Yukon

B.C. sending more firefighters out-of-province

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - B.C. is answering a request for assistance from the Yukon, sending 31 firefighters there to help fight wildfires. According to B.C. Wildfire, the request was made through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, responsible for coordinating sharing of firefighting personnel and resources with other jurisdictions. B.C. just sent 21 firefighters, four fixed wing...

A Penticton cat with a tale to tell

PENTICTON – This is the story of the Penticton cat that came back, but not the next day. Or the next day, or the next. This summer, the Penticton feline travelled with its owner on a camping trip through Canada's north but wandered away. For two weeks, Bille Burles searched for the orange tabby cat...