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Evacuees call Kelowna a temporary home

The Salvation Army opens their doors to wildfire evacuees from Williams Lake and 100 Mile House.

Jul 13, 2017 5:11 PM Read more >

Top cop draws crowd for crime talk

A couple hundred people turned up to hear Insp. Ted De Jager speak and to ask their questions

Jul 13, 2017 5:10 PM Read more >

Racist graffiti marked up West Bench park’s washrooms

The graffiti included lewd and racist remarks, swastikas and crude, anti-religious sentiments

Jul 13, 2017 5:07 PM Read more >

Gustafsen fire evacuees settling in in Keremeos

Evacuees from the Gustafsen (100 Mile House) fire have taken refuge at the Elks rodeo grounds.

Jul 13, 2017 4:50 PM Read more >

Orchestrating the mid-air fire attack

Bird-dog pilots critical in fire-attack sequence

Jul 13, 2017 3:30 PM Read more >

Arsonists responsible for five Hedley fires

Police ask for community’s help

Jul 13, 2017 2:47 PM Read more >

Wildfires burn 111,000 hectares across B.C.

There have been 617 fires since April 1

Jul 13, 2017 1:10 PM Read more >

Princeton police get reinforcements

“If you are going to sneak back to your house, please leave the name of your dentist with someone so we can identify what is left of you if something goes wrong.”

Jul 13, 2017 12:45 PM Read more >

Recreation sites now closed across Cariboo Fire Centre

Any members of the public currently using recreation sites are being advised to leave.

Jul 13, 2017 11:30 AM Read more >

Protecting Okanagan Lake’s shoreline

New study shows natural habitat facing extinction

Jul 13, 2017 10:10 AM Read more >