KAMLOOPS - A Shuswap woman who now calls Kamloops home has been awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers, one of Canada's highest honours for volunteer service. "Carla Krens is being recognized for her outstanding volunteer service and the positive impact she has made through her dedication and leadership with...

KAMLOOPS - The benchmark survey for assessing seasonal hazards shows a split between northern and southern portions of the province, although snowpack conditions are relatively stable for the Kamloops area.With a lack of snow this winter in Kamloops, you could be forgiven for questioning how the North Thompson basin's ...

TK'EMLUPS - Update: 3:00 p.m. - A small grass fire near Shuswap Road has been extinguished by Kamloops Fire Rescue crews Friday afternoon (April 10). The call came in just after 2 p.m., citing multiple reports of a grass fire near the Sienna Ridge development, where KFR sent two bush trucks and a water tender. There's ...

MERRITT, B.C. - For the second time in as many days, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is classifying the wildfire that ignited east of Merritt this week as "being held." In an update Friday (April 10) morning, the BCWS says the 550-hectare Quilchena Creek wildfire is projected to remain within its current perim...

VANCOUVER - Survivors and relatives of the victims of the Lapu Lapu Day car-ramming attack in Vancouver almost a year ago have attended a memorial mass alongside politicians and members of the public. Premier David Eby, federal Conservative Leader Pie...

VANCOUVER - A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn't support Premier David Eby's plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and is "heartsick" over the issue. Grand Chief ...

NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's wood manufacturing sector says Canada's softwood lumber dispute mechanism with the United States is a "broken process." The complaint by the Independent Wood Processors Association comes after the U.S. Department of...

VANCOUVER - The mother of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting victim Maya Gebala says her daughter is heading to Los Angeles for specialized treatment. Cia Edmonds says in a Facebook post that the 12-year-old is out of intensive care and is "seemingly s...

VANCOUVER - One of the largest annual gatherings of Canada's forestry sector is underway in B.C. and perhaps, not surprisingly, Aboriginal title and the Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, are top of mind for many.More than 600 industry, government and First Nations representatives are discussing...

SQUAMISH - The red shell of a Volkswagen Beetle has been removed from the steep rock face where it was suspended above Highway 99 in Squamish, B.C., in an apparent prank. A statement from the Environment Ministry says a helicopter was used to remove th...

VANCOUVER - Survivors and relatives of the victims of the Lapu Lapu Day car-ramming attack in Vancouver almost a year ago have attended a memorial mass alongside politicians and members of the public. Premier David Eby, federal Conservative Leader Pie...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. Justice Shaina Leonard, in a written decision issued Friday afternoon, says organizers can continue collecting sign...

TORONTO - An Ontario man accused of serving as the "de facto bank" for a violent criminal enterprise allegedly helmed by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is challenging a judge's decision to deny him bail. Ryan Sokolovski, a jeweller and former ...

Eight people were taken to hospital after chemicals at a Victoria pool combined to create a dangerous gas on Friday. The city had issued a shelter-in-place order over a "hazardous material incident" at the Crystal Pool, telling anyone within 300 metres...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is on the verge of securing a majority government ahead of three byelections next week. Here's what a majority government would mean for him and for Canada. What is a majority government? A majo...

MONTREAL - Liberal party members will soon grapple with the question of whether children and young teens should be barred from accessing social media accounts for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and YouTube. The policy resolution is expecte...

WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) - Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at a fireworks warehouse that killed seven people, authorities said. Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara Nabity said Friday...

Oklahoma State's softball team took some time to process a fatal crash involving its team bus earlier this week and will be back on the field Friday. The team had been traveling to Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday afternoon when its bus struck and killed ...

LONDON (AP) - An African charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year. Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Bo...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Trying for any kind of divine intervention to reverse the fortunes of his favorite hockey team, Philadelphia Flyers fan Mike Culin skipped traditional good-luck gimmicks for a more heavenly approach: Gift Pope Leo XIV his own custom...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to "play" the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending their war. President Donald Trump has tasked the member of his inner circle who has seemed to b...

ISLAMABAD (AP) - With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah militants traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Str...