Pear Lake wildfire
Shifting winds and less smoke coverage pose challenge to Pear Lake wildfire fighters
CLINTON, B.C. - Wildland firefighters battling the Pear Lake wildfire have their work cut out for them heading into the weekend, as hot, windy conditions are expected to sweep through the region on Friday (Aug 21).This update comes as the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is urging residents on evacuation alerts and or...
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100 Mile ER
100 Mile House ER to close for 37th time in 2026
100 MILE HOUSE B.C. - The emergency department at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed overnight.Interior Health says the ER will be closed for 13 hours - from 7:00 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 21) to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday (Aug. 22) - but all other impatient services will be available in the meantime.During th...
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Kamloops and Area
Weather Watch
Kamloops in store for weekend thundershowers, despite persisting heat
KAMLOOPS - A unique weather pattern is bringing thundershowers and gusty winds to the Kamloops region. As of publication, Environment Canada is forecasting a daytime high of 33 C Saturday (Aug. 22), but with the risk of a thunderstorm and a 60 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon. From there, showers and thunder...
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Livability and Sustainability
Kamloops' Heritage Engagement Group looking for new member to serve two-year term
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents who are knowledgeable and passionate about heritage in the community are being asked to bring their insight forward. The City of Kamloops says it's searching for a resident to serve as a community representative for the Heritage Engagement Group on a two-year term, on a voluntary basis. Th...
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Building Skills, Supporting Community
TRU carpentry students gain real-world experience building 2027 Training House, future Y Dream Home
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A new house is rising in Kamloops - but before becoming someone's dream home, it's serving as a real-world classroom. Thompson Rivers University carpentry students are building the foundation of the 2027 B.C. Y.M.C.A Dream Home, and their own futures along with it. No ribbon, no scissors, but a piece o...
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Structure-loss update
Menacing 'perfect storm' forecast has implications for TNRD evacuees, Ainslie Creek, Pear Lake wildfires
KAMLOOPS - Thompson-Nicola Regional District communications manager Colton Davies is asking for more vigilance and patience from residents on evacuation orders and alerts, with an ominous forecast threatening the region. "It's really sort of a perfect storm for what you don't want to see for the weather," Dav...
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Featured Content
BC Day
Art of Gardening Special Edition - BC Day
It's hot, everything is growing, and it'll soon be time to pick those fruit and veggies! Here's a collection of tips from Art Knapp Home & Garden for landscaping, planting in shade, and adding air plants that don't need soil at all!
Aug 04, 2026
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Foliage Shade Garden
Art of Gardening: Foliage Shade Garden
If you have a bit of shade in your garden, take advantage of it! Here's Shawn to let you know what to plant.
Jun 24, 2026
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Native Restoration Plants
Art of Gardening: Native Restoration Plants
What happens when a natural area on your property gets damaged by construction or wildfire? According to Shawn, it's got a lot higher chance of sticking around if you plant what's native to the area.
Jun 18, 2026
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British Columbia
Yukon First Nations firefighters say they haven't been called to help in B.C.
Fire crews with Yukon First Nations Wildfire say they are ready, willing and able to help with out-of-control fires burning in B.C. and are wondering why they haven't received the call. Statements from the organization posted online say its crews are t...
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Charred road to recovery for residents, businesses in B.C.'s south Okanagan
While the immediate threat of wildfire has subsided for Summerland, B.C., a provincial wildfire official said there was much work ahead on the road to recovery as fire crews relocated their command post out of the community. Stefan Hood, incoming incid...
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Driver 'shouldn't be here' after crash with plane in B.C. speared rod through seat
Jaime Pawliuk said he didn't hear anything as the plane flew just over his SUV on busy Foothills Boulevard in Prince George, B.C. Then there was "a whistling sound and metal twisting and glass shattering." Pawliuk said he was lucky to be alive after th...
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Local Sports
Year-End Honours
Pair of NorthPaws take up three spots on All-WCL First Team for 2026
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops NorthPaws were among the best of their positions during the 2026 West Coast League (WCL) season. Outfielder Kade Crawford and starting pitcher and outfielder Evan Dugdale were named to the 2026 WCL All-WCL First Team, as selected by the league's 16 head coaches. In 48 games, Crawford finis...
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Growing the game
Team Canada standout Evans teaches Interior Outlaws lacrosse clinic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Erica Evans, who won silver with Canada at the World Lacrosse Women's Championship earlier this month in Tokyo, was in Kamloops on Tuesday [Aug. 18] to teach an Interior Outlaws all-girls clinic. "Just growing the game," said Evans, who won the inaugural Women's Lacrosse League Championship last w...
Aug 20, 2026
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Evaschesen to Medicine Hat
Blazers trade departing forward Evaschesen to hometown Tigers for trio of draft picks
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers received a haul of Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft picks in exchange for a player who was departing to play collegiate hockey in the United States. The Blazers announced Wednesday (Aug. 19) they've traded 20-year-old forward Josh Evaschesen to the Medicine Hat Tigers. In ret...
Aug 19, 2026
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Canada
Jivani's U.S. connections continue to create 'clap back' for Poilievre: strategist
OTTAWA - Some Conservative strategists said there is little to take away from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's apparent mockery of Leader Pierre Poilievre in a fundraising speech this week. In audio from a fundraiser in Southampton, N.Y., which was provi...
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Voters have until Tuesday to apply for a special ballot for federal byelections
OTTAWA - Canadians planning to vote in upcoming federal byelections have until Tuesday to apply for a special ballot. Three byelections are set for Aug. 31 in the ridings of North Vancouver-Capilano, Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec and Beaches-East York...
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Yukon First Nations firefighters say they haven't been called to help in B.C.
Fire crews with Yukon First Nations Wildfire say they are ready, willing and able to help with out-of-control fires burning in B.C. and are wondering why they haven't received the call. Statements from the organization posted online say its crews are t...
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World
Tropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) - Tropical Storm Moke formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said, on track to bring another round of heavy rain and wind to Hawaii as residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala. Moke was l...
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Plane crashed on second attempt to land in heavy fog in Alaska, killing all 8 aboard, officials say
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A plane that crashed at a remote military site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, was making its second runway approach in heavy fog when it lost contact, authorities said Friday. The Cessna's two ...
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Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration's emergency request to in...
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