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UPDATE: Highway reopens to single-lane traffic south of Summerland after second slide
Traffic is moving again along Highway 97 south of Summerland, albeit single-lane alternating traffic, following a…
TRENDING NOW: Revelstoke Enchanted Forest TikTok goes viral
From a fairy on a swing with an uncanny likeness of Bill Murray to a…
Campfire ban coming to Kamloops Fire Centre this week
The BC Wildfire Service is banning campfires throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre as of this…
Summerland the next municipality to test a four-day work week
The District of Summerland is piloting a four-day work week for the next 18 months…
‘We’re running for our ancestors’: Syilx Unity Run connects community to the land
More than 100 syilx Youth, Elders and community members gathered at the Syilx Nation Indian…
iN VIDEO: Vancouver Island scuba divers spot shark in rare shallow-water sighting
NANAIMO, B.C. – Connor McTavish and three companions had just planned to explore the site…
Most Kamloops, Okanagan housing prices fell in May
The sale of houses picked up in Kamloops and the Okanagan in May compared to…
BC strata found negligent, ordered to pay $14,000 over leaky wall
A BC strata has been ordered to pay a resident $14,000 after it was found…
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate amid stubbornly high inflation
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada announced a quarter-percentage point rate hike Wednesday, the first…
Body of missing Vancouver Island man found in Kamloops
The body of a missing Vancouver Island man, who police said might be in Kamloops,…
Lotto Max ticket purchased in BC worth $35 million
If you bought a Lotto Max ticket in Victoria for the draw last night, June…
Historic Vernon post office damaged by suspicious fire
A historic 140-year-old Vernon building was damaged this morning by fire. Vernon fire department quickly…
Tij Iginla traded to Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets picked up Tij Iginla from the Seattle Thunderbirds in a post-season trade. Iginla,…
iN VIDEO: Australian male strippers making stop in Okanagan on Get Lucky tour
Australia’s world-renowned Thunder from Down Under will be live in an intimate bowl setting at…
Home Depot pulls Inuksuk garden statue over cultural appropriation concerns
Home Depot is removing an Inuksuk garden ornament from its store shelves after an Inuk…
Logging truck mechanical failure causes crash that killed 3 in Cranbrook
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say a mechanical failure of a loaded logging…
Pot-smoking driver busted for much more than bad driving
A newly licenced driver was spotted by a recently formed Kelowna RCMP Strike Force last…
TRENDING NOW: Reporter stiff-arms Florida Panthers fan at playoff game
In an award-winning display of multitasking, CBS Miami reporter Samantha Rivera pushed an unruly Florida…
Canadians want revenge on Bernardo, but that’s not how prison works
OTTAWA – One of the architects of the law that governs Canada's prison system says…
Kelowna’s LGBTQ+ community looking for love not hate as Pride Week wraps up
As the LGBTQ+ communities in Kelowna and Penticton celebrate Pride Week this year, they are…
BC lawyer disbarred for being ‘ungovernable’
A BC lawyer who fabricated evidence while under investigation by the regulator has been disbarred…
Kamloops care home resident sued by Interior Health over $120K unpaid bill
Interior Health is suing a senior care home resident over an unpaid $120,000 bill. According…
‘Doomed to fail’: Former Penticton mayor loses court case against family
The former mayor of Penticton has lost a legal challenge against his brother and nephews…
Kamloops needs to tow the provincial housing line or go on its ‘naughty’ list
Kamloops has been singled out as one of 10 BC communities that need to build…