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Jennifer Stahn
Potentially explosive wood dust metre-deep at one B.C. mill: WorkSafe B.C.
VANCOUVER – The latest statistics from WorkSafe B.C. show some lumber mills appear to be…
Turbulent battle as Golden fights to save local river rafting industry
GOLDEN – Tourism officials in the southeastern B.C., town of Golden say letters of support…
Popular comedian in Kelowna this June
KELOWNA – Popular on tour and on Netflix, Jim Jefferies is now turning to Kelowna…
Mountie killed in two-vehicle crash near Victoria identified as police investigate
LANGFORD, B.C. – Canada's public safety minister is expressing his sympathies over the death of…
B.C.’s nurses’ union reaches tentative five-year deal, with details to come
VICTORIA – British Columbia's nurses union has reached a tentative five-year contract agreement with the…
Tracking app used to locate stolen truck in Kelowna
KELOWNA – There really is an app for everything. A vehicle stolen sometime overnight from…
National Energy Board orders pipeline firms to post emergency manuals online
CALGARY – Canada's energy watchdog is ordering pipeline companies to post their emergency response plans…
WestJet faces potential class-action lawsuit over alleged workplace harassment
VANCOUVER – A former WestJet flight attendant already embroiled in a legal dispute with the…
B.C. construction worker takes on Trump, defends immigrant workers
VANCOUVER – A Mexican-born construction worker says he hung his native country's flag high above…
Bat Out Of Hell rocker stopping in Penticton
PENTICTON – If you missed seeing him in the 70s, 80s, 90s or 00s, don’t…
Heat returning to the Okanagan by end of week
OKANAGAN – The heat will return to the Southern Interior later this week, after a…
Record high temperature in Penticton
OKANAGAN – The mercury continues to rise but a new record has already been set…
UPDATE: Stolen Penticton puppy retuned to owner
PENTICTON – A four-month-old puppy stolen from outside a church in Penticton earlier this week…
Okanagan continues to flirt with record temperatures
OKANAGAN – For the second day in a row record temperatures were just out of…
Jennifer Wakefield powers Canada into women’s world hockey semifinals
KAMLOOPS – A dominant performance by Jennifer Wakefield and her linemates propelled Canada into the…
April starts with more avalanche control delays on Highway 1
REVELSTOKE – If you are trying to skip town today, watch for delays on Highway…
Mapping war memorials throughout the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – There are thousands of war monuments and memorials across the country and the…
Still a long way to go to reach goal of zero vehicle fatalities in B.C.
MUNICIPAL LIMIT OF 30 KM/H RECOMMENDED THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Speed, impairment and distracted driving are being…
20 years of clean up for North Westside volunteers
KELOWNA – It’s no April Fools’ Day prank. For the 20th year in a row,…
Feature film looking for up to 200 extras in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A feature film taping in Kamloops this April is looking for up to…
Series tied as Blazers beat Rockets
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Kelowna Rockets 5-1 on Wednesday night at the…
Bringing the heat: Records fall around the province
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Temperatures soared above seasonal normals yesterday, setting new records and capping off the…
Over-regulation of ‘driverless’ vehicles could stifle industry, say advocates
KANATA, Ont. – Driverless cars, trucks and buses are going to cause a major economic…
Avalanche control to cause more delays on Highways 1 and 3 today
REVELSTOKE – As avalanche risk increases crews are doing their part to control the risk…