Category Archives: British Columbia
Trailer fire slows traffic on Trans Canada
GOLDEN - Traffic has been significantly slowed on the Trans Canada Highway following a truck fire this morning midway between Rogers Pass summit and Golden. A semi trailer unit caught fire and held up...
Sep 01, 2018
Disaster financial assistance for mudslide victims now available
VICTORIA - Good news for those who were negatively impacted by mudslides Aug. 11-12. The provincial government says Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available to eligible British Columbians ...
Aug 31, 2018
One confirmed dead in Trans-Canada Highway crash west of Chase
CHASE - Update: According to Drive BC, the highway has opened to single-lane alternating traffic. Earlier: Police have confirmed at least one person was killed this morning in a two-vehicle crash just...
Aug 31, 2018
Province closing catch-and-release fishery to promote steelhead conservation
KAMLOOPS - Attention anglers. Victoria is closing all angling on the Thompson River below Kamloops Lake, and on portions of the Fraser River, in response to low steelhead returns. “The closure w...
Aug 31, 2018
Fall fairs provide great long weekend fun
KAMLOOPS - If you’re looking for something to do over the long weekend, there are a couple of great fairs within a short drive. The North Thompson Fall Fair in Barriere starts in earnest today, ...
Aug 31, 2018
Could the worst be over as 512 B.C. wildfires rage?
VERNON - There's a possibility the worst may be over in terms of B.C.'s horrific wildfire season although 512 fires continue to burn through the province today and there were five new fire starts Wedn...
Aug 30, 2018
Crash closes Coquihalla Highway northbound between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Update: Traffic is moving again, albeit slowly, northbound on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt. The northbound lane has been opened to single lane traffic though motoris...
Aug 30, 2018
Psych assessment after 7-Eleven crash and fire in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - A man charged in connection with a dramatic vehicle crash and fire at the 7-Eleven store in Salmon Arm last Friday remains in custody, awaiting a psychiatric assessment. Thirty-seven year...
Aug 30, 2018
Politicians and First Nations leaders weigh in on Trans Mountain decision
KAMLOOPS - Plenty of reaction today to the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn the federal government’s approval of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. For her ...
Aug 30, 2018
2018 officially the worst B.C. wildfire season on record for area burned
KAMLOOPS - It’s not the kind of milestone the BC Wildfire Service feels like celebrating. Fire Information Officer Kyla Fraser confirms the 2018 wildfire season is officially the worst wildfire ...
Aug 29, 2018
