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Province to close several highways Saturday in preparation for storm activity
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it will proactively close several highways Saturday afternoon (Nov. 27) as the province prepares to be battered with more rainstorm...
Nov 26, 2021

Environment Canada issues first ‘red level alert’ ahead of back-to-back storms in B.C.
VICTORIA - Flood-ravaged communities across southern B.C. are not out of the woods yet, Environment Canada warned, as back-to-back atmospheric rivers approach.The first storm will bring heavy rainfall...
Nov 26, 2021

Friday COVID-19 totals include 341 cases in B.C., 77 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The province is reporting another 341 cases of COVID-19 to end the work week, including 77 cases in Interior Health.B.C.'s health ministry says the active caseload is at 3,035 (down by 26) ...
Nov 26, 2021

Rural community COVID-19 vaccination clinics returning to Interior Health for children, booster doses
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health will relaunch its community immunization clinics for rural and remote communities in the coming weeks.In a news release, IH says there will be increased demand for COVID-19 ...
Nov 26, 2021

Kaprizov has goal, three assists as Wild rout Jets 7-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov scored and tied a career high with three assists to help the Minnesota Wild rout the Winnipeg Jets 7-1 on Friday. Mats Zuccarello scored twice before leaving wit...
Nov 26, 2021

Nicola Valley SAR team saves 37 Merritt residents, stays on-guard for upcoming flood risk
MERRITT - Ryan Smith is just starting to catch up on his sleep. The president of the Nicola Valley Search and Rescue team says his crew got the call as soon as the Coldwater River burst its Banks in M...
Nov 26, 2021

Kailen Sheridan says competition brings the best out of the Canadian women
The Canadian women look to put the finishing touches on a golden year Saturday with the first of two matches against Mexico. The sixth-ranked Olympic champions take on No. 28 Mexico at a Mexico City t...
Nov 26, 2021

Kamloops RCMP seek tips after two frightening daytime sexual assaults
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for suspects in a pair of brazen daytime sexual assaults this week.In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the first took place on Monday (Nov. 22...
Nov 26, 2021

Police make second arrest in fatal stabbing of Montreal teen outside school
Montreal police say they've arrested a second person in the stabbing death of 16-year-old Jannai Dopwell-Bailey. The suspect, identified by police as Andrei Donet, 18, appeared in court today on sever...
Nov 26, 2021

Bullets flew past work stations at RCMP detachment in B.C.: senior officer
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - A senior RCMP officer says Mounties and office staff dived for cover on Thursday in Vanderhoof, B.C., as bullets smashed through their detachment office windows. Chief Supt. Warren ...
Nov 26, 2021

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