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Five new wildfires listed in the province in past 24-hours
The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is reporting that five new wildfires were ignited in the province over the past twenty-four hours, bringing the total to fifteen with two that are listed as out of control. That brings the provincial total to 60 since the beginning of April. The BCWS says that there is currently one fi...
19h ago
Sitting MLA with local ties "very ill": Premier Eby
A former N-D-P candidate who ran unsuccessfully against M.P. Dan Albas in two federal elections and now sits in the BC Legislature for a Vancouver riding is reported "very ill." Premier David Eby, said that Joan Philip who now represents the Vancouver-Strathcona riding, is undergoing tests, though he did not...
21h ago
BREAKING NEWS: Merritt Centennials to join new Junior A hockey league in B.C.
BC Hockey announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a membership application from the British Columbia Hockey Conference to become the province's sanctioned Junior A league. As a result of this decision, a total of 22 teams - including 14 current KIJHL members including the Merritt Centennial...
Apr 21, 2026
Merritt RCMP Investigate Early Morning Vehicle Fire
The Merritt Detachment of the R.C.M.P. are asking for the public's help in connection with a vehicle fire in the city that police deem suspicious. Early Sunday (April 19) morning at approximately 2:30 a.m., Merritt front‑line officers responded alongside the Merritt Fire Department to a report of a vehicle fire in t...
Apr 21, 2026
Toxic material clean-up underway on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt following semi-truck fire
Northbound travel on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is halted Tuesday (April 21) morning as crews clean up toxic materials on the roadway. DriveBC first reported of a semi-truck on fire on Highway 5 near Comstock Road between Merritt and the Coquihalla Summit shortly before 10:00 p.m. Monday. It notes ...
Apr 21, 2026
