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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Our Community
Kamloops and Area
Wildfires merge north of Clinton, B.C., evacuation order planned for 70 Mile House
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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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...
Jul 25, 2026
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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...
Jul 25, 2026
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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...
Jul 25, 2026
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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
Man in his 60s dead in scuba diving incident off West Vancouver, B.C.: police
WEST VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver, B.C., say a man has died while scuba diving in waters off a local park. A statement from police says officers responded to a report of a diver in distress at Whytecliff Park, near the Horseshoe Bay neighbourho...
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Wildfires merge north of Clinton, B.C., evacuation order planned for 70 Mile House
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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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
Deadline fast approaching for Canadians to file claim in class-action drug suit
MONTREAL - The deadline is fast approaching for Canadians to claim their share of a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit over the drug Rexulti. Canadians have until Aug. 27 to file a claim for their share of a $4.75 million settlement over the anti...
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Gordie Howe bridge to open to cars today after months of cross-border controversy
OTTAWA - The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open to motorists today after months of controversy over financial aspects of the project. In a February social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump insisted the United States would have to be ...
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Recall issued for Cadbury brand chocolate bar due to undeclared pistachio
TORONTO - Chocolate maker Cadbury has issued a recall for one of its products due to undeclared pistachio. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a notice dated Friday that the recall involves several of the company's Dairy Milk Oreo chocolate bar...
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World
Police arrest 1 person and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
SEATTLE (AP) - Police arrested one suspect and were looking for another after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle's Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others injured, including a toddler. Investigators...
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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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