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Water levels beginning to recede across B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - The threat of flooding in Kamloops from the delayed snowmelt is nearing an end as the river levels in the city are beginning to recede. Currently, the South Thompson River is still under a ...
Jun 27, 2022
One dead after motorcycle collides with SUV on Highway 5A outside of Merritt
KAMLOOPS - BC Highway Patrol confirms one man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 5A near Quilchena Ranch outside of Merritt late Saturday (June 25) afternoon. In an email to CFJC Tod...
Jun 27, 2022
Flood watch ends for Shuswap: B.C. River Forecast Centre
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) ended its flood watch for the Shuswap region Sunday (June 26).However, a flood warning is still in effect for the Quesnel River, and a flood watch is ...
Jun 27, 2022
One dead after Highway 5A motorcycle crash Saturday night
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP has confirmed a person died after an apparent motorcycle crash Saturday (June 25) evening.On Highway 5A near Kamloops at 9:49 p.m., a person crashed a motorcycle. One person w...
Jun 26, 2022
'Largest spiritual Indigenous gathering' to return during Pope's visit to Alberta
LAC STE. ANNE, Alta. - Rev. Garry LaBoucane remembers going to Wakamne - or God's Lake - during the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage as a boy. "It was always a family tradition," the 74-year-old said in an in...
Jun 26, 2022
Experts caution against becoming 'air-conditioned society' as heat waves get hotter
Hundreds of people who perished during the historic heat wave in British Columbia last summer died in homes ill-suited for temperatures that spiked into the high 30s and beyond for days,a report by B....
Jun 25, 2022
City of Kamloops cautiously optimistic for lower-level river peaks - but prepared for higher
KAMLOOPS - The South Thompson River is seeping into the Riverside Park parking lot Friday (June 24).The City of Kamloops' Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says the river has risen nearly a foot ...
Jun 24, 2022
Technical issue temporarily stops Canadian Forces Snowbirds from flight performances
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be unable to fly in planned air shows and flypasts until a technical issue is resolved. That means performances next...
Jun 24, 2022
Driver in Nicola Lake crash missing: Merritt RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are searching for the driver whose vehicle crashed into Nicola Lake off Highway 5A Monday (June 20) evening.In a news release issued Friday (June 24), RCMP say Daniel Nath...
Jun 24, 2022
A timeline of B.C.'s record-setting extreme heat event in June 2021
Environment Canada heat warnings covered most of British Columbia one year ago as a so-called heat dome settled in and became deadly. The weather office described the heat dome as a strong ridge of hi...
Jun 24, 2022
