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RCMP find pair of suspected looters in fire-scorched Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP contacted CFJC Today to reiterate that it is very unusual to find unwanted people within evacuated communities and looting is not widespread or even common.EARLIER: RCMP ar...
James Peters Aug 25, 2021

Highway 12 from Lytton to Lillooet re-opens after wildfire shutdown
LYTTON, B.C. - Nearly two months after a wildfire ravaged the village, Highway 12 from Lytton to Lillooet is now open.The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says people travelling through t...
James Peters Aug 25, 2021

Alternate route approved for Trans Mountain south of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Last month, the Canada Energy Regulator approved a new route for the Trans Mountain pipeline to the south of Merritt.The previous route had been challenged by the Coldwater Indian Band...
James Peters Aug 25, 2021

Two in custody after break-in and abduction in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A man is recovering in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after an alleged abduction north of Salmon Arm.RCMP responded Monday (Aug. 23) at 5:45 p.m. after a man was report...
James Peters Aug 24, 2021

Liberal party names First Nations lawyer as Kamloops-area candidate
KAMLOOPS - The Liberal party has selected lawyer Jesse McCormick as its candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo region in the Sept. 20 federal election.McCormick stepped in after the party's origi...
James Peters Aug 24, 2021

Crews fighting wildfires in B.C. aided by cooler and unseasonably low temperatures
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says cooler and below seasonal average temperatures have helped crews fight the blazes. Fire information officer Taylor Colman says crews are seeing between three a...
James Peters Aug 24, 2021

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USW plans barbecue to welcome Logan Lake residents home, acknowledge fire prevention efforts
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The United Steelworkers Local 7619 at Highland Valley Copper will be hosting a thank-you barbecue in Logan Lake for wildland and structural firefighters and to welcome the community...
James Peters Aug 20, 2021

TNRD lifts evacuation order for 650+ Merritt-area properties, including Lower Nicola community
MERRITT, B.C. - Hundreds of residents whose properties surround the eastern edge of the Lytton Creek wildfire are on their way home today.Friday (Aug. 20), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District lifted...
James Peters Aug 20, 2021

Burnaby woman died in Thursday crash west of Kamloops: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a woman from Burnaby died in a head-on crash with a delivery truck just west of Kamloops Thursday (Aug. 19). In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says ...
James Peters Aug 20, 2021

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