KAMLOOPS - A referendum slated to take place this fall could determine the fate of fire protection services in Tobiano. The resort community west of Kamloops has fire protection services, but it remains without a dedicated fire hall. In a news release issued Tuesday (June 16), the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNR...

KAMLOOPS - A woman who admitted to igniting a series of fires in the woods around Kamloops four years ago has been charged with setting a house on fire in the Sagebrush area last November.The new charges stem from a house fire on November 13, 2025 in the 700-block of Dominion Street.At the time, Kamloops RCMP say the s...

UPDATE (1:00 p.m.): The Kullagh Creek wildfire is measured at 80 hectares in size.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A wildfire on the north end of Stump Lake along Highway 5A has grown to 30 hectares in size since it was discovered Tuesday (June 16) morning. The BC Wildfire Service says the Kullagh Creek wildfire is burning out of c...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area was the focus of a three-day blitz into commercial vehicle safety rules and regulations last month. From May 12 to 14, BC Highway Patrol held a series of 24/7 check stops in Central B.C., particularly the east and west sides of Kamloops, along with locations along Highway 5A. The blitz was ...

An official with the British Columbia Wildfire Service says a slow start to the fire season, with 42 square kilometres of land burned so far this spring, is "masking" underlying drought and the likelihood of increased fire activity this summer. Neal Mc...

VICTORIA - An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to look into building two new hydropower dams, including a fourth dam on the Peace River. Joe Foy with the Wilderness Committee says damming and diverting big rive...

SURREY - Organized crime investigators in British Columbia say a multi-month effort against a drug-trafficking operation has yielded the discovery of multiple kilograms of illicit drugs in Metro Vancouver. Police say the investigation began last Octobe...

SURREY - Homicide investigators say a 45-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 death of a man in Metro Vancouver. Police say Miikael Tattoo King, formerly known as Michael Branden Anderson, is also facing one count of obstr...

SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man died while in custody in Vancouver. The Independent Investigations Office says in a statement that the man died Monday morning, a day after being arrested and placed at a Vancouve...

OTTAWA - Efforts to legalize assisted dying in Canada date back decades and the issue has been the subject of debate in Parliament and at the country's top court. Here are some key dates: 1892: Canada's first Criminal Code included a provision that bar...

MONTREAL - A coalition of Black community groups has joined calls for an independent public inquiry into racism within Montreal's police force. Members of the Afro Youth Summit issued the call today following allegations of racist behaviour by members ...

OTTAWA - The Conservatives are accusing the federal government of trying to ram through a bill to help police and spies after the Liberals warned they would take steps to speed up committee scrutiny of the legislation. The Liberals say the bill will en...

The Parole Board of Canada rejected Jacob Hoggard's bid for full parole this month because it found the former Hedley frontman, now convicted sexual offender, requires professional supervision. The board instead granted Hoggard six months of day parole...

VICTORIA - An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to look into building two new hydropower dams, including a fourth dam on the Peace River. Joe Foy with the Wilderness Committee says damming and diverting big rive...

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday he hopes all three of the crime bills introduced by the Liberal government become law before Parliament rises for the summer. Bail Bill C-14 received royal assent and became law on Monday, in what is l...

OTTAWA - MPs are calling on the government to tackle the rise of antifeminist ideology by funding programs that undercut the "manosphere" of online influencers who blame women for men's problems. The House of Commons women's committee was set to addres...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies. The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of ...

Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration's massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them of coordinating efforts to block arrests and deportations as part of a conspiracy against th...

LONDON (AP) - A Russian warship fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday, authorities said, an incident that caused no damage but illustrated heightened tensions between the two countries. ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that Ohio should abolish the death penalty, saying it is no longer a deterrent to violent crime, confirming his change of heart on the policy he helped write as a state legislator 45 years ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A freight train struck a bus at a level crossing in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, killing at least nine people including two children, police and rail authorities said. The crash occurred at a railway crossing in Triangle, ...

PALU, Indonesia (AP) - A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of Indonesia's Sulawesi island Tuesday and was followed by strong aftershocks. The initial temblor caused strong shaking lasting more than a minute around Palu, a city of about ...