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B.C. set to be first in Canada to make contraception free
VICTORIA – British Columbia advocates are celebrating news the province is set to become the…
Bright future foreseen for all sectors of Kelowna’s economy: report
As the world emerges from the COVID pandemic and lives through months of high inflation…
B.C. doctor reprimanded for treating employee with ecstasy
A B.C. doctor has been reprimanded for treating an employee with the party drug ecstasy.…
‘Tenaciousness of winter:’ Weather Network forecasts a delayed spring
A winter season that lacked commitment in its early days is likely to finish strong…
Garage sales are popping back up in Kamloops, Okanagan
More community-wide garage sales are sure to be returning in Kamloops and the Okanagan this…
Why more time is needed to decide fate of plan to redevelop Kelowna golf course
The conversion of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course to industrial land was no spur of…
Kelowna boy seriously injured after being hit by city bus
A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured after he was hit by a city bus in…
Lotto Max ticket worth $55 million sold in B.C.
Someone in B.C. is $55 million richer after matching all seven winning Lotto Max numbers.…
North Carolina Senate backs legalizing pot for medical use
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Senate voted to legalize marijuana use for medical…
Vernon fire crews douse balcony blaze at apartment complex
Vernon fire crews extinguished a fire coming from a third-floor balcony at an apartment building…
Valuable statues stolen in Kelowna art gallery heist
The hunt for three suspects after what Kelowna RCMP call a "high value" art gallery…
TRENDING NOW: Duck amusement park ride not for faint of heart
This is an oldie but goodie. A pair of pranksters figured they seen how fast…
What time is it on moon? Europe pushing for lunar time zone
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the…
First highrise in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood scaled back
What was proposed in 2021 to be Rutland’s first eight-storey highrise building is heading back…
Two vehicles destroyed by suspicious fire in Penticton
A pair of parked vehicles were destroyed in an early morning fire Penticton RCMP are…
Three dead in crash on Highway 5 near Clearwater
Three people were killed and two others were critically injured in a multi-vehicle crash on…
Another round of heavy snow expected on Coquihalla Highway
Winter won’t give up its icy grip on the Coquihalla Highway. On the first day…
Last leg of Kiss farewell tour includes B.C. concert
Kiss has announced the stops the band will make on the last leg of its…
Stranded UK farmhand ‘overwhelmed’ by kindness in Kamloops
A farmhand and blogger from the UK who got stranded in Kamloops after her car…
South Okanagan performances ‘life changing’ for Ukrainians struggling to survive
A standing ovation was the culmination to a “life-changing” visit to the South Okanagan for…
No jail for B.C. man whose dangerous driving killed pregnant girlfriend
High on drugs and hitting speeds of 150 km/h, Duane Glen Smith lost control of…
Expect a challenging drive in heavy snow on the Coquihalla Highway
A snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt that was issued yesterday…
Three people in same vehicle killed in crash on Highway 5 near Clearwater
The three people who died in a Highway 5 collision yesterday were travelling in the…
Pedestrian struck by SUV in Kamloops critically injured
A 30-year-old woman is in hospital in Kamloops with life-threatening injuries after being hit by…