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The Columbia Shuswap Regional District said RCMP are investigating three fires in a ditch on Squilax Anglemont Road that were reported around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

This ridge of high pressure will bring elevated temperatures during the day and while it will cool down at night, temperatures will remain high.

Environment Canada says in a Friday afternoon update that 'significant damage or destruction to infrastructure, homes and the natural environment is possible.'

The number of healthy animals entering the care of the BC SPCA has dropped dramatically, leaving shelters across the province caring for more animals with severe medical needs

Environment Canada has issued advisories covering parts of the central and northern Interior, including a snowfall warning for the areas around Williams Lake.

”In many communities it’s compounded by the toxic drug crisis, by residual impact of the pandemic,” said Housing Minister Christine Boyle.

The advisory includes the Okanagan, South Thompson, Nicola, Shuswap, Similkameen, Boundary and Fraser Canyon regions. 

Nicole Crystal Bell was 31 years old when she was reported missing from Sicamous. On May 5, 2025, Salmon Arm RCMP received a report that human remains had been found.

B.C.'s first blast of summer-like weather has triggered weather advisories for much of the southern part of the province as well as air quality advisories linked to wildfires.

British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became "trapped by extreme fire behaviour" that cut off their escape.

Nearly 1200 residential unit sales were finalized across the Interior region last month ­­- a 33.3 per cent drop compared to the number of units sold during July of last year.

In the Southern Interior, heat warnings are in effect for the Fraser Canyon and South Okanagan plus the Boundary, Kootenay Lake and North Thompson regions.

Vernon’s fire chief says the fire-danger rating within the city remains high, so the campfire ban will remain in place.

Environment Canada has issued 32 extreme cold weather warnings and a dozen Arctic outflow warnings for the province.

The lawsuit takes aim at illegal pot shops on reserves. The plaintiff group says ‘these illicit retailers are not authorized under B.C. law to operate retail cannabis stores.’

Police say officers in Vernon were dispatched to sounds of a male and a female screaming on Saturday, with police finding three people at the scene.

The city says though localized flooding continues to occur, water levels in the Shuswap River have gone down recently.

Environment Canada says weather conditions are favourable for severe thunderstorms that could create wind gusts, hail and heavy rain.

Polson Park playground in Vernon is surrounded by orange fencing because the land is still saturated with water.

The Shuswap Paws Rescue Society is having its annual Jam the Ram supply drive.