Wildfire Risk Reduction
Pair of prescribed burn projects slated to begin in the Cariboo this week
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of projects intended to reduce wildfire risk in the Cariboo could begin as early as this week. The BC Wildfire Service says a 20-hectare prescribed burn near White Road south of Williams Lake could begin as early as Thursday (April 9) and continue periodically until April 24. In a news rele...
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Wildfire Situation
Pair of human-caused Lytton-area wildfires under control
LYTTON, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service says a small wildfire that sparked south of Lytton Monday (April 6) afternoon is now under control at 3.6 hectares.The fire near Siska creek is believed to be human caused, and it was highly visible to people on the Trans-Canada Highway."Crews are onsite at this incident toda...
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ER Closures
Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Doerkson's 100 Mile House hospital ER petition quickly garners 1,500+ signatures
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A petition started by Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson has already garnered more than 1,500 signatures since it launched Monday morning (April 6), calling for action following repeated closures of the emergency department in 100 Mile House. The emergency department is closed until 8:00 p.m. M...
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BLAZERS' FUTURES
Blazers await decisions from NCAA-committed players with roster uncertainty next season
KAMLOOPS - Now that the dust has settled after being eliminated from the playoffs, the Kamloops Blazers look ahead to next season and what the roster may look like. There is uncertainty around the Western Hockey League, with players having the option to leave their teams to go to the NCAA. Kamloops has six skaters comm...
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Red Bridge
Kamloops, Tkemlúps preparing to ramp up pressure on Victoria for Red Bridge replacement
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and Tkemlúps te Secwépemc are prepared to turn up the pressure on the provincial government, calling for a plan to replace the Red Bridge. The structure over the South Thompson River was destroyed by an arson fire in September 2024 and there is growing frustration about the...
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TRU v. Phillips Resolved
Terminated TRU administrator settles with university out of court
KAMLOOPS - A civil lawsuit between a former Thompson Rivers University (TRU) administrator and the university will not go to court. TRU announced it has reached a mutually agreeable settlement with Larry Phillips, the university's former vice-president of people and culture, following mediation.Phillips, who was the s...
Apr 06, 2026
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Early Spring Special Edition
Art of Gardening Special Edition - Early Spring
It's officially Spring! We could all use a reminder regarding what's important to do when to get our yards and gardens set up for success. Here are some of our favourite early Spring features from Art Knapp Home & Garden. There's a lot to do in early spring!
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Art of Gardening: Purple Potatoes
Ever seen a purple potato? Turns out it has a lot more going for it than these regular potatoes. Purple is a Royal Colour
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British Columbia
Could this be the end of green building standards in Ontario - again?
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford's government is taking another swipe at green standards while nixing a requirement for municipalities to build climate change goals into their official plans. The new changes would roll back municipal enhanced development s...
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Man charged in Surrey, B.C., shooting that injured driver, setting off crash
SURREY - A man has been charged in a shooting in Metro Vancouver that injured a vehicle driver, setting off a crash. Surrey police say officers responded to the crash March 24 on University Drive. Police say arriving officers found a person had been ...
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Vancouver Island man sentenced to nine-plus years in child-exploitation case
PORT ALBERNI - A Vancouver Island man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for several sex offences involving minors he met online. Port Alberni RCMP say Loki Tchir was sentenced in the city on March 28 on charges including possession o...
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BLAZERS' FUTURES
Blazers await decisions from NCAA-committed players with roster uncertainty next season
KAMLOOPS - Now that the dust has settled after being eliminated from the playoffs, the Kamloops Blazers look ahead to next season and what the roster may look like. There is uncertainty around the Western Hockey League, with players having the option to leave their teams to go to the NCAA. Kamloops has six skaters comm...
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Meadow Creek Golf Club
District of Logan Lake assumes operations of Meadow Creek Golf Course
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The District of Logan Lake is assuming responsibility for the operations of the community's nearby golf course after nearly four decades of volunteer sustainability. On March 31, the Meadow Creek Golf Club voted to dissolve its lease agreement with the district and return all golf course lands and as...
Apr 06, 2026
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BC Premier League
Kamloops United begins 2026 BCPL season with defeat in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - It was a losing start to the new season for Kamloops United as they played their first games of the 2026 BC Premier League (BCPL) campaign, formerly League1 British Columbia.In men's action, Noel Poole scored twice for Kamloops, but they lost 5-2 to the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy at the UBC South Turf. The...
Apr 05, 2026
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Canada
Montreal neighbourhood to hold vigil after unhoused migrant found dead
MONTRÉAL - Community organizations in Montreal's Parc-Extension district are holding a vigil to remember a 42-year-old unhoused migrant who died earlier this year. Those who knew Manjeet Singh say he came to Canada from India in 2018 to escape poverty....
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'War crimes': Iranian Canadians horrified by Trump's latest threat to destroy Iran
TORONTO - Iranian Canadians whose family members live in Iran say they are horrified by U.S. President Donald Trump's latest social media post threatening the existence of their homeland. Trump said in a Truth Social post this morning that a "whole ci...
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Feds looking at how to 'cushion the blow' as gas prices rise amid Iran war: Carney
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is looking at how to support Canadians as oil prices rise amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. Oil prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. The Canadian A...
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World
Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian culture is 'unacceptable'
ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization was "truly unacceptable" and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. In some of his strongest commen...
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, an Iraqi official tells the AP
BAGHDAD (AP) - American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, an Iraqi official with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. Kittleson was freed in the afternoo...
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Over 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says
CAIRO (AP) - More than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday. The bodies of at least two of them have been recovered. About...
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