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Canadian Armed Forces arrive in Kamloops to help with wildfire season
After a request was sent by Premier John Horgan for federal assistance with wildfire season,…
Securing perimeters main tactic today for crews battling blazes around Kamloops
The large wildfires burning in Kamloops area have grown, most significantly the Tremont Creek wildfire…
New wildfire starts southeast of Merritt
B.C. Wildfire crews are dealing with a new wildfire that started southeast of Merritt. B.C.…
Goose Lake wildfire near Kamloops being held
A wildfire that sparked yesterday morning near Kamloops is now being held by firefighters. The…
BC Wildlife Park has a hospital full of merlins getting ready for flight
The fifty animals that were taken into the rehab facility at the B.C. Wildfire Park…
Pandemic pets adopted through B.C. SPCA have indeed found forever homes
The B.C. SPCA anticipated the possibility pandemic pets would be returned to shelters as reopening…
TNRD calls for provincial state of emergency
One of B.C.'s hardest hit regions is calling on the provincial government to declare a…
Wildfire southeast of Ashcroft now at 780 hectares
A wildfire burning to the south of Ashcroft has reached 780 hectares and is still…
Tk’emlups graves report sheds light on study; further work stalled by lack of records
As the area around Kamloops becomes shrouded by wildfire smoke, the veil of colonialism was…
Wildfire near Sun Peaks sees ‘minimal growth’
A wildfire burning near Sun Peaks has seen minimal growth in the last 24 hours.…
UPDATE: Goose Lake fire near Kamloops mapped at 33 hectares
Kamloops Fire Rescue and B.C. Wildfire Service are battling a wildfire that was reported this…
The mysterious, outspoken Kamloops social media group run by a federal Conservative riding president
A mysterious politically-motivated social media page in Kamloops is being run by the president of…
Dog rescued during Lytton wildfire emergency happy to be home
Jessica Dan and her dog Princess are still recuperating after a long and stressful ordeal.…
UPDATE: Evacuation alerts expanded near Ashcroft as wildfire more than doubles in size
The Tremont Creek wildfire near Ashcroft has more than doubled in size today due to…
Suspect wanted in Kamloops armed robbery nabbed by police
A 30-year-old Kamloops man wanted by police for a mall robbery in April is now…
100 Mile House on evacuation alert due to wildfire
The District of 100 Mile House is now on an evacuation alert due to a…
Firefighters respond to 5 suspected human-caused fires near Kamloops
Firefighters from B.C. Wildfire Service and Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to five wildfires near Kamloops…
Sun Peaks resident on evacuation alert alarmed at lack of lodging in Kamloops
Residents of Sun Peaks are worried there is no lodging available in Kamloops in the…
Kamloops RCMP ask for help to find missing man
Police are looking for a 61-year-old Kamloops man last seen over two weeks ago. Leslie…
Evacuation order expanded near Sparks Lake wildfire
The Thompson Nicola Regional District has expanded evacuation orders to include 110 more properties due…
Sleeping driver in Kamloops awakened by officers, hits cop cars
Kamloops RCMP are investigating after a driver asleep at the wheel in a parked SUV…
Kamloops city councillor absolves himself of potential conflict of interest
A Kamloops city councillor whose family business takes subsidized tenants from local non-profit agencies determined…
Kamloops’s needle buyback program aiming for a second launch
Two Kamloops residents are hoping to resurrect a controversial needle exchange program after it was…
Embleton Mountain wildfire near Sun Peaks grows to 290 hectares
The Embleton Mountain wildfire near Sun Peaks has grown to 290 hectares as this morning…