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UBCO students save life of fellow student who suffered massive heart attack
An engineering student who suffered a massive heart attack while at UBC Okanagan is incredibly…
Only one-fifth of Kamloops residents got an emergency alert test this week
Kamloops is running a one-year pilot project to test its emergency alert system, but less…
Residents without telephone landlines, internet, east of Hope
The Fraser Valley Regional District is warning residents to use their cell phones east of…
Firefighting suspended in rural areas of Lower Nicola near Merritt
Residents won't have fire protection in rural areas west of Merritt. The Thompson Nicola Regional…
Man seriously injured after ATV flips in Okanagan
A man sustained serious head injuries last night when an ATV he was riding in…
Son asks for help after Father’s Day fire destroyed his dad’s North Okanagan home
The family of a man who lost his rural North Okanagan home in a fire…
Shuswap mobile home park on evacuation alert due to landslide risk
A Sicamous mobile home park has been placed on an evacuation alert due to a…
iN VIDEO: Penticton declares state of emergency due to flooding
The City of Penticton has declared at state of emergency due to flooding in the…
Kamloops Fire Rescue on recruitment drive to help replace retirees
Kamloops Fire Rescue is looking for more firefighters as it prepares to take on four…
Interior Health closes ER in Ashcroft again, this time for entire weekend
The emergency department in Ashcroft is closed all weekend. Interior Health blames the closure of…
UPDATE: Temperatures drop as firefighters battle wildfire near Lytton
Temperature drops and humidity increases overnight helped keep wildfire activity low on the Nohomin Creek wildfire…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Lytton grows to 1,700 ha
A wildfire near Lytton has reached 1,700 hectares in size this afternoon, a 200 ha…
Okanagan hospital’s ER is closed, patients being diverted
The South Okanagan General Hospital's emergency department is closed this afternoon due to limited doctor…
Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park threatened by out of control wildfire near Lytton
A 1,700 hectare wildfire burning to the northeast of Lytton is heading towards a provincial…
Penticton fast food employee saves customer in medical distress
A burrito maker in Penticton is being called a hero after performing CPR on a…