7+ hour, 17+ min ago  (413+ words) Published 1: 30 am Friday, June 19, 2026 A hostile bid to take over a long-stalled Babine Lake area copper mine project is now fully dead. In April of this year, Toronto-based mineral exploration company American Eagle Gold launched an offer to acquire Pacific…...

21+ hour, 33+ min ago  (630+ words) Published 3: 23 pm Thursday, June 18, 2026 Hot on the heals of releasing its pre-feasibility study for its flagship project, Vancouver-based Surge Copper was in Burns Lake selling the proposed copper mine to the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako's (RDBN) board of directors on…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (424+ words) Published 1: 56 pm Thursday, June 18, 2026 District of Houston consultants are preparing a long term vision plan for Four Seasons Park. (Angelique Houlihan/Houston Today) Consultants hired by the District of Houston are now analyzing and collating the responses to an online…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1031+ words) Published 10: 48 am Tuesday, June 16, 2026 An out-of-control wildfire is being reported between Kamloops and Merritt by the B. C. Wildfire Service and as of 12: 16 p. m. on June 16, 2026, it was sized at 80 hectares. It was first reported the same morning as 30 hectares. (B. C. Wildfire Service) An…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (190+ words) Published 10: 30 am Tuesday, June 16, 2026 The deal has been closed on Snuneymuxw First Nation's purchase of River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond. On June 16, the First Nation's economic development corporation, Petroglyph Development Group Ltd. , announced in a press release that it…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1165+ words) Published 11: 40 am Monday, June 15, 2026 Protesters outside Parkinson Recreation Centre on Sunday, June 14, rallying against One B. C. MLA Dallas Brodie using a city facility. (Ty Lim/Kelowna Capital News) Dallas Brodie speaking to a supporter at the Parkinson Recreation Centre after a…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (616+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 The District of Houston is being asked to join a group advocating for a provincial grant tied to farmland within its boundaries. (Angelique Houlihan/Houston Today) There are many differences between Houston and Whistler and one…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (569+ words) Published 1: 30 am Thursday, June 11, 2026 Kitimat council has rejected a request to support a provincial cumulative health impact assessment of B. C. s liquefied natural gas industry, despite arguments that more study is needed to understand potential long-term effects on public health. "We…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (373+ words) Published 1: 23 pm Thursday, June 11, 2026 While kayaking on Francois Lake recently, Lakes District resident Jordan Sackney made a discovery he sees as a highlight of his kayaking life. In a video on Facebook Sackney reveals what he believes to be a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (548+ words) Published 5: 30 am Thursday, June 11, 2026 We got quite a scare on the evening of June 2, 2026. Jim was covering up some plants for protection against frost when he was startled by a repeated, very loud, unusual screech (yelp) a short distance away…...