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No ghosts here, the Spirit of Kamloops is a steam engine
No ghosts, ghouls or witches can claim the Spirit of Kamloops — it's a fully-operational…
Kelowna church that’s almost as old as Canada celebrating 130th anniversary
A historic Kelowna church that’s nearly as old as Canada is turning 130 this year…
The elusive legends of the Seven Stones of Similkameen
From the long distant past there are First Nations legends about the mysterious powers of…
The Kelowna police chief who murdered two people in broad daylight
It was 90 years ago when a Kelowna police chief committed one of the city's…
Kamloops area museum trying to unravel mystery behind a 100-year-old quilt
Something special grabbed the interest of the manager of the museum in Chase, just up…
Kelowna’s first ski hill was much closer than Big White
– This story was first published Jan. 3, 2022. In the “old” days, Kelowna residents…
iN VIDEO: University students make documentary on Tranquille Sanitorium
A historical documentary on the former Tranquille Sanitorium site in Kamloops was recently created by…
iN PHOTOS: Why tobacco failed to be the Okanagan’s biggest crop
Not once but three times in Kelowna’s history, tobacco looked to become the dominant crop…
These Okanagan volcanoes had a long, slow journey to the region
It’s easy to believe that plenty of prominent rock formations in the Okanagan were once…
A trip back in time to Christmas in Vernon 125 years ago
VERNON – During the Christmas of 1892, Mr. Postill returned from the coast for Christmas,…
Spiritualists, Japanese warlords and mispronounced words: Where the Okunaakan got its names
When Europeans explored, then settled, much of North America they ignored the names given to…
Why there’s a tomb and not a university on Knox Mountain in Kelowna
There is a certain amount of mystery around why a remote but popular beach in…
The construction disaster that changed B.C.
Mike Davis’s last outing with his dad was a bike ride to the worksite where…
This unique radio tower near Enderby is destined for the scrap heap
A little-known navigational aid for airplanes near Enderby, in the North Okanagan, has served its…
This ‘gentleman’ train robber was just passing through Kamloops when he got busted
It’s not often than anyone has bothered to rob a train in Canada. The first…