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Coquihalla reopens Wednesday morning after overnight closures
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coquihalla Highway was back open as of 5:00 a.m. Wednesday, but conditions are still very treacherous for drivers attempting to traverse the high mountain highway.The route between...
Nov 10, 2021
Kamloops Fire Rescue spends overnight hours dousing smouldering fire at Cinnamon Ridge Compost Facility
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue personnel and City of Kamloops staff spent the bulk of the night at the City's Cinammon Ridge Compost Facility after a fire broke out in a large pile of hog fuel.KFR's ...
Nov 10, 2021
Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies
CALGARY - An analysis from the University of Calgary concludes that a coal mine on protected land on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains wouldn't be an overall benefit to Alberta. A paper from t...
Nov 10, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Two orphaned bear cubs deserve a chance, so cut the red tape
POLICY IS OFTEN CITED as a reason for doing things but, like the law, policy can be an ass.There are two orphaned bear cubs in Kamloops right now that will probably die from starvation, injury, exposu...
Nov 10, 2021
Merkel asks Putin to intervene with Belarus over migrants
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene with Belarus over the migrant situation on that country's border with ...
Nov 10, 2021
B.C. study shows sustainable management of salmon fishery before colonization
VANCOUVER - A new study confirms what Michelle George's family has told her about their Tsleil-Waututh ancestors' fishing practices of targeting male salmon both for their meat and to sustain the fish...
Nov 10, 2021
B.C. study shows sustainable management of salmon fishery before colonization
VANCOUVER - A new study confirms what Michelle George's family has told her about their Tsleil-Waututh ancestors' fishing practices of targeting male salmon both for their meat and to sustain the fish...
Nov 10, 2021
New B.C. veterans centre, using music to help with PTSD: In The News for Nov. 10
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 10, 2021
War veteran Trevor Greene gives experience to Surrey, B.C., Veterans Village project
Canadian war veteran Trevor Greene knows what it's like to navigate treatment after a life-threatening injury, combined with post-traumatic stress, prompting his decisionto take on an advising role at...
Nov 10, 2021
Climate talks draft agreement expresses 'alarm and concern'
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Negotiators at the United Nations climate talks are considering a draft decision that highlights "alarm and concern" about global warming the planet already is experiencing an...
Nov 10, 2021
