SECTIONS NEWS COLUMNS SPORTS WEATHER STREAMING OBITUARIES PROGRAMMING NOTE: CFJC outage on Bell, Telus satellite services Kamloops and Area MERRITT FLOODING Merritt Phase Two residents to be allowed home on Saturday pending water test MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has released further details into the phase two of the return home plan, with residents being allowed to return home on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at noon.Phase two will be pending the result of water testing that will be received tomorrow (Friday).Phase two includes all properties ... 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 8h ago KAMLOOPS SEARCH AND RESCUE Kamloops Search and Rescue looks to replace truck after it was stolen, damaged during Merritt flood 8h ago SEE MORE KAMLOOPS AND AREA NEWS Kamloops, CA 6° 12:55 am PST Mostly cloudy 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 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 SHOOTER ALERT Suspect now in custody following active shooter alert in Vanderhoof VANDERHOOF, B.C. - UPDATE: RCMP Corporal Madonna Saunderson has confirmed one person is in custody and there were no reported injuries to anyone during this event. Roadblocks that had been put in place are currently being dismantled and the RCMP. At this time, there is nothing to indicate any further ongoing threats to... 11h ago Line of storms approaches as B.C. works to recover from recent floods VANCOUVER - A line of storms is forecast to sweep across British Columbia as the province works to rebuild from devastating flooding and deadly mudslides last week that destroyed parts of major highways, rail lines, and farmland. Wind and rainfall warnings blanketed most of the B.C. coast and come after about a dozen s... 23h ago SEE MORE BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS 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 Lewis to fight Liberal plan to axe charity status for anti-abortion pregnancy centres OTTAWA - Leslyn Lewis, in one of her first acts as an MP on Parliament Hill, says she plans on inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a pregnancy centre that risks losing its charity status over opposing abortion. The newly elected Ontario representative revealed her plans to a recent crowd of demonstrators who gat... 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 Amita Kuttner says party must stop infighting, focus on environmental issues OTTAWA - Amita Kuttner, the newly named interim leader of the Green Party of Canada, says their job is to "heal" the party after months of infighting and strife. Kuttner, 30, who identifies as nonbinary and transgender, wants to bring an end to internal squabbles and get the party "back on track" be... 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... Nov 25, 2021 Australia sending troops, police to Solomons amid unrest CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets for a second day in violent protests. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday the deployment would include a detachme... Nov 25, 2021 Al-Qaida linked group claims blast in Somali capital; 5 dead MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Witnesses say a large explosion has occurred in a busy part of Somalia's capital during the morning rush hour, killing at least five people and wounding others. The extremist group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility. A plume of smoke was seen rising above Moga... Nov 25, 2021 $790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams' St. Louis departure ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis city and county said Wednesday. No details of the settlement were released, and it wasn't immediately clear how much wou... 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