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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…
Don’t expect Vancouver’s eviction approach for Kamloops homeless encampments
Although it's a far cry from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Kamloops is no stranger to entrenched…
TRENDING NOW: Dog bends the rules of shell game
A golden retriever got to play the shell game, and there was a single kibble…
Pop culture inaccurately portrays gay dads as white and wealthy, UBC prof says
It’s misleading how gay dads are portrayed as rich and white, according to a professor…
Biden sports plan angers transgender advocates, opponents
A Biden administration proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes sparked outrage from conservative…
Storms bring down trees, bring play to halt at the Masters
Two towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday,…