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Communities shut water intake from B.C. lake after fuel spill reaches 80,000 litres
November 06, 2025 - 10:00 AM

KAMLOOPS — A local official says small communities on Kamloops Lake in British Columbia have been shutting down their intakes from the waterway after it was revealed that more than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on its shores in a train derailment last weekend.
Freight train carrying fuel derails west of Kamloops, B.C.
November 02, 2025 - 11:09 AM

KAMLOOPS — Cleanup work is underway after multiple cars of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train, including some loaded with fuel, derailed about 20 kilometers west of Kamloops, B.C.
'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster
December 10, 2024 - 3:54 PM

Doug Watt won't forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the Mount Polley Mine more than 10 years ago, sending millions of cubic metres of waste into waterways in the British Columbia Interior.
'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
April 18, 2024 - 3:02 PM

QUESNEL, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety.
Safety board says broken wheel caused 61-car CN Rail derailment in B.C.
February 27, 2024 - 3:59 PM

VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board says a broken wheel was to blame for a train derailment in B.C.'s Fraser Valley more than three years ago that spilled six million kilograms of potash.
Climate Changed: Communities on edge of catastrophe face choice of fight or flight
October 09, 2022 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - The idea of relocating his community isn't one that Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band in British Columbia's Nicola Valley thought he'd be considering when he was elected chief early last year.
B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain
March 08, 2022 - 1:00 AM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has amended the conditions of its environmental assessment certificate for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionand told the federal government it still has concerns about its response to potential marine oil spills.
Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners
March 06, 2022 - 1:00 AM

TOFINO, B.C. - A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need for more urgent action.
Turkeys killed in flooding tumble out of truck, block traffic in Whistler, B.C.
November 30, 2021 - 4:32 PM

WHISTLER, B.C. - Traffic slowed on the Sea-to-Sky Highway after RCMP say about 100 dead turkeys spilled onto the road.
People on Highway 8 facing long-term disaster after B.C. flooding
November 25, 2021 - 4:33 PM

SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Steven Rice went to his farm to grab some coffee for his café in Spences Bridge, B.C., on Nov. 15 and noticed the rising water near his property spilling on to the highway.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Communities shut water intake from B.C. lake after fuel spill reaches 80,000 litres

Freight train carrying fuel derails west of Kamloops, B.C.

'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster

'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant

Safety board says broken wheel caused 61-car CN Rail derailment in B.C.

Climate Changed: Communities on edge of catastrophe face choice of fight or flight

B.C. adds conditions for Trans Mountain expansion, ministers say concerns remain

Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners

Turkeys killed in flooding tumble out of truck, block traffic in Whistler, B.C.

People on Highway 8 facing long-term disaster after B.C. flooding

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