SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is investing $1.8 million into three Shuswap-area playgrounds to give children and families more recreation opportunities.The CSRD said improvements will focus on parks in Electoral Areas 'C' and 'G'."The improvements will enhance creative and inclus...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue quickly handled a shed fire on the North Shore Sunday morning. The call came in shortly after 10:00 am for reports of smoke around Clapperton and Wilson on the North Shore. KFR Responded with multiple units with crews quickly stood down as the fire was contained. Reports from the scene h...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced that construction is set to begin this coming week on a new multi-use pathway connecting Fulton Field Park to Airport Road along the west side of Tranquille Road."The pathway will be enhanced with lighting, carefully selected trees, and hydrangeas that match the previo...

KAMLOOPS - Only one work week remains for interested parties to submit their nomination package to Kamloops City Hall to ensure they are on the ballot for the October 17 civic election. All nomination packages must be returned to city hall by the end of the business day on Friday, September 11. Four candidates are expe...

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!

If you have a bit of shade in your garden, take advantage of it! Here's Shawn to let you know what to plant.

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.

TORONTO - Last May, six-year-old Kofi Berkley started getting itchy and developing bumps on his skin while he was playing with his friends at recess. The recess supervisor brought the Grade 1 student, who didn't have any known allergies, to his Edmonto...

SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says it's looking for witnesses after a Surrey police vehicle was involved in a crash with a pickup truck that ran into a concrete SkyTrain barrier, injuring the driver and leaving a pedestrian with serious i...

WHISTLER - A woman was taken to hospital after a bear attack in the backcountry outside the mountain resort town of Whistler, B.C. B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post a trio of hikers came face to face with two bears near a ...

KELOWNA - The sprint towards the regular season continues for WHL teams working through the back half of training camps and preseason contests. The back half of a home-and-home weekend set with the Rockets was played in Kelowna Saturday with 60 minutes not enough to separate the interior rivals. Kamloops got goals from...

TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. - The Prince George Cougars dropped the first of their two Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season games in Tumbler Ridge. The Cats were shut out by the Edmonton Oil Kings 6-0 Friday (Sept. 4). A scoring summary was not provided by the WHL online. As part of the WHL pre-season weekend, the District o...

KAMLOOPS - An empty net goal ended up as the game winner as the Kamloops Blazers hung on to defeat the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 in Western Hockey League (WHL) pre-season play from Sandman Centre Friday (Sept. 4) night. Brady Ondrus, the 16-year-old forward and second round draft pick in 2025, scored his second goal in as ma...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods are now in effect The trade war between Canada and the United States took on a new face today as Ottawa introduces r...

TORONTO - Last May, six-year-old Kofi Berkley started getting itchy and developing bumps on his skin while he was playing with his friends at recess. The recess supervisor brought the Grade 1 student, who didn't have any known allergies, to his Edmonto...

A Canadian tourist is reported to be in good health after his yacht was found by Australian rescuers partially submerged in a remote part of the Indian Ocean. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, or AMSA, says the man was reported to be travelling...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary has ordered 10 members of Russia's diplomatic mission to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable for diplomats, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said Tuesday. Orbán did not specify the alleged ac...

CAIRO (AP) - More than 70 people were wounded in a wave of Houthi attacks Tuesday on Saudi Arabia, authorities said, a major escalation in the renewed conflict between an important U.S. ally and the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The att...

An Illinois woman charged with killing her 2-year-old son had been closely following the murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy and was texting friends about the case just hours before her son was found dead, prosecutors said. ...