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KAMLOOPS - Fire crews worked to save buildings and protect transportation routes Saturday after thousands of people were chased from their homes by wildfire s that raged out of control across British Columbia's central Interior.

KAMLOOPS - A seasoned British Columbia firefighter says he's never seen anything like the fast-moving wildfire that tore through his new home, leaving him and his neighbours scant seconds to escape.

Lightning touches off blazes in city

Most people can't carry a tune in a bucket but one voice teacher has helped a local choral group reach those elusive high notes to showcase award-winning talent.

The Board of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new CEO. Effective July 10, Erika Ewacha will assume the new role replacing Christie Ray who announced her departure in the spring after 4 years as CEO.

She froze and stared at her surroundings. It was the first day back at work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital of Northern B.C.

BC Hydro has noticed a spike in electricity use as a wave of heat sweeps across the province.

The city's real estate market remains on the upswing, according to a B.C. Northern Real Estate quarterly report released Friday. In all, 515 single-family homes have exchanged hands so far this year for an average price of $311,850.

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice ordered a new trial Friday for a man accused of sexually assaulting his then-fiancé while she was in the psychiatric unit at University Hospital of Northern British Columbia.

Conditions are ripe for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, damaging hail and torrential rain, Environment Canada said this morning.