Author Archives: Doug Collins

OTTAWA - A virtual vote will determine who will lead the Assembly of First Nations as its next national chief. Seven candidates are vying to replace outgoing National Chief Perry Bellegarde in the ele...

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her friend at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., is expected to find out how long he will be in prison before he's eligible fo...

KAMLOOPS - SD73 will have a district-wide dress code for the 2021-22 academic year. During Monday's (July 5) board of education meeting, the newly-introduced dress code showed that students should be ...

KAMLOOPS - They say the heart of a city is its people, and one person who made Kamloops' heart beat for decades was Wayne Brennan. Kamloops is saying goodbye to its beloved 'Can Man'. For over 20 year...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has issued an evacuation alert for the Hanham-Titetown area, which is located near Batnuni Lake. The BC Wildfire Service says the alert was pr...

KAMLO0PS - Canada's railways are trying to get back up to speed following the devastating wildfire in Lytton last week. Since so much traffic travels by rail, having the rail traffic stop is providing...

OTTAWA - Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mad...

TK'EMLUPS, B.C. - Since opening up the Kamloopa Powwow Arbour to wildfire evacuees, Tk'emlps volunteers have been given a flood of donations - including food, water, blankets, clothing and camping sup...

KAMLOOPS - The Sparks Lake wildfire north of Kamloops Lake is now up to just over 39 thousand hectares, and still out of control. An area restriction order remains in effect. 130 firefighters have bee...

KAMLOOPS - There are 196 active fires listed on the B.C. Wildfire site this morning, but that is probably a conservative amount. At least 40 fires have sparked in the past two days, but more will show...