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Distinguished Indigenous leader from Kamloops receiving notable honorary degree
A prominent leader from the Secwépemc First Nation is receiving an honorary degree next month after…
Why now is likely the best time to buy a house in Kamloops, Okanagan
It’s been an unusually slow winter in the Kamloops and Okanagan real estate markets but…
Southern Interior the only region where BC United lead in the polls
If an election were held tomorrow, voters in the Southern Interior would choose a BC…
Proposed massive Kelowna recreation centre may have affordable housing
An update of plans to replace Kelowna’s aging Parkinson Recreation Centre going to city council…
Compassion at Penticton cannabis shop goes up in smoke
Cannabis Cottage is in the heart of downtown Penticton so many of its customers are…
Counting the cost of substance use – and finding solutions
Harms from substance use cost Canada $49 billion in 2020, with almost two-thirds of that…
Clozee to headline sold-out 2023 Bass Coast music festival in Merritt
Bass Coast Music and Arts Festival in Merritt has announced this year’s lineup. “Presenting the…
Bike valets to return to Kamloops
Cycling advocates are bringing back a bike valet service to Kamloops this year in an…
RISKY BUSINESS: Man picks up cub blocking Kamloops road as momma bear watches
Some Kamloops residents were delayed getting home from work last evening as they waited for…
Honey bee losses continue to increase in Kamloops, Okanagan
Experienced Kamloops beekeeper Murray Willis lost more than a third of his honey bees over…
Cranbrook babysitter gets conviction overturned in toddler’s drowning
VANCOUVER – An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in…
EV truck factory announces grand opening in Kelowna next week
Hexagon Purus announced today the grand opening of its zero-emission heavy-duty truck plant. The opening…
iN VIDEO: Celine Dion releases ‘Love Again,’ first of five new songs
Celine Dion is making her musical comeback timed with her acting debut in a new…
TRENDING NOW: Revenge of the husband
There's no problem a little ingenuity and some duct tape can't solve. Especially if the…
iN PHOTOS: Photographers capturing migratory birds returning to Kamloops, Okanagan
Migratory birds are showing up in Kamloops and the Okanagan to mate and make nests,…
Cop catches robber in Kamloops foot chase
A robbery suspect took police officers on a foot chase in Kamloops. Police were alerted…
‘B is for Bobcaygeon’: Tragically Hip plan alphabet picture book for kids
TORONTO – "A" is for "Ahead by a Century" and "B" is for "Bobcaygeon." Those…
B.C. seasonal forecast shows cool spring; flood hazard in high snowpack regions
VICTORIA – A long, cool and wet spring is in the forecast for British Columbia,…
Kelowna nursing student awarded $1.8M after being T-boned in accident
A Kelowna nursing student has been awarded $1.8 million in compensation after she was T-boned…
Pipeliners are living in North Thompson RVs. Why can’t locals?
A rural rights advocate is questioning why pipeline workers can live in RVs, while the…
Kelowna penis surgery after bicycle crash left it ‘deformed’: Lawsuit
An Okanagan man is suing Kelowna General Hospital and his surgeon alleging he was given…
There’s toxic cocaine in the Interior Health region
There have been multiple overdoses and fatalities related to a white substance being sold as…
These two luxurious Okanagan homes can be won through a lottery
A home in Kelowna and another in West Kelowna are up for grabs through this…
Supreme Court says Quebec’s ban on homegrown cannabis plants is constitutional
OTTAWA – Quebec’s ban on possessing and cultivating cannabis plants for personal purposes is constitutional,…