New B.C. program to train wildfire volunteers gets mixed reviews from Interior communities

With the 2025 wildfire season looming, Jamie Viera is fighting for any aid that will help communities in B.C.’s Interior build resiliency and volunteer strength on the fire line. “Community groups are involved in wildfire response whether we want them to [be] or not,” said Viera, the general manager of operations with the Thompson Nicola Regional District. “We … Read more

Once-‘stranded’ astronauts are hours away from splashdown. Catch up on the saga so far

After a week-long trip to the International Space Station ballooned into a nine-month stay, two NASA astronauts are finally heading home.  On Tuesday, if all goes to plan, a capsule will splash down off the Florida coast shortly before 6 p.m. ET, bringing Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams back to the Earth’s surface for the … Read more