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Wildfire update planned in B.C. as crews battle about 360 blazes
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister of emergency management is scheduled to give an update on the wildfire situation today as some areas in the province cool off while others flare. Bowinn Ma and ...
Jul 30, 2024
UPDATE: Two people found dead following plane crash near Merritt Airport
UPDATE (5 p.m.): RCMP confirm two people are dead following a plane crash that took place near Merritt Airport on Sunday (July 28). Police responded at about 7 p.m. on Sunday after the report of a cra...
Jul 29, 2024 Police line on Nicola Ranch (image credit - CFJC Today)
Kamloops sobering centre, review of RCMP policy recommended following inquest into 2019 jail cell death
KAMLOOPS - Local RCMP and the City of Kamloops are being asked to undertake a comprehensive review of policies and practice procedures pertaining to prisoner wellness following an inquest into a 2019 ...
Jul 29, 2024
Emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt temporarily closed for sixth time in July
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be unavailable Sunday (July 28) night. In a news release, Interior Health says the temporary closure of Merritt's ER ...
Jul 28, 2024
Ottawa and Alberta match Red Cross fire donations as Jasper residents view damage map
EDMONTON - As residents of Jasper learn more details about wildfire damage to their evacuated town, the Alberta and federal governments say they'll match donations to the Canadian Red Cross for wildfi...
Jul 28, 2024
B.C. tree fruit grower co-operative shuts down after 88 years, citing low volume
OKANAGAN, B.C. - A British Columbia co-operative that has been selling and promoting the province's fruit for the last 88 years is shutting down. In a letter sent to members Friday and obtained by The...
Jul 27, 2024
'It's not accurate in what is going on here'; Kamloops safety committee fights back at crime ranking
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is Number 1, with the highest crime rate of any census metropolitan area, according to Statistics Canada. If you stopped reading there, you'd likely be shocked, but Kamloops' safet...
Jul 26, 2024
Evacuation order west of 100 Mile House lifted as Moose Valley fire calms
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Fire behaviour has calmed on a blaze west of 100 Mile House, leading the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) to end an evacuation in the area.Residents of properties on either side ...
Jul 26, 2024
TNRD partially rescinds evacuation alert and order related to Shetland Creek wildfire
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) partially rescinded its evacuation alert and order related to the Shetland Creek wildfire Thursday (July 25) night. Residents for th...
Jul 26, 2024
TNRD enacts evacuation near Little Fort for Dunn Creek wildfire
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - The Thompson Nicola Regional District has ordered the evacuation of four properties near Little Fort thanks to the advancing Dunn Creek wildfire.Meantime, the TNRD has declared a s...
Jul 25, 2024
