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UPDATE: Grassfire along West Shuswap Road under control, Tkʼemlúps says
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 4:30 p.m.): Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) says a grassfire that sparked along West Shuswap Road on Monday (June 16) afternoon is under control, though its not clear what sparked the bl...
Jun 16, 2025
Crews battle large Sunday fire at Tkemlúps landfill
KAMLOOPS - The operator of the Stswkstem Engineered Waste Management Facility on Tkemlps te Secwpemc says crews made quick work of a fire that broke out at the landfill late Sunday (June 15) evening.I...
Jun 16, 2025
'He was thrown out': Trump comes to Putin's defence at start of G7
KANANASKIS, Alt. - Group of Seven (G7) negotiations are already off to a rocky start after a warm welcome quickly devolved into a tense public episode with US President Donald Trump complaining it was...
Jun 16, 2025
U.K. PM Starmer says Israel-Iran conflict to be 'centrepiece' of G7 summit in Alberta
OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran will be a "centrepiece" of this week's G7 leaders' summit in Alberta. Starmer says the summit provides...
Jun 15, 2025
Tariffs, wildfires and AI on the agenda as Canada hosts world leaders at G7
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to pare down Canada's priorities as the G7 summit host, but there's still a lengthy list of global issues for leaders to discuss over the coming days. "Le...
Jun 15, 2025
Kamloops Toys "R" Us store appears set to close less than two years after reopening
KAMLOOPS - It appears the Toys "R" Us store in Kamloops is slated to close its doors, less that two years after it opened in a new location in Lower Sahali. A sign on the door of the location at 500 N...
Jun 14, 2025
Tkemlúps working to protect north Kamloops site after ancestral remains found Thursday
KAMLOOPS - Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) says its working to protect a site on the North Shore of Kamloops where ancestral remains were found on Thursday (June 12). While it did not disclose the location...
Jun 14, 2025
Ronald McDonald Family Room opens for regional families at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - It's taken nearly eight years of work, but the Ronald McDonald Family Room is finally open at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. The space is designed for families at the hospital to use fo...
Jun 13, 2025
Thousands of B.C. reservations at risk due to short-term rental regulations: Airbnb
Short-term vacation rental platform Airbnb said Friday that "thousands" of reservations in British Columbia are at risk of cancellation, accusing the province of rushing out regulations as it cracked ...
Jun 13, 2025
Investigators working to determine cause after 'suspicious' fire at Merritt hotel
MERRITT, B.C. - The RCMP say an overnight structure fire at a Merritt hotel has been deemed suspicious, though investigators are still working to determine a cause. Police say officers from the Merrit...
Jun 13, 2025
