Williams Lake Rapid Response
Williams Lake praises work of new Rapid Response Crew
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The City of Williams Lake is praising the efforts of their newly created Rapid Response Crew during wildfire season.The City said Williams Lake Fire Department's Rapid Response Crew was implemented on July 24 and has responded to about 30 calls in 18 days.Protective Services Director and Williams ...
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Salmon Arm downtown
Salmon Arm council renews Downtown Business Improvement Area for seven years
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Businesses in Salmon Arm will be able to take advantage of a municipal fund aimed at improving the city's downtown core.This comes as Salmon Arm City Council passed the Business Improvement Area (BIA) Bylaw No. 4746, renewing the Downtown Salmon Arm Business Improvement Area for seven years, from Jan...
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Ainslie Creek wildfire
BCWS places area restriction around Ainslie Creek wildfire
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service has placed an area restriction around the Ainslie Creek wildfire as crews battle the out of control blaze.The area restriction came into effect at 12 p.m. on Friday (Aug 14) and will remain in effect until Aug. 31, unless it is otherwise lifted earlier."This area restriction is be...
Aug 15, 2026
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Education agreement
TRU, NVIT sign new education collaboration agreement
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further their collaboration on public education with a focus on Indigenous studies.The MOU opens opportunities for the two institutions to work together on initiatives includin...
Aug 15, 2026
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Return to Clinton
TNRD opens free appliance disposal from returning Pear Lake wildfire evacuees
CLINTON, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is accepting fridges and freezers at the Clinton Eco-Depot for free from properties that were evacuated due to the Pear Lake wildfire. "Fridges and freezers do not need to be cleaned out, but please ensure that these appliances are properly sealed before...
Aug 15, 2026
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Highway 97 Reopens
Highway 97 to reopen in South Cariboo
CLINTON, B.C. - After weeks of being closed, Highway 97 between Clinton and 70 Mile House in the South Cariboo is set to reopen at noon on Saturday (Aug.15), with drivers urged to take some precaution in the area.The massive 157,448.4-hectare (about 1,575 square kilometres) Pear Lake wildfire had the highway closed sin...
Aug 15, 2026
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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
Fire in Port Coquitlam destroys two homes, one firefighter hospitalized
PORT COQUITLAM - A fire in Port Coquitlam, B.C., has destroyed two homes and sent one firefighter to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Jason Marshall, deputy fire chief with the Port Coquitlam Fire Department, says officers received repo...
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Wildfires shut down B.C. wineries' peak tourism season, leaving financial strain
VANCOUVER - Mike Stohler, who runs a winery with his wife in Summerland, B.C., finally got a chance to visit his vineyards, nearly a week after being evacuated due to the ferocious Bald Range wildfire that threatened the town. Stohler was allowed back ...
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Conservation officers confirm bear shot by RCMP mauled child in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social med...
Aug 15, 2026
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Local Sports
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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Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist Cochrane claims gold with Canada
KAMLOOPS - Taylor Cochrane's first Hockey Canada experience lived up to expectations. The Kamloops Blazers' athletic therapist won gold with Team Canada, which throttled the U.S. 8-1 in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup final on Aug. 8 in Edmonton. "Incredible," said Cochrane, who joined the Blazers in time for the 202...
Aug 13, 2026
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Kamloops runner
Matonovich realizes Team Canada dream at worlds, caps outstanding freshman season
Uber-competitive, ultra-focused runner Raiya Matonovich of Kamloops allowed herself a few seconds to soak in the moment on the start line at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships last Thursday [Aug. 6] in Eugene, Oregon. Much of her life to that point had been dedicated to representing Canada and she was moments ...
Aug 12, 2026
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Canada
Conservatives call for extension of temporary gas price relief until next summer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government should give Canadians at least another 10 months of relief at the pumps. The Liberals suspended the federal fuel excise tax in April in response to global price shocks sparked b...
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Ontario, Canada governments announce $1 billion for infrastructure to support housing
OTTAWA - Ontario and Ottawa are announcing up to $1 billion to help municipalities in the province build infrastructure for more homes. The money will go to municipalities that do not collect development charges for things like roads, bridges and water...
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LeBlanc meets with U.S. trade representative as tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met on Sunday, days ahead of the latest tariff threat from the American president. LeBlanc and Canada's chief trade negotiator, Janice Charette, spent the ...
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World
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said it declined to help denuclearize Iran. Trump said in a social medi...
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Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has died. He was 83. He died at...
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Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drone...
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