After the Pear Lake Wildfire
Clinton residents confront devastation as Pear Lake Wildfire recovery begins
CLINTON B.C. - After weeks of dread and anticipation, Clinton residents are getting a breath of fresh air in returning home. Though, some to properties left standing and others to almost nothing. The evacuation order for the Village of Clinton was downgraded to an alert at 8 A.M. Saturday (Aug. 15), before Highway 97 w...
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KAMLOOPS VOTES 2026
Neustaeter announces run for second term at Kamloops city hall
KAMLOOPS - City Councillor Katie Neustaeter has announced her bid for Kamloops City Council. Neustaeter seeks re-election after becoming a first-time city councillor back in 2022. She hopes her hard work shown over four years has paid off and wants to be a part of the future of Kamloops and make it a better place. &quo...
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Kamloops and Area
Salmon Arm roundabout
Salmon Arm roundabout construction to disrupt traffic
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Construction on Salmon Arm's first roundabout is progressing, with work to impact traffic flow over the coming days. The City of Salmon Arm said the work is progressing smoothly, but there is still more to come. "Underground infrastructure improvements are complete; road gravels have been placed...
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Ainslie Creek wildfire
Dry conditions return to fuel Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT - Firefighters battling the advance of the Ainslie Creek wildfire will have to deal with more hot, dry weather following a brief reprieve over the weekend. According to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), some areas around the 65,309.88-hectare blaze had some rainfall on Friday (Aug 14), with others getting more hu...
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EOC Update
TNRD spends estimated $5.5 million on Emergency Operations Centre
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) has been busy this summer dealing with the massive wildfires raging in the region.TNRD Chief Administrative Officer Scott Hildebrand says the regional government has spent millions of dollars so far this fire season, with the pri...
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Construction Zone Speeding
Faulty semi-truck taken out of service after speeding through Merritt construction zone
MERRITT, B.C. - A semi-truck was taken out of service after its driver sped through a construction zone near Exit 286 in Merritt. BC Highway Patrol says a fully loaded auto transport truck was clocked going 109 km/h in a 60 km/h construction zone on Highway 5 at Highway 97C at around 9:40 a.m. on July 31. In a news rel...
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Featured Content
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
B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
VANCOUVER - B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to hold a news conference today as much of the southern half of the province remains blanketed in wildfire smoke. The news conference will also include Emergency Management Minister Kel...
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Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.'s trees to the next level
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - Fifty metres up a grand fir tree, and the rigidities of the world at ground level fall away. There are the branches, needles, the smell of freshness and a profound stillness. Look up, and tiny flakes of bark patter gent...
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B.C. couple awarded damages against neighbour after 2022 shooting
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded more than $1 million in damages in a shooting that left a man with lifelong injuries and his wife traumatized after witnessing the violent confrontation. Anthony and Wendy Nelson of Sooke, B.C....
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Local Sports
Seven-thousand strong
Kamloops showed up, Stankoven delivered on dream day with Stanley Cup
KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven pulled up to the edge of Riverside Park and into the fray of stardom, emerging from his vehicle with the Stanley Cup and to a welcome he will never forget. A wall of children - about three rows deep - lined a block or so of Lorne Street sidewalk on Sunday [Aug. 16], the kids contagious with ...
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Broncos Football
Broncos suffer second straight shutout defeat, fall to Raiders 77-0
KAMLOOPS - For the second week in a row, the Kamloops Broncos were shut out in another lopsided defeat. The Broncos fell to the Vancouver Island Raiders in Nanaimo Saturday (Aug. 15) 77-0. The score was 61-0 at halftime. Starting quarterback and South Kamloops alumnus Cole Rigler didn't play for the Broncos. As a team...
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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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Canada
In the news today: Tariff deadline looms, B.C. wildfires, Tumbler Ridge demolition
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to take effect There are less than 24 hours left until U.S. President Donald Trump's high-stakes tariff deadline....
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B.C.'s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings
VANCOUVER - B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to hold a news conference today as much of the southern half of the province remains blanketed in wildfire smoke. The news conference will also include Emergency Management Minister Kel...
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Palestinian envoy says Canada 'pivotal' in Mideast peace, urges more action
OTTAWA - The new Palestinian ambassador to Ottawa says Canada's recognition of the State of Palestine has been "pivotal" for her people and for upholding international law, but she says Canada must do more to end Israel's occupation. "My message to Can...
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World
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other...
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Zambia President Hichilema has been reelected for a second term
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected for a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday. He was declared the outright winner of last Thursday's presidential ele...
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Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas' Big Bend National Park
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an "on-the...
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