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The Lower Nicola Indian Band says it's unclear at this point what developments could come to the property of the former Coquihalla rest stop near Merritt. LNIB chief Aaron Sumexheltza was asked after ...

Construction value within the TNRD was nearly five-times as high last month as it had been 12 months earlier. Chief building inspector Pat Luscombe says one project in particular drove the $9.4-millio...

UPDATE - There were no major injuries after a collision this morning between a pedestrian and a vehicle. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the incident was at 3rd Avenue and Columbia Street, around 6:30 AM this ...

The province is launching a catch up campaign to vaccinate school children due in part to an ongoing measles outbreak in B.C. with 19 confirmed cases to date. "The program will include a school based ...

The province and five First Nations in the Nicola Valley are working on plans for the former visitor centre site near Merritt. An Economic Development Protocol was signed today, and part of that is to...

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has doubled its financial support this year for the Western Canada Theatre. TNRD board members voted unanimously to give $10,000 to the theatre company for 2019, ...

The federal budget makes excise tax changes to marijuana edibles, oils, and extracts and the Vice President of the Hexo Corporation says the feds missed a big opportunity. Terry Lake says the change, ...

A number of British Columbia drivers aren't getting the message when it comes to distracted driving. Just yesterday, a Vancouver driver was given two tickets in a six minute span for using an electron...

Shovels are in the ground for construction of the first full-service hotel in Clearwater. The new hotel will be located just off the Yellowhead Highway, and should be open late this year or early in 2...

The Interior Health Authority says there's still no set timeline to restore maternal services at the hospital in Williams Lake. The Cariboo Memorial Hospital has had those services cut off for three w...