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Vehicle fire causing delays on Highway 1 between Cache Creek and Spences Bridge
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Drivers traveling between Cache Creek and Spences Bridge may experience delays on their commute Monday (May 26). DriveBC first reported of a vehicle fire on the Trans Canada Highwa...
Victor Kaisar May 26, 2025

King Charles, Queen Camilla delight Ottawa crowds with 'momentous' royal visit
OTTAWA - Thousands of royal watchers gathered on a sunny Monday afternoon in Ottawa to give King Charles and Queen Camilla a taste of Canadian hospitality during their short but highly symbolic trip. ...
Aaron Schulze May 26, 2025

No injuries as Kamloops firefighters make quick work of shed fire near McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 1:20 p.m.): Three trailer homes near McArthur Island were damaged by a two-alarm shed fire Sunday (May 25) morning, and Kamloops firefighters say one of the structures was likely sp...
Victor Kaisar May 25, 2025

City, Fire Chief urge caution as grassfire in Kenna Cartwright Park under control
KAMLOOPS - A grassfire that sparked near the Reservoir Trail at Kenna Cartwright Park Saturday (May 24) is currently under control, though it hadn't yet been extinguished as of the most recent update....
May 25, 2025

UPDATE: Grassfire near Home Depot in Kamloops being held at 1.1 hectares
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 6:40 p.m.): A grassfire near the Reservoir Trail at Kenna Cartwright Park is currently being held at 1.1 hectares in size, according to the BC Wildfire Service. That means the fire ...
Victor Kaisar May 24, 2025

$40 million lottery ticket sold in B.C., same month as record prize win
BURNABY - British Columbia has another multimillion-dollar lottery winner about a week after handing out a record-breaking $80 million win. The B.C. Lottery Corporation says a Lotto Max ticket purchas...
Victor Kaisar May 24, 2025

Hudson's Bay reaches deal to sell up to 28 leases to B.C. mall owner
Hudson's Bay plans to sell up to 28 of its store leases to a B.C. mall owner who wants to launch "a new modern department store."Canada's oldest company said Friday it will seek court permission for R...
Victor Kaisar May 24, 2025

New provincial funding set to help Merritt design and build set-back dikes, acquire properties
MERRITT - The City of Merritt says it has received approximately $3.4 million from the provincial government to improve its flood protection infrastructure. It says the money will go towards Phase 1 o...
Victor Kaisar May 23, 2025

Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Interior Health Authority has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over a data breach in 2009 that allegedly compromised thousands of employees' personal information tha...
Victor Kaisar May 23, 2025

Potential heat wave on the horizon for Kamloops next week
KAMLOOPS - While Kamloops is forecast to reach highs of 30 C over the weekend, even hotter temperatures are expected by the middle of next week. Environment Canada is forecasting Kamloops to reach a d...
Victor Kaisar May 23, 2025

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