British Columbia

Weekend heat brings concerns for wildfires and health

KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has upgraded several special weather statements to heat warnings that now stretch across most of B-C's southern Interior and south coast.Daytime highs near 40 are expecte...

Jul 30, 2021

Telus posts double-digit profit and revenue growth in second quarter

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. posted double-digit profit and revenue increases in its latest quarter a day after announcing the acquisition of new spectrum licences for $1.95 billion. The Vancouver-based co...

Jul 30, 2021

Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave

VANCOUVER - Two groups focused on environmental issues are calling on the British Columbia government to come up with a plan to track "heat dome injuries" following record-setting temperatures that ar...

Jul 30, 2021

Nanaimo Brain Injury Society receives provincial support

NANAIMO - Local individuals living with acquired brain injury will soon have better access to support services and programs.The Nanaimo Brain Injury Society (NBIS) received $65,000 from the ministry o...

Jul 29, 2021

B.C.'s active COVID-19 infections surpass 1,000 with more than half in the Interior

VICTORIA - British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 active cases of COVID-19 as daily infections continue to rise, particularly in parts of the province's southern Interior. Another 204 cases have been di...

Jul 29, 2021

NDP Leader's presence gives Indigenous community, survivors 'a sense of hope'

KAMLOOPS - "I'm struck by how hard it is to be here... a lot harder than I thought it would be..." That was the federal leader of the NDP party's reaction today when he visited the Kamloops Residentia...

Jul 29, 2021

Falcon targets Horgan as his BC Liberal leadership campaign stops in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The front runner in the race to become the next leader of the BC Liberal Party, made a stop in Kamloops today (July 29) to rally support.Kevin Falcon says British Columbians are suffering u...

Jul 29, 2021

Singh calls on the Prime Minister to take real action to heal the wounds of the Kamloops residential school

KAMLOOPS - For the first time since the discovery of 215 bodies in shallow graves at the Kamloops residential school, the leader of a federal political party has made a visit. The leader of the Federa...

Jul 29, 2021

Tons of rock break off Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., possibly due to heat

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Numerous rock climbing routes on the renowned Grand Wall of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., are closed after a large slab broke off. The society that supports rock climbing in t...

Jul 29, 2021

Horse's tail cut off - RCMP asking for public's help

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a disturbing incident in the Monte Creek area, 25 kilometres east of Kamloops.The Tk'emlps Rural RCMP Detachment's Livestock Section was called to a property on the 1...

Jul 29, 2021