SECTIONS NEWS COLUMNS SPORTS WEATHER STREAMING OBITUARIES PROGRAMMING NOTE: CFJC outage on Bell, Telus satellite services MERRITT FLOODING Merritt Phase Two residents to be allowed home on Saturday pending water test 8h ago NLAKA'PAMUX HEALTH SERVICES SOCIETY Nlaka'pamux evacuees gather in Kamloops as they await more info on returning home KAMLOOPS - A large part of the territory of the Nlaka'pamux people lies along the stretch of Highway 8 that was damaged extensively by flooding almost two weeks ago. While work continues to get folks back into their homes, for some, it could be a long wait. In Kamloops Thursday (Nov. 25), the Nlaka'pamux Health Service... 8h ago NICOLA RIVER FLOOD Many homes near Spences Bridge washed away by flood; community hopes for long term help SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Many residents along Highway 8 near Spences Bridge have lost their homes to the Nicola River flood. The Area Director for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), Steven Rice, and his wife Paulette, have opened their Spences Bridge cafe to evacuees, but the community says it wants to see lon... 8h ago Kamloops and Area KAMLOOPS SEARCH AND RESCUE Kamloops Search and Rescue looks to replace truck after it was stolen, damaged during Merritt flood 8h ago MERRITT FLOOD New Crosby sweater a silver lining for Merritt resident after harrowing week of flood escape, recovery 10h ago MERRITT FLOODING Rapid Damage Assessment statuses available for Merritt residents MERRITT, B.C. - Rapid Damage Assessments have been completed and the City of Merritt has established a system to communicate property evaluations with homeowners.This map outlines the Flood Inundation Zone. If you have a property in this vicinity and have not yet contacted the City of Merritt to receive an update on yo... 10h ago COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY Province sets late-January timeline for opening Coquihalla to commercial traffic MERRITT, B.C. - The province says it is aiming to have commercial trucks using the full length of the Coquihalla Highway again by late January.However in a news conference Thursday (Nov. 25), Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming told reporters that will all depend on what Mother Nature throws at wo... 11h ago SEE MORE KAMLOOPS NEWS COVID-19 Coronavirus COVID-19 B.C. adds 424 COVID-19 cases; hospitalization load drops below 300 VICTORIA - Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in British Columbia have dropped below 300.The province says there are 295 people in hospital with the virus Thursday (Nov. 25), down by 23 from Wednesday. There are 112 patients in intensive care.B.C. added 424 cases of COVID-19 Thursday, including 93 in Interior Health.The ... 8h ago COVID-19 Remaining three COVID-19 outbreaks at Royal Inland Hospital declared over KAMLOOPS - When the week began, Royal Inland Hospital was dealing with four concurrent COVID-19 outbreaks. Now there are none.After the outbreak on 7-North was declared over earlier this week, Interior Health now reports outbreaks on 5-South, 6-North and 5-North were declared over Thursday (Nov. 25).In total, the four ... 13h ago Child COVID-19 vaccine clinics ramping up in Ontario on Thursday TORONTO - COVID-19 vaccinations for young children are ramping up in Ontario today, with Toronto's kid-friendly campaign beginning in earnest. Clinics for kids aged five to 11 are running at schools, doctors' offices, pharmacies and at city-run clinics offering stickers, selfie stations and colouring. Crowds of kids ... 14h ago SEE MORE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS Kamloops, CA 6° 12:55 am PST Mostly cloudy Our Community SOUND OFF SOUND OFF: Some good news, but much hard work ahead 13h ago ART OF GARDENING Art of Gardening - What's New for Fall: Part 1 KAMLOOPS WANTED CRIME STOPPERS: Kamloops Wanted - November 25, 2021 13h ago SOUND OFF SOUND OFF: Responding to disaster Nov 24, 2021 ART OF GARDENING Art of Gardening - What's New for Fall: Part 2 QUESTION OF THE WEEK Do you believe Kamloops is well prepared for a natural disaster? Nov 23, 2021 KAMLOOPS WANTED CRIME STOPPERS: Kamloops Wanted - November 22, 2021 Nov 22, 2021 British Columbia RIVERS IN THE SKY Grading system for severity of 'atmospheric rivers' expected by early 2022 NANAIMO - B.C residents are getting used to hearing new terms for storms like 'atmospheric river' but Environment Canada is looking to further define the latest weather buzz word.Environment Canada and the federal government confirmed they are working together on a system which would classify atmospheric rivers to bett... 8h ago B.C. grants Cullen Commission six more months to file money laundering report VANCOUVER - An inquiry commission has received a six-month extension to file its final report into money laundering in British Columbia. A statement from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C. says the provincial government has approved a deadline extension to May 20 from Dec. 15. It says inquiry commi... 8h ago Suspect in custody after reports of shooting at B.C. detachment, no one injured VANDERHOOF, B.C. - Police say a suspect is in custody after officers responded to reports of a shooter at an RCMP detachment in northern British Columbia. Cpl. Madonna Saunderson said there are no reported injuries. Mounties said they responded to reports of a person with a long gun just after noon on Thursday. They sa... 8h ago SEE MORE BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS Local Sports BLAZERS 5 THUNDERBIRDS 1 Seminoff scores a hat trick in return to the States, Blazers win 5-1 over Thunderbirds KAMLOOPS - For the first time since March 10, 2020, the Kamloops Blazers visited a Western Hockey League (WHL) team from the United States. Having won a B.C. Division Pod Season championship in a shortened 2021 season and starting the 2021-22 season first in the B.C. Division while playing most of their games against t... Nov 21, 2021 MERRITT FLOODING Kamloops connections helping Merritt Centennials through difficult time KAMLOOPS - The Merritt Centennials, with no place to go after their community flooded, have settled for now in Kamloops for the forseeable future. The Cents have been practicing out of the Sandman Centre since they were evacuated on Monday. "It's frustrating, but at the end of the day there's a lot of people going... Nov 18, 2021 BLAZERS SCHEDULE Blazers reschedule Friday home game against Victoria due to highway closures KAMLOOPS - The highway damage caused by the atmospheric river storm Sunday (Nov. 14) and Monday is starting to play havoc with the Kamloops Blazers schedule.The team was scheduled to play the Victoria Royals at home Friday (Nov. 19), but that game has now been rescheduled. The team says it will be played on Wednesday, ... Nov 17, 2021 SEE MORE IN LOCAL SPORTS Canada B.C. grants Cullen Commission six more months to file money laundering report VANCOUVER - An inquiry commission has received a six-month extension to file its final report into money laundering in British Columbia. A statement from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C. says the provincial government has approved a deadline extension to May 20 from Dec. 15. It says inquiry commi... 7h ago Nunavut declares tuberculosis outbreak in Pangnirtung IQALUIT - Nunavut's chief public health officer has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in a Baffin Island community. Dr. Michael Patterson says there has recently been an increase in cases in Pangnirtung, where about 1,500 people live. Patterson says an outbreak is declared when health workers can no longer find links be... 8h ago David Suzuki apologizes for remark on pipelines being "blown up" over climate change Environmentalist David Suzuki has apologized for comments he made about pipelines being blown up if government leaders don't urgently address climate change. In a statement on Thursday, Suzuki says his comments to CHEK News on Saturday were a result of his frustration at government inaction as climate change gets worse... 8h ago SEE MORE CANADIAN NEWS World EU wants to stop flights from southern Africa over variant BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's executive said Friday it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that she "proposes, in close coordination with the member states, to activate the emergency b... 53m ago South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province, Health Minister Joe Phaahla announced Thursday. The coronavirus evolves as it spr... 8h ago Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president ISTANBUL (AP) - Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body's annual General Assembly held in Istanbul. Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, inspector general at the United Arab Emirates' interior ministry, was elected f... 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