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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Kamloops, Shuswap
More extreme weather is expected in the Southern Interior today. Environment Canada has issued a…
How this Kamloops farm family is coping with the heat wave
For Amanda DeMarni and her family, keeping her animals safe during the current extreme heat…
Smoky skies and blistering heat to persist through the weekend
The heat wave that has thrown the B.C. Interior into a fiery state of emergency…
With 12K lightning strikes in B.C. more wildfires expected to pop up
Roughly 12,000 lighting strikes were reported primarily in the Kamloops and Okanagan regions yesterday, starting…
Death toll from B.C. heat wave climbing
There have been 321 more sudden deaths in B.C. in the last five days than…
Six heat wave deaths in Kamloops as extreme temperatures take toll
Six people have died suddenly in Kamloops since June 25, when the extreme heat conditions…
One more day of the heat wave pushes Okanagan and Canadian records even higher
Lytton fell just short of the 50 C mark as it set another Canadian high…
Risk of severe thunderstorms in Thompson-Nicola tomorrow
The historic ridge of high pressure responsible for the heat wave in the B.C. Interior…
All-time heat records shattered again for Kamloops, Okanagan and Canada
All-time high temperature records in B.C. often last decades. But, as expected, the record-breaking temperatures…
Extreme heat forces Summerland into Stage 2 water restrictions
With the mercury climbing into the 40 degree plus range daily for the next few…
Campfires banned throughout Central Okanagan as of Wednesday
A high to extreme fire danger rating thanks to the heat wave has resulted in…
School buses not running in Kamloops school district due to extreme heat
School District 73 is suspending school bus service for for the last two days of…
Dozens of heat records set in B.C. including hottest day ever in Canada
Lytton is officially the hottest town in Canada. The temperature in that Fraser Canyon town…
How to keep your dog cool at home in this heat: B.C. SPCA
There are a lot of new dog owners out there who decided to a pandemic…
Kelowna, Kamloops set to topple all-time high temperature records
Daily heat records toppled across B.C. Saturday, and more will fall in the days to…
How you can beat the Thompson-Okanagan heat wave without air conditioning
A heat warning is in effect across the Thompson-Okanagan region, as temperatures are expected to…
As heat wave hits, another reminder from B.C. SPCA
Every year the message is the same and every year it needs to be repeated:…
Largest of 3 new wildfires in South Okanagan being held
Three wildfires started in the South Okanagan yesterday with one reaching almost 50 hectares in…
Peak of heat wave in Okanagan, Kamloops will be record-breaking: meteorologists
There’s a seven degree celcius difference in weather service predictions of how hot it’s going…
Kamloops homeless shelters double as ‘cooling stations’ amid heatwave
Homeless shelter and outreach services are mobilizing in Kamloops to expand services during the current…
‘Dangerous long duration heatwave’ on its way, Environment Canada warns
No matter where you are in the next few days, you will need to find…
Kamloops RCMP ask motorists not leave kids in parked cars as temperatures rise
As the heat wave picks up steam in the southern Interior, Kamloops RCMP have issued…
‘Skull-crushing ridge’ to bring abnormal heat to the Okanagan, Kamloops
Temperature records are poised to topple across B.C. as the heatwave that gripped the Lower…
Kamloops to reach 40 C by the weekend; the Okanagan 38 C
Slather on some sunscreen and pack your own shade this week — it's going to…