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Open burning ban partially lifted in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS – Open burning will soon be allowed throughout the fire centre, though residents in…
Number of hectares burned in Kamloops Fire Centre nearly triple over last year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With 455 wildfires already on the books in the Kamloops Fire Centre, this…
Reprieve following record day for Okanagan
OKANAGAN – After another record-setting day the Okanagan we may finally see a break in…
Lightning strikes 500 per cent above normal for May
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – We didn’t get a lot rain, and temperatures were only a bit warmer…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Lytton now 50 per cent contained; residents to start returning home
UPDATE: 2:20 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2 The South Spencer Road fire is now 50 per…
VIDEO: Interior air quality an island of low risk amid smoky B.C. skies
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Yes there is a slight haze in the air and we can expect…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning for North Okanagan ended, watch ended for Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Environment Canada has ended the severe thunderstorm watch for the Thompson-Okanagan. The severe…
Laundry workers lose privatization fight with Interior Health
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – Laundry workers throughout the Interior Health Authority will soon lose their jobs…
Fintry Queen given a few more weeks to find a home
KELOWNA – The owners of the Fintry Queen has been granted a small reprieve. Andy…
Westbank First Nation sued by former hospital partners
WESTBANK FIRST NATION – The legal quagmire is deepening around the Westbank First Nation's failed…
Westbank First Nation’s $7.9 million debt: Following the money trail
WESTBANK – The company that partnered with Westbank First Nation on its first failed attempt…
Bear season brisk for conservation officers in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It was a busy bear season for conservation officers in the Southern Interior,…
Province treads lightly enforcing drought rules
OKANAGAN – The province has added to the regions under a level four drought advisory,…
Peachland bypass could result from new traffic study
PEACHLAND – What to do with the highway through Peachland is the question a new…
Overdose deaths prompt province to declare public health emergency
INTERIOR HEALTH AUTHORITY HARD HIT THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Responding to a continuing surge in drug overdose…