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Elderly Kamloops woman latest victim of PIN and pickpocket scam
iNhome
The elderly woman is the latest person to fall victim to the elaborate scam.
Kamloops drivers may have to cough up more to park their cars
iNwheels
Not only could the parking rates be going up, the city also wants to double the fines.
TRENDING NOW: Cats with unusual animal friends
Here we have a collection of clips of cats befriending, well, unusual animals.
More people left Thompson-Okanagan to other provinces in 2024 than arrived
iNhome
The population still increased by 9,200 people.
B.C. fire numbers drop, with blaze near Vernon being held and evacuation order lifted
VERNON — The number of wildfires in British Columbia has dropped sharply after a weekend…
Vernon officer ‘forcefully’ tried to kiss drunk colleague: RCMP conduct board
The officer denies the allegation.
iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
iN420
If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up a joint and call it "wacky tobacky".
Two suspects arrested after shooting near Princeton
“We realize incidents such as these can create fear and anxiety in a community."
Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as wildfire north of Nanaimo declared under control
NANAIMO — The last group of wildfire evacuees forced from their Vancouver Island homes by…
Rattler rallies Saints to 17-all preseason tie with Jaguars as competition with Shough continues
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Spencer Rattler now has some late-game highlights on his preseason resume…
OKIB ‘deeply concerned’ Splatsin building houses in Vernon warehouse
"We are deeply concerned that this initiative was undertaken within Syilx territory without any prior discussion, engagement, or notification to the Syilx People or our governing bodies."
A Kamloops woman’s nightmarish search for a diagnosis for a crippling condition
"The medical system is broken.”
World Cup match comments costs BC video game company $60K after human rights complaint
The comment wasn't discriminatory, but how the company dealt with it got it into trouble.
Kamloops mayor’s early term legal risks exposed in newly released letter
Why the mayor has repeatedly asked for the confidential four-page letter to be made public is unclear.
UBCO students in Kelowna less desperate for off-campus rental help
The rental vacancy rate in Kelowna is at 4.5 per cent, up from 1.7 per cent last year.
‘Entitled and ungrateful’: BC Judge slams brother who lied to stiff siblings in A&W franchise
The judge said the brother had a puzzling and entirely unsubstantiated superiority complex.
BC teacher who hit Grade 12 student with file folders gets reprimanded
The contact caused no physical injury but it was loud.
What’s going on with that big empty piece land on Springfield Road in Kelowna
There are two side-by-side lots near Orchard Park Mall between 2025 Springfield Road and 2120 Cooper Road that are currently sitting vacant making a good motel for marmots.
Teen entrepreneur makes rings out of antlers in Lake Country
“Antler is a very odd material to work with, it’s not like wood or steel, it behaves in different ways."
TRENDING NOW: Tube surfing gone wrong
There’s a reason surfboards aren’t shaped like tubes. You can see the vision this man…
TRENDING NOW: Daily dose of ducks being silly
You have been prescribed one dose per day of ducks being silly and here it…
Former BC Liberal leader being sued by ex-wife, 30 years after their affair cost him his job
Gordon Wilson is credited with getting the BC Liberal Party back into the legislature.
TRENDING NOW: Is this a genius marketing campaign?
This golf course decided to capitalize on the social media trend of doing a challenge…
iN DISCUSSION: ‘Incompetent bureaucracy at work’
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you’ll find reader…