Shannon Ainslie

The females eat the males before, during and after copulation.

“I’m keeping my eyes open, hoping to see it again."

"I was doubtful but it worked perfectly.”

The night sky is filled with colours and light.

“I had high hopes they were going to show us some humanity and help us."

The trees grows wild throughout the Okanagan and Kamloops, and are also available for purchase as ornamentals at numerous garden centres.

An extravagant luxury estate on Shuswap Lake is still on the market, even after the…

An artsy café opening in Vernon this summer will be operated by residents with diverse…

Music in the park is kicking off for the summer in various districts in Kamloops…

A fruit that isn’t commonly seen is a Tayberry, which is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry.

These weekend events are fun for the whole family.

“It’s awful they’d put the family through this without notifying us."

A bright moon could dim out the view some of the fainter meteors.

"I just knew I had to make a version of it. There is something soothing about it... just so funny, cute and relatable."

Gardening is full of surprises.

“I panicked and thoughts flashed through my mind like how far I am from the hospital, how long will it take for an ambulance to get here and if I’m going to die."

Most of our province is considered bear country.

Other First Nation's names for the full moon in August include Flying Up Moon, Harvest Moon and Black Cherries Moon.

“I drove by it to work in the morning and saw it and thought it was really weird."

“I encourage everyone to dress up in their best western swag and come kick up their heels."

Nature lovers and homeowners in Kamloops and the Okanagan are finding countless fascinating species from the tiny jumping spiders to the giant house spider.

“For the people who grew up never knowing, finding out that information can be overwhelming but also incredibly healing."

“There were tens of thousands of them, if not hundreds of thousands."