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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
Merritt's Greg Girard Advances to Top 10 Finals in Entrepreneur of Impact Competition
A well-known Merritt man is looking to put Merritt onto an international stage as he has advanced to the Top 10 in North America for the Entrepreneur of Impact Competition. Greg Girard, co founder of Eh! Canada Marketing Group has reached the final round of an American-based competition open to Canadians, where Girard ...
Apr 20, 2026
Merritt mayor sounds alarm over rumours street population may be migrating from Lower Mainland ahead of FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is set to kick off in Vancouver in June, with BC Place Stadium playing host to seven games of the tournament. As the big event nears, Interior community leaders are sounding the alarm over what they believe may be a situation where homeless people are being incentivized to leave Vancouver. It started...
Apr 18, 2026
