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Lytton First Nation’s acting chief takes aim at CN Rail for lack of communication following fire
Lytton First Nation’s acting chief is taking aim at CN Rail for its lack of…
Evacuation order issued for properties near Durand Lake wildfire
The Thompson Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 95 properties near the…
Fire in Kelowna duplex being investigated by RCMP
A fire that began in the basement of a Kelowna duplex is being investigated by…
iN VIDEO: Some in Kamloops started leaving before wildfire evacuation order came down
News of a nearby wildfire almost spread faster in Kamloops than the flames as residents…
Drop in temperatures helping crews battle wildfires burning out of control near Big White
The cooler weather today is helping B.C. Wildfire Service crews as they fight two blazes…
Juniper wildfire now under control in Kamloops after prompting evacuations
Multiple neighbourhoods in Kamloops were evacuated last night after a lightning storm sparked a wildfire…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Peachland being held
The B.C. Wildfire Service is holding a blaze along Highway 97C. The B.C. Wildfire Service…
Two reported dead in Lytton wildfire
A Lytton man says his parents died while taking cover in an unused septic tank…
Largest wildfire in province near Kamloops still out of control
B.C. Wildfire crews are still battling an out of control wildfire, the largest currently in…
Penticton condo complex blaze displaces 4 families
A large fire at a Penticton complex yesterday has displaced four families. The blaze was…
Evacuation order issued as new wildfire north of Lillooet grows to 50 square kilometres
B.C. Wildfire Service is battling a 50 square kilometre wildfire north of Lillooet, along West…
150 more properties on evacuation alert as fire northwest of Kamloops keeps growing
An evacuation alert has expanded to include 150 properties northwest of Kamloops Tuesday night as…
Evacuation order issued as wildfire northwest of Kamloops grows to 750 hectares
An evacuation order has been issued for nine properties near the Sparks Lake wildfire raging…
Smoky skies bulletin issued for Kamloops and South Thompson
If it feels like it's getting hard to breathe in Kamloops and the South Thompson,…
UPDATE: Highway 97 near Peachland re-opened as crews get the better of wildfire
The portion of Highway 97 two kilometres south of Peachland closed earlier as crews worked…
Kelowna’s Burger King rooftop fire doused quickly
A mechanical malfunction with the Burger King exhaust system made for a smoky sight Saturday…
Firefighters battling wildfire near Ashcroft
A wildfire has been spotted near the Village of Ashcroft. The fire was first seen…
UPDATE: House fire in Peachland now mapped at .9 hectares, being held
A Peachland house fire that started at around noon Saturday is now mapped at 0.9…
UPDATE: RCMP investigating after two churches destroyed by fire on Similkameen band lands
The RCMP is investigating two suspicious fires that destroyed churches on Upper and Lower Similkameen…
UPDATE: Grass fire next to Westbank Walmart deemed suspicious
The West Kelowna Fire Department is currently investigating a suspicious grass fire that sparked just…
B.C. Wildfire Service ready for heat wave in southern Interior
B.C. Wildfire Service is prepared for the heat as temperatures soar in the Thompson-Okanagan. The…
iN VIDEO: Another wildfire sparked along Coquihalla Highway near Kamloops
A wildfire has broken out near the Inks Lake interchange outside of Kamloops and is…
UPDATE: Two South Okanagan churches burned down
Those closest to the two century-old Catholic churches that were razed by fire Monday morning…
Wildfire near Lytton continues to burn out of control; partial lifting of evacuation alert
An evacuation alert for some of the several properties in the vicinity of the wildfire…