Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital. Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 p.m. this evening to 8 a.m., Saturday, morning. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time. All other inpatient services ...

The recent resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and the fall fiscal update which was almost $22 billion dollars more than forecast, the member of Parliament for the riding of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola says Canada is in trouble. In his weekly news letter, Dan Albas called the Fall Economic Statem...

If you are heading out of the city this morning ( Dec. 20 ), Drive BC warning that many of the highways surrounding Merritt will be slippery such as Highway 5 and 5A to Kamloops. If Kelowna is in your destination today, the Connector has slippery sections, limited visibility between Trepanier Rd and Pennask Summit and ...

Sam Giangulano's overtime goal completed the comeback as the Merritt Centennials edged division rival the Princeton Posse 7-6 Wednesday night in the Cents final game before the holiday break. The Cents lead 1-0 after one and 4-3 after two periods. However the Posse scored three times in the third to take a 6-4 lead bef...

Some residents of Lower Nicola say Wednesday's power outage could have been avoided had B.C. Hydro take action sooner when locals contacted them about the tree that toppled onto a powerline leaving more than 1200 customers without power for several hours and forced the closure of businesses and schools in the area. The...