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A rescue official says two men found dead in Kalamalka Lake, south of Vernon, B.C. on Wednesday, were wearing life jackets that didn't fit properly.

A pre-trial hearing for a former Napier man accused of murdering his wife in Canada has been adjourned.

Kamloops RCMP have three men in custody after a house in the 5000 block of Dallas Drive was robbed just before 1 p.m. Thursday.

By Susan Quinn - Alberni Valley News Published: May 23, 2013 4:01 PM Updated: May 23, 2013 4:01 PM A 17-year-old male has been charged with attempted murder in the sexual assault of a 16-year-old female near Roger Creek Park in Port Alberni, Tuesday afternoon.

White Rock RCMP are seeking to identify these two men in connection with the use of an alleged stolen credit card.

A squatter's cabin was destroyed by fire just after 1 a.m. Thursday. The fire was located in the forest above Fort Sheppard Drive.

Teacher Janie Billy has some fun with the pre-school class at Chief Atahm School in Chase, B.C. Teacher Janie Billy has some fun with the pre-school class at Chief Atahm School in Chase, B.C. Nearly half of the 30,000 children in foster care in Canada are aboriginal, a horrifying figure first revealed by Statistics Canada's National Household ... (more)

A teenager who says he heard a horrible "scream" from his beloved black labrador outside the family home in Belcarra, B.C., looked out his window and then went into action to save the dog from a vicious cougar.

Embattled B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix says he will stay on as head of the party despite last week's surprise election defeat.

Clint Schoening of West Kelowna has been identified as the man killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday night on East Side Road.

Members of the Williams Lake fire department extinguished a hydro pole on fire on First Avenue North between Oliver and Borland Streets this morning around 9:20 a.m. By Monica Lamb-Yorski - Williams Lake Tribune Published: May 22, 2013 6:02 PM Updated: May 22, 2013 6:02 PM The RCMP and Williams Lake fire department responded to a hydro pole fire ... (more)

Sgt. Timothy Woznow and Sgt. Darryl Seymour work along the roadside in Courtenay to clear Scotch broom from the area as part of a volunteer initiative organized by 19 Wing's Sustainable Communities committee to clear the invasive plant from areas surrounding 19 Wing Comox.

Daniel Gore, 46, was the driver and sole occupant of a mini-van which hit a car at the intersection of 32nd Avenue and 176th Street on April 28, killing the five occupants of the car.

Mounties in Prince George, B.C., are warning drug users about the powerful prescription opiate fentanyl which has turned up on the city's streets.

A 17-year-old Surrey boy was found bleeding from his head after being hit with a baseball bat multiple times in Langley City on Sunday night.

Homeowners in low lying areas over a wide section of B.C.'s southern and southeastern Interior are being urged to brace for flooding.

Much of the money raised from the federal gas tax and returned to TransLink has so far ended up going to purchase more buses.

Fire and Rescue Services Capt. Gabe Roder says the explosion was triggered when the car owner used a remote key fob to unlock the car door.

Former B.C. Liberal MLA Harold Long was killed in a float plane crash near Stuart Island, B.C. Former B.C. Liberal MLA Harold Long was killed in a plane crash in a remote inlet off the South Coast, the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed.

By Staff Writer - Kamloops This Week Published: May 22, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2013 4:28 PM The Kamloops branch of the BC SPCA is seeking the public's help to cover the medical costs to remove a basketball-size tumour from the shoulder of a Labrador retriever mix.