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It’s going to get record-breaking hot this weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
There’s a good chance that heat records will be broken this weekend as a ridge…
Province to test emergency alert system Wednesday
Phones will buzz across BC tomorrow as the province tests its emergency alert system, used…
B.C. to tackle the deadliest workplace killer
When Lee Loftus was 10, he remembers his father coming home through the back door,…
Hundreds of Penticton school kids join in release of 10,000 sockeye fry
Roughly 10,000 sc’win (sockeye salmon) fry were set free into ak? x?umina? (Shingle Creek) last…
TRENDING NOW: Doggo thinks he’s home alone
This poor pup was howling for his human at the front door not realizing he…
‘It was warm’: Possible meteorite crashes into New Jersey home
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A metallic object believed to be a meteorite punched a…
Kamloops family desperately searching for missing parrot
A parrot is lost and its Kamloops owners are devastated, having spent hours searching their…
Battle lines drawn over Jordan Peterson event in Kelowna
Last week, a petition to Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas was launched on Change.org demanding that…
Posting photos of patients on social media gets BC nurse suspended
A BC nurse has been suspended for six months for posting photos and stories online…
Water rising too quickly for some Kamloops homeless campers
The Thompson Rivers are picking up snow melt and rising quickly in Kamloops, putting pressure…
iN PHOTOS: Canada geese goslings caught on camera in Kamloops, Okanagan
Canada geese goslings are hatching and you can spot them waddling around parks, feeding on…
American driver busted going 262 km/h on the Coquihalla Highway
A 50-year-old Washington State man is scheduled to appear in a B.C. court next month…
RCMP issue new photo of suspect in Kamloops skateboard park assault
Kamloops RCMP are still looking for a man who kicked a 14-year-old in the head…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
UPDATE: May 10, 2023 A missing 36-year-old man, who was also wanted on a warrant,…
Kelowna RCMP ask for help to find high-risk missing man
Kelowna RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 32-year-old man. Aaron…
Connecticut seeks to rein in high TCH marijuana products
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — After discovering cannabis products are being sold in convenience and CBD…
Vernon woman bringing roller disco events to Shuswap, Kootenays and Okanagan
A Vernon resident is taking her DJ, disco ball and rentable roller skates to arenas…
Child approached by suspicious man near Vernon elementary school
Vernon RCMP are investigating after a man in a brown vehicle approached a child walking…
UPDATE: RCMP say missing Kamloops located
UPDATE: May 10, 2023 RCMP say a missing 35-year-old Kamloops woman has been located, and…
Uber approved to operate ride hailing service in Kelowna
After months of waiting, Uber’s purchase of the ReRyde licence for Kelowna has been approved…
Massive 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year
An Indigenous-led report into a massive wildfire nearly six years ago that destroyed more than…
Celebrity bidding war for Ottawa Senators could be a boon for franchise
While some hockey fans may be surprised by multiple celebrities facing off for a minority…
Kelowna wants to spend nearly $300M on recreation facilities including Parkinson rebuild
The City of Kelowna is about to launch an ambitious recreation construction program totalling $287.5…
Hundreds ordered out of riverside mobile homes in flood-hit Cache Creek
Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta says flooding in the B.C. Interior town is already the…