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Employer-paid sick days will not be rising from five to 15 in B.C.
The provincial government is under pressure to triple the number of employer-paid sick days from…
TRENDING NOW: WWE but with kittens
Move over Roman Reigns and Bianca Belair, these kittens may have you beat, at least when it…
One dead in Highway 5 crash north of Kamloops
One person is dead and another has been rushed to hospital following a collision on…
Major riding changes proposed for next federal election in Thompson-Okanagan
The Southern Interior is getting one more riding in the next federal election and that…
Spirits surpass beer for U.S. market-share supremacy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey…
Want B.C.-made boozy freezies? You have to go to California to get them
It all started in 2017 when Sheereen Price and Gabrielle Mustapich were sitting on a…
iN TRAFFIC: Snowfall warning in effect for the Coquihalla
Drivers travelling on the Coquihalla Highway this morning can expect 15 to 25 centimetres of…
Pandemic puppies piling up at B.C. SPCA
Despite concerns over the past few years, the B.C. SPCA hasn't seen an influx of…
Fly from Kamloops to Edmonton for $29
The Kamloops airport is getting its first discount airline with flights to and from Edmonton…
RCMP officer that fired 29 shots at Quesnel man did nothing wrong: report
A Quesnel RCMP officer who fired almost 30 shots at an armed drug trafficker will…
B.C. environmental protester gets house arrest for blocking highway
An IT specialist and middle-aged father of two has been sentenced to 60 days of…
Kamloops breaks record for the least snowfall ever recorded in January
A mere 1.1 centimetre of snow fell in Kamloops in January. That’s the least amount…
Aurora Cannabis records $67.2 million net loss in second quarter
Aurora Cannabis Inc. announced Thursday that it has completed a transformation plan delivering $340 million…
Lifted trailer box rams overpass in Richmond snarling traffic
RICHMOND, B.C. – A busy commuter route in Metro Vancouver closed for hours Friday while…
TRENDING NOW: This dog has found his new groove
This doggo is blowing up on TikTok, and understandably so. He's one cool customer. @love_n_naz…
Food inflation dips into Super Bowl spreads
TORONTO – As food prices stay hot, the chicken wings, pizza, party subs and snacks…
Vernon man on bail for drug dealing busted again for drug dealing
A Vernon man out on bail for drug trafficking offences has been busted for having…
Kootenay man fined $15,000 for killing grizzly cub and sow
A man who shot and killed a grizzly bear sow and cub in the East…
B.C. mover sued after billing for 8 hours travel for 1 kilometre move
A B.C. moving company that charged a couple $1,200 for eight hours of travel time…
Billboard in West Kelowna stirring controversy
A new billboard in West Kelowna wants to prevent kids from learning too much about…
Have you tried this juicy new burger joint in downtown Kamloops?
A new restaurant offering fresh Canadian fare opened a month ago in Kamloops' busy downtown…
Thompson-Okanagan grew by more than 12,500 people in 2022
An estimated 12,536 more people lived in the Thompson-Okanagan region in 2022 versus 2021, according…
Investors turning away from the Okanagan commercial real estate market
It seems like only yesterday that everyone wanted to buy into the Okanagan real estate…
This ‘gentleman’ train robber was just passing through Kamloops when he got busted
It’s not often than anyone has bothered to rob a train in Canada. The first…