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Al Raine, first and only mayor of Sun Peaks, B.C., dead at 83 after battle with ALS
Al Raine, who served as the mayor of Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality for 14 years, died Saturday at age 83, one day after resigning from his position. In a statement, the municipality said Raine died peacefully, surrounded by family.
Mount Polley disaster's toxic impact continues to filter through B.C. waters, 10 years later: researchers
The catastrophic collapse of a tailings dam sent about 25 million cubic metres of poisoned water from the Mount Polley copper and gold mine surging into waterways on Aug. 4, 2014. The environmental impacts are still being felt, scientists fear, with toxic particles swirling in Quesnel Lake's water a decade later.
Missing skier found dead near Sun Peaks resort in B.C. Interior
The resort says the 68-year-old was found outside of the ski boundary area.
Police search for missing 68-year-old skier at B.C.'s Sun Peaks resort
Tomasz Jaholkowski was last known to have checked into a new ski area at edge of resort boundaries, where two other people have gone missing this year.
Mining company charged 10 years after spilling toxic waste into B.C. waters
Fifteen charges under the federal Fisheries Act have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. more than a decade after a tailings pond collapsed at the Mount Polley mine, spilling more than 20 million cubic metres of wastewater into B.C. Interior waterways.
Charges recommended after B.C. SPCA seizes 59 dogs from puppy mill
The B.C. SPCA is recommending charges against a Quesnel, B.C., woman after the society says it found nearly 60 dogs and over a dozen birds living in squalid conditions on her property.
Feeding stray cats may do more harm than good, B.C. SPCA says
The B.C. SPCA is warning British Columbians about the harm feeding stray cats can cause as its Kamloops branch prepares to bring in up to 25 cats from one property.
'It's disheartening': Merritt, B.C., food bank struggles to keep up with growing demand
Demand for services at the food bank in Merritt, B.C., has risen 25 per cent, while donations haven't kept pace.
Kamloops councillor apologizes for secretly recording heated argument with mayor, then lying about it
Kamloops Coun. Bill Sarai has apologized after admitting he secretly recorded an argument with Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson in January 2023, then sent a snippet of the conversation to the mayor, suggesting someone else had recorded it.
Winter storm watch issued for B.C.'s North Coast, snowfall warnings still in place for Interior
A winter storm is moving over B.C.'s coast, bringing strong winds, heavy snow and freezing rain, while snowfall warnings remain in place for much of the province's Interior.
Loved ones of student victims in Kamloops, B.C., crash outraged at lack of criminal charges
Family members of the victims in a multi-vehicle crash that killed a university volleyball player and injured two others in Kamloops, B.C., are "enraged" that the driver has not been criminally charged, say the father of one of the victims.
Driver charged in Kamloops, B.C., crash that killed student, injured several others: RCMP
A man has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act after an investigation into a multi-vehicle crash in Kamloops, B.C., last year that killed a university volleyball player, RCMP said.
100 Mile House school bus crash happened after driver suffered 'medical event,' RCMP say
Mounties say a school bus crash near 100 Mile House, B.C., in June that left more than 30 people injured — most of them children — and one person dead in the aftermath was caused by a medical incident involving the driver.
B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body-worn cameras
Mounties say about 300 cameras will be issued to officers in Mission, Tofino, Ucluelet, Cranbrook, Kamloops and Prince George.
Site of massive B.C. river landslide remains unstable, effects on salmon not yet clear
A statement from the Tsilhqot'in National Government, which is part of a salmon task force along with the federal and provincial governments, says there is still "significant material" that could shift and result in future blockages.
B.C. man sentenced to life in prison for double murder of Kamloops brothers
Wade Cudmore was handed a life sentence Tuesday after being convicted of second-degree murder for the gruesome May 2021 killings of Kamloops, B.C., brothers Erick and Carlo Fryer.
Not just for paying customers: Why this B.C. shop owner believes more businesses should make washrooms public
A bike shop owner in Merritt, B.C., is calling on other business owners to make their washrooms publicly available to anyone who needs them — something he's done for several years now.
New docuseries examines 2010 murder of Laura Letts Beckett near Revelstoke, B.C.
Peter Beckett was found guilty of first-degree murder in 2017, but his conviction was overturned in 2020.
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Re-elected Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc chief wants to celebrate her community
The re-elected chief of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation says she's hoping to forge connections within her community as she looks ahead to her next term.
After decades of 'slime,' First Nation in B.C. celebrates clean drinking water
After years of on-and-off boil water advisories and more than four decades fighting for it, members of St'uxwtéws have access to clean water.
Kamloops mayor's pay cut 15% for leaking confidential documents
The pay cut comes after city council had already taken a number of steps against the mayor, including stripping him of his duties as a city spokesperson, removing him from the Thompson Nicola Regional District board and Shuswap Watershed Council and relocating his office to the basement of city hall.
Some slippery highways, snow as temperatures drop below freezing
Snow and ice are being reported in B.C.'s far north and on mountain highways in the province's Interior.
Kamloops mayor in court over allegation he owes ex-lawyer $35K
Lawyer David McMillan alleges the mayor owes him payment for services provided between 2021 and 2024.
Court finds man not justified in killing neighbour's chihuahua
The court said in a ruling published online that Behrouz Rahmani Far had been in a bitter, years-long feud with the dog's owner, his neighbour Glenn Kurack.
Book of poetry shows resilience of residential school survivors
Garry Gottfriedson, who attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School for five years, drew on his own experience at residential school, as well as those of his siblings and parents, for the book. He describes the process of gathering their stories as "powerful."