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RCMP first on scene at Kamloops house fire
Police officers were first on scene when a fire broke out at a downtown Kamloops…
Kelowna cops posed as bus passengers to find ‘poorly behaved’ youth
Plainclothes officers with the Kelowna RCMP spent some of their enforcement efforts taking an uneventful…
Mild but not very sunny this Easter long weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan
It looks like Saturday will be the best choice for an outdoor Easter egg hunting…
Tenant rescued during early morning Vernon house fire
One person is in hospital after quick action from Vernon firefighters this morning. Fire crews…
Kelowna bait bike stolen on the first day — again
The temptation to steal the Kelowna RCMP Bait Bike on its first day of the…
TRENDING NOW: Best drive-thru order, ever
Ordering at a drive-thru can be, well, a rather monotonous experience. But not for this…
Jessie Simpson’s long, slow progress
It has been almost seven years since Jessie Simpson was brutally attacked with a baseball…
iN VIDEO: Here’s a unique view of road travel through the Okanagan in 1966
If you want a glimpse at just how much the Okanagan has changed in the…
Why couldn’t the Kelowna Rockets host this year’s Memorial Cup? It’s a secret
The Kamloops Blazers will be hosting the Memorial Cup from May 26 to June 4…
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Retro roller skating in Kamloops gaining following
An upcoming retro disco roller skating event is drawing a lot of interest from the…
Kelowna craft coffee shop following in the wine tasting tradition of the Okanagan
Visitors to Okanagan wineries are there for the tasting experience, sampling choice wines and, often,…
Hunt is on to find Kelowna’s fourth Liberal MLA
The ink is not yet quite dry on plans to expand the Kelowna area into…
Fourplex plan creates a ‘wealth windfall’ for single-family home owners: expert
New legislation proposed by the provincial government to allow fourplexes on most single-family lots could…
How a Kelowna international student, victim of racist attack, got health coverage
Interior Health has cancelled the medical bill for Gagandeep Singh, the victim of a race-based…
B.C. pastor with ‘troubling views’ barred from seeing his Indigenous foster children
A B.C. pastor and missionary who had three Indigenous foster children removed from his home,…
B.C. nurse who restrained elderly patient, then lied, gets suspended
A B.C. nurse who inappropriately used restraints on an elderly patient and then lied has…
B.C. Housing buys fire-damaged Kamloops apartment building for $13M
B.C. Housing has purchased a North Kamloops apartment building for $13 million roughly two years…
Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — You may have already seen them in restaurants: waist-high machines…
B.C. lifts health-care mask rules as province emerges from pandemic
VICTORIA – British Columbia has lifted pandemic restrictions including mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings, and…
Kamloops, Okanagan home sales still slow in March
Home sales are still down compared to last year, but picked up from February in…
iN VIDEO: Huge herd of elk spotted wandering near Enderby
Elk are not a common sight in the Okanagan, so when Sherry Zacharias saw dozens…
Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps US
NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a…
Police: Homeless woman in Vermont killed shelter coordinator with ax
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a homeless shelter…
Hundreds of thousands remain without power after dedly ice storm in Quebec
MONTREAL – Hydro-Québec says it's restored power to more than half a million customers since…