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So far, so good for Merritt four day work week pilot
The City of Merritt launched a four-day work week pilot program in November of last…
Household debt-to-income ratio edges lower as interest payments expand
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the ratio of household debt to disposable income improved in…
Kamloops porch pirate nabbed within hours thanks to alert neighbour
A Kamloops porch pirate was caught after striking multiple houses in the Dallas neighbourhood. One…
Two Salmon Arm pharmacists charged with fraud in drugs theft
Two Salmon Arm pharmacists have been charged with defrauding the Shuswap Lake General Hospital. Pharmacists…
Kelowna killer has conviction quashed, new trial ordered
A Kelowna killer sentenced to life in jail for second-degree murder has had his conviction…
Penticton woman approached by suspicious male driver
A Penticton woman, after being ordered to get into a truck by a strange man,…
Police looking for suspect in Kamloops bus stop assault
A man in his 60s was assaulted at a Kamloops bus stop last month and…
‘Did everything right’: Textbook rescue of injured snowmobiler in Okanagan
A group of three snowmobilers did everything right in their effort to get help for…
Despite falling real estate prices in February, B.C. Interior homes holding value
Real estate news these days is all about prices falling dramatically but looking at the…
Dog that regularly ingested fentanyl and meth seized by B.C. SPCA
A B.C. man whose dog ingested, fentanyl, cocaine and meth, and was regularly found to…
Drake announces show at Rogers Arena in Vancouver
Canadian pop star Drake is stopping in Vancouver for a show this summer. The former…
Two Kamloops businesses may have been robbed by same suspect
Kamloops RCMP believe the same suspect is responsible for two robberies early this morning. The…
Meth-related ER visits on the rise in Ontario, following western Canada trend: study
Amphetamine-related visits to Ontario emergency departments have skyrocketed over the last two decades, a recent…
Researcher calls for more wild horse protections after 17 shot dead near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A biologist and wild horse researcher is calling for stronger federal and…
‘How are you going to compete?’: Canadians grapple with tight housing market
Eight interest rate hikes in less than a year have left thousands of Canadians feeling…
Kelowna 10th most expensive city out of 35 in Canada to rent an apartment
The latest report from Rental.ca shows the average one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna is listed on…
TRENDING NOW: Proof cats are smarter than dogs
We admit it's a polarizing debate but this appears to be evidence that cats are…
iN PHOTOS: Beavers on display in Kamloops park
Despite miserable weather, a Kamloops photographer snapped some wonderful photos of beavers in a local…
Clearwater teacher publishes children’s book about missing Ryan Shtuka
A children’s book inspired by the hope and community connection that emerged from the tragedy…
Kamloops lawyer reprimanded for conflict of interest in multiple cases
A veteran Kamloops lawyer has been found to have committed professional misconduct after being in…
Tribunal rules B.C. strata treated owner ‘significantly unfairly’ in denying balcony request
A B.C. strata that delayed the approval of a resident's balcony extension for two years…
New Kelowna city council has a new-ish vision for the future
Every newly-elected city council starts off taking a few months to hammer out their priorities…
Children’s smiles highlight legacy of Penticton’s outgoing OSNS director
For Manisha Willms, the biggest takeaway from 10 years as Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society executive…
How Kelowna has changed over the past two decades: report
Kelowna’s population is trending younger, more ethnically diverse and its housing is less affordable. Those…