Cariboo Regional District (CRD).The CRD has put 366 parcels on evacuation alert, meaning residents should be prepared to leave on very short notice.The area under evacuation alert is shown in th...
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Laboratory closure
Water damage closes Tudor Village Laboratory in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) said the Tudor Village Laboratory in Kamloops will be closed until further notice due to water damage at the facility.The health authority said the lab, which is typically open 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, with walk-ins accepted until 2:00 p.m., will be unavailable until repa...
23h ago
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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
Wildfires merge, cross Highway 97 north of Clinton, B.C.
Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. An update from BC Wildfire Service said the...
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How a Vancouver ATM user with 66 cards set off years-long probe of online drug sales
VANCOUVER - It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM. A search revealed he was carrying 66 bank cards and $39,200 in cash. The strange discovery in M...
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Big Bar Complex Fires
Village of Clinton stills standing with some structure losses, but wildfire still looms
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - An official with the village of Clinton, B.C., says the community is largely still standing after an overnight battle against a raging wildfire. Brian Doddridge, with the village's emergency operations centre, says h...
Jul 25, 2026
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Local Sports
Schedule Changes
Kamloops International Cup begins Saturday as wildfire smoke leads to altered schedule
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops International Cup women's soccer action is slated to begin this weekend.Top-flight English professional team Nottingham Forest will square off against Vancouver Rise FC Academy, with kickoff slated for 6:00 p.m. Saturday (July 25) at Hillside Stadium.The tournament schedule has been altered due to w...
Jul 25, 2026
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Dunbar Summer Series
'There can be only one Canadian champion': Sun Peaks hosting national downhill mountain bike championships
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Megan Pretorius of Kamloops is among 300 racers registered to compete at the Dunbar Summer Series Canadian Downhill Mountain Bike Championships on Saturday (July 25) and Sunday at Sun Peaks Resort. "Everyone comes here from all across Canada," she said. "There are a lot of people and i...
Jul 25, 2026
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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 ...
Jul 23, 2026
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Canada
Wildfires merge, cross Highway 97 north of Clinton, B.C.
Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. An update from BC Wildfire Service said the...
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Young Quebec sailor, 17, aims to challenge gender stereotypes in sailing
MONTREAL - At 17, Jasmine Pernot is set to become the youngest skipper and one of only three women leading crews in Quebec's new offshore sailing race, hoping to show other young women they belong at the helm. Jasmine Pernot will lead a crew of seven i...
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Carney calls August byelections for three seats in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing byelections will be held in August for three electoral districts in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. Constituents in Beaches-East York, Chicoutimi-Le Fjord and North Vancouver-Capilano will head to the polls on...
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World
Tadej Pogacar confirms status as a cycling great with record-equaling fifth Tour de France title
PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogacar confirmed his status as one of cycling's all-time greats after winning a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in emphatic style. Daring mountain attacks from deep, multiple stage wins and an ice-cool temperament all hel...
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A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian crewmates Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Serge...
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The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
BERLIN (AP) - The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen...
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