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BREAKING: Heat Warning Issued for Merritt and area
Environment Canada has issued a yellow heat warning for Merritt and area today (July 22) as temperatures are expected to reach somewhere near 36 C at its peak this afternoon. The heat coupled with the thick smoke and ash circulating in the air from the nearly Brunswick-Ainslie-Anderson wildfires will make spending long...
4h ago
BC Amber Alert Issued for West Kelowna Child
A BC AMBER Alert has Been Activated in the Search for 4- Year Old Ryan Atlas Andrews (Atlas) On July 21, 2026, RCMP received a report of a parental abduction. As a result of the investigation, the West Kelowna RCMP has issued a BC AMBER Alert in its efforts to locate 4-year old Atlas Andrews, reported missing from We...
12h ago
UPDATE: Pair of major B.C. highways closed due to wildfires as Fraser Canyon evacuation orders expand
UPDATE (10:00 p.m.): A pair of major highways connecting the Interior and the Lower Mainland will be closed overnight Tuesday (July 21) due to wildfires, as new evacuation orders and alerts are issued in the Fraser Canyon. The Trans-Canada Highway has been closed once again due to a new wildfire burning south of the co...
17h ago
TNRD Emergency Operations Centre Update - July 21, 2026
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Emergency Operations Centre continues to have Evacuation Alerts and Evacuation Orders in place due to four fires within the TNRD, including the Fiftynine Creek wildfire, the French Bar Creek wildfire, the Pear Lake wildfire and the Ainsley Creek wildfire. Fiftynine Creek Wil...
18h ago
Emergency Room at Nicola Valley Hospital closed Sunday July 19
The Nicola Valley Hospital's Emergency Room will be closed today until 7 p.m. this evening. This marks the second closure of the Emergency Department at the hospital in four days, and fifth closure since June 18. It is also the second consecutive closure that a closure notification was not circulated on the VoyentAlert...
Jul 19, 2026
