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Multiple people seriously injured in crash on Trans-Canada near Field
A serious two-vehicle crash has closed the Trans-Canada Highway near Field this afternoon. Emergency crews…
Residents describe sound of roaring river, breaking trees of B.C.’s landslide waters
Max Paulhus says he could hear wood breaking and a roaring sound before an approaching…
Israel-Hamas war latest: New Hamas leader can ensure a cease-fire deal is reached, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the newly chosen Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has…
Boeing will spend $61M in B.C. as part of Canada’s military planes contract
RICHMOND, B.C. – Boeing Canada plans to invest $61 million in British Columbia for an…
Busted sewer line closes Vernon beaches on Okanagan Lake, again
For the second time this summer, some Vernon beaches have been closed due to a…
Fire between Vernon and Salmon Arm doubles in size
A wildfire burning between Vernon and Salmon Arm has doubled in size in the last…
Elderly Kamloops fishers lose legal fight to fish for kokanee in nearby lake
An elderly group of fly fishers who claimed that not being able to put their…
iN VIDEO: Paddlewheeler Wanda Sue spotted on South Thompson river in Kamloops
The paddlewheeler Wanda Sue was spotted cruising along the river in Kamloops over the weekend…
Customers line up on Ohio’s first day of recreational marijuana sales
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Customers lined up at dispensaries across Ohio on Tuesday for the…
Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an…
Crew in unsafe hole nets North Okanagan firm $19,000 fine
A North Okanagan contractor has been fined $19,000 after crews were found to have been…
The Friendly Canadian: Kamloops athlete wins Olympic gold in hammer throw
A member of the Kamloops Track and Field Club, Ethan Katzberg, made a record-breaking hammer…
Disaster threat from B.C. landslide’s river waters decreases, says emergency minister
VANCOUVER – A “grateful” emergency management minister says the threat of a flood disaster along…
Crews get handle on wildfire on Penticton’s West Bench
A wildfire that broke out in Penticton's this afternoon is now being held but not…
RCMP looking for witnesses to fatal head-on crash in South Okanagan
One person was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 in Oliver last week.…
Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada
WASHINGTON – Vice-President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate…
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas chooses Oct. 7 mastermind as their new leader as wider war feared
The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official…
iN VIDEO: Highly flammable invasive plant spreading in North Okanagan
While the yellow flowers of Scotch broom might be pretty, the invasive plant is cause…
North Okanagan wildfire continues to grow
A wildfire located between Vernon and Salmon Arm continues to grow today. As of 10…
Shootout between suspect and Montreal police leaves three people seriously injured
MONTREAL – Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a shootout between a suspect and Montreal…
Thousands storm fences at free weekend Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont.
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. – Niagara Regional Police say several thousand people pushed through the fences…
‘I just want to move on’: Evacuated resident can’t escape UBCO tower debacle
A resident who was evacuated from her apartment in downtown Kelowna is stuck in a…
Trudeau meets officials, evacuees following Jasper wildfire
HINTON, Alta. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Hinton, Alta., to get a briefing on…
B.C. officials warn of dangers around Fraser, Chilcotin River banks as water tops dam
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says it’s “extremely unsafe” to be near the banks of…