Kamloops News

Fire season has officially started in the Okanagan. In Vernon there are 41 fires to date, and as of Wednesday there were 14 fires burning, but they were all in the "mop-up" or final stages.

Four BC liberal MLA's are alleging age discrimination after a ruling by the pension corporation that doesn't allow them to opt into the new pension plan... Kamloops MLA Claude Richmond, West Vancouver's Ralph ...

Drilling starts on Moore Property, Kamloops Mining Div., B.C. VANCOUVER, July 15 /CNW/ - Further to the News Release in the quarterly Financial Report of June 23rd 2008, we are pleased to announce that the ...

Dallas resident Stella Alpino described the scene Sunday as she watched wind-whipped flames lick their way to within metres of her subdivision.

As Vancouver's downtown area struggles with an ongoing absence of electricity, media outlets are reporting that the city of Kamloops has also lost power after an explosion at a hydro substation at 7:30 a.m. Ten ...

By Melissa Lampman - Kamloops This Week Published: July 12, 2008 12:00 PM Updated: July 14, 2008 11:17 AM A Quesnel teacher embroiled in a lengthy legal battle because of his outspoken views on homosexuality is ...

Fire crews were battling a glass fire in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday while a forest fire caused by campers on Vancouver Island was under control.

Thursday's windy weather along B.C.'s south coast makes it tough for this boat on the water near Kits beach in Vancouver.

A Parkcrest Avenue man said he's called police often about speeding in his area - ' all to no avail.

With a budget said to be more than $200 million, the Sony Pictures production 2012 is one of the most expensive films ever made in Canada - if not the most expensive.

By Ryan Starr - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: July 09, 2008 11:00 AM Updated: July 09, 2008 5:16 PM The only man ever convicted in the Air India bombing has been granted freedom.

An independent civilian agency should investigate the in-custody death of a woman in city RCMP cells late last month, says the executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.

Medicinal Marijuana crusader Steve Kubby holds up the peace sign as he makes his way to the check-in counter at the Vancouver International Airport.

It's been a busy week for the Kamloops fire centre, with 101 new fires started by lightning in the last seven days.

BC'S LOW TO MODERATE FIRE DANGER RATING HAS THE PROVINCE OFFERING UP FIRE SPECIALISTS TO CALIFORNIA, AS THAT STATE CONTINUES TO BATTLE 331 ACTIVE FIRES, BURNING MORE THAN 225,000 HECTARES SO FAR.

A helicopter drops water on one of the hot spots at the Jackass Mountain fire, near Lytton, B.C. The forest fire burning at the base of Jackass Mountain in the Fraser Canyon near Lytton, B.C., has not grown ...

As the B.C. government encourages jurisdictions beyond Metro Vancouver to cultivate trade and investment links with Asia, Kamloops appears to be leading the pack, particularly when it comes to China.

Some British Columbia in are trying to end the practice of throwing candy from floats during parades.

Effective at noon on June 26, 2008 and until further notice, all open fire is prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.

Being distraught over the discovery of his friend's body was no excuse for a Kamloops teen to go on a "bender" before being picked up by police in front of a stranger's North Shore home, a judge ruled ...