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UPDATE: Semi fire on Coquihalla Highway
June 28, 2015 - 4:39 PM

MERRITT – A semi burst into flames on the Coquihalla Highway this afternoon, severely restricting traffic for several hours.
No hiking on Okanagan rail corridor just yet
June 28, 2015 - 4:33 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - Officials with the District of Lake Country are trying to get out the message the CN Rail line through the community is off limits despite the referendum which approved the purchase of the land as part of the Okanagan Rail Trail.
Wildfire crews hopping with 16 new fires on weekend
June 28, 2015 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Almost half of the 16 new wildfires sparked in the Thompson-Okanagan region over the weekend were preventable because people caused them.
Scorching heat sizzles high temperature records
June 28, 2015 - 10:24 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The heat wave blasting the Southern Interior cranked the temperature up a notch Saturday breaking high temperature records in the Thompson-Okanagan.
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THOMPSON: Why do so many Christian Evangelicals support Trump for president?
OPINION A large group of self-proclaimed religious people in the U.S. don't seem to be what they once were. When I was growing up in the ‘50s, Christians - about 99 per cent of my community - mostly lived up

As the climate changes, so too do Canadians' farm fields and dinner tables
Canada's farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and can't survive in this northern c

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked effo

BC government seeks developers for former Kamloops hotel site
The former Northbridge Hotel in Kamloops is officially on the table for developers that want to rebuild the site. The City of Kamloops bought the property in 2021, with plans to sell it to a developer. After delays in getting the hotel tor

UPDATE: Semi fire on Coquihalla Highway