Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News

Merritt City Council has unanimously approved a notice of motion from Mayor Linda Brown to investigate the buffer zone distances between retail cannabis stores in the city. "That staff review the dist...

Conservative Dan Albas will be returning to Ottawa for his fourth term as an MP whenever the House of Commons is recalled. Following his big victory on Monday night, Albas joined Q101 to discuss some ...

While several mail-in ballots are still being counted in the riding, the preliminary numbers are showing a record low voter turnout. With 246 of 247 polls reporting, 61,119 votes were cast across the ...

VICTORIA - B.C. has seen a concerning spike in hospitalizations due to COVID-19. According to data released by the province's health ministry Tuesday (Sept. 21), there are now 332 people in hospital w...

More than 700,000 elementary and high school students across the country participated in Student Vote Canada, coinciding with the 2021 federal election. Students from all 338 ridings cast ballots in t...

KAMLOOPS - The BC Nurses' Union (BCNU) president has stepped down. In a news release late Monday (Sept. 20) evening, BCNU states Christine Sorensen has resigned "for personal reasons and to pursue oth...

The Conservative Incumbent Dan Albas is projected to retain his seat in Ottawa. With just over 60 of 247 polls reporting, CBC projected the Tory to win his fourth term as MP for Central Okanagan-Simil...

This story will be updated throughout the night as polling stations around Central Okanagan Similkameen Nicola report numbers. COSN - 246/247 polls reporting CON, Dan Albas - 28,051 (CBC reporting Alb...

Today (Monday September 20), is election day across Canada and if polling numbers are to be trusted it should be a tight race. Polls across BC will be open from 7 am to 7 pm today. Voters should check...

After the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited high school sporting events over the past 18 months, Merritt Secondary worked quickly to gets a group of teams from the Interior together for a Senior Girl...