Wildfire Season
Some evacuation orders lifted near Lytton as cooler weather aids crews battling Saw Creek wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - About four dozen evacuation orders have been lifted in the Lytton area but hundreds of properties are still on evacuation alert because of the Saw Creek wildfire, which sparked on Friday (June 19) last week.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and the Village of Lytton have downgraded evacuation ...
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Missing Man
Kamloops RCMP searching for missing 50-year-old man
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking for help in locating a 50-year-old man who was last seen on Friday (June 19), about a week after he was reported missing.Kamloops RCMP say Timothy Hughes was reported missing to police on Saturday, June 13 by his sister, and they note efforts to find him to date have been unsucc...
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Our Community
Kamloops and Area
Katzberg wins national hammer throw title
OTTAWA - Two-time world champion hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg added another Canadian track and field title on Saturday. The Kamloops Track and Field Club member, who won Olympic gold in 2024 in Paris, threw for 81.13 metres on his sixth and final thro...
Jun 21, 2026
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ER Closure
Twentieth 100 Mile House ER closure of 2026 to last for three hours
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Residents in the 100 Mile House area will be without emergency room coverage for a three hour period this Sunday (June 21) morning.Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., making this the shortest of the 20 closures so f...
Jun 21, 2026
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CSRD Dog Control
CSRD discontinues dog control services in Area D
FALKLAND B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has stopped providing dog control services in Electoral Area D, including Falkland, Salmon Valley, Deep Creek and Ranchero.At the June 18 Regular Meeting, the CSRD Board unanimously voted to repeal the Ranchero Dog Control Extended Service Bylaw No. 5095.The...
Jun 20, 2026
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Wildfire Season
BCWS expands response to Saw Creek Wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - (UPDATE 3:15 p.m.): The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and the Village of Lytton have expanded evacuation orders and alerts in response to the 600-hectare Saw Creek Wildfire, which remains out of control.Evacuation orders are now in place for approximately 50 properties in the Village of Lytton...
Jun 20, 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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Art of Gardening: Oh, Deer!
Jun 10, 2026
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Art of Gardening: Pretty Peonies
Got some peonies drooping from the rain? Here's how to avoid that!
Jun 03, 2026
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British Columbia
Drug bust in Surrey, B.C., leads to arrest, charges and deportations
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say a trafficking investigation has led to the discovery of large quantities of illicit drugs, charges against a 24-year-old man, and the deportation of two others. Police say their investigation began in February, set...
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Some evacuation orders start to lift as crews tame wildfire near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - Some evacuation orders have started to lift as cooler nights and lighter winds limit the growth of a wildfire near Lytton. Officials with the Lytton First Nation and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District downgraded evacuation orders to an evac...
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Cooler night helps firefight near Lytton, B.C., fire grows away from community
LYTTON - British Columbia's wildfire service says a wildfire burning near Lytton has been growing away from communities, and that weather has been helping in the fight against it. Fire information officer Paula Walbauer said Sunday that lighter winds h...
Jun 21, 2026
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Local Sports
Katzberg wins national hammer throw title
OTTAWA - Two-time world champion hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg added another Canadian track and field title on Saturday. The Kamloops Track and Field Club member, who won Olympic gold in 2024 in Paris, threw for 81.13 metres on his sixth and final thro...
Jun 21, 2026
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IN THE WHL
Blazers' GM Clouston talks NCAA departures, plans to fill roster holes
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' top four scorers from last season are transitioning to the NCAA ranks. As CFJC Today reports, the exodus of talent leaves GM Shaun Clouston with huge roster holes to fill.
Jun 20, 2026
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BC Premier League
Development of young players a silver lining to Kamloops United women's team's season
KAMLOOPS - This weekend is a scheduled bye week for Kamloops United, who are in the final stretch of their season. Both the men's and women's teams have identical records of 1-8-2, good for eighth place in the BC Premier League. Although a chance for a league title is long gone, both teams want to close out the season ...
Jun 19, 2026
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Canada
Montreal police officer injured after responding to shots fired
MONTREAL - Montreal police say one of their officers has been injured in a central neighbourhood after responding to reports of shots fired. Police have blocked off a resident street in the Côte-des-Neiges district. They say the officer was injured ar...
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Canada looks to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors, sell more Candu reactors abroad
OTTAWA - Canada is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years, sell Candu reactors to more countries and double uranium exports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Monday as he released a new national strategy for nuclear power...
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Carney says goodbye to close ally, 'friend' as British PM Starmer says he'll resign
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is saying goodbye to his British counterpart after the two met repeatedly to discuss a shared vision for western countries. Conceding that he had lost the support of the party membership, British Prime Minister Keir ...
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World
Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia's election as his rival challenges vote
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella held a razor-thin lead Monday after Colombia's deeply polarized presidential runoff, which is being challenged by the ruling party's progressive candidate. D...
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Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal ...
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Northern Ireland's former unionist leader convicted of decades-old child sexual abuse
LONDON (AP) - Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, was convicted Monday of rape and sex abuse charges involving two girls decades ago. Donaldson, 63, was found guilty at Newry Crown Court of o...
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