Local Journalism Initiative

Names of Bedaux landmarks in northeast B.C. could be removed due to Nazi ties
Mount Bedaux and the Bedaux Pass in northeast B.C. may soon have their names removed…

Operation Red Nose will run in Kamloops with vaccinated drivers and passengers
If you want a safe ride home this holiday season, you’ll need to be double…

Kamloops MP asks Pope Francis to visit Kamloops
Member of Parliament Frank Caputo has invited Pope Francis to visit the Kamloops-Thompson Cariboo riding…
Kamloops MP wants change to Criminal Code wording of ‘child pornography’
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo is hoping to change Criminal Code of Canada wording and he…
Former Kamloops coach charged with sexual offences against youths
A Kamloops man, who formerly coached youth sports, is facing three charges of sexual offences…

Okanagan Chief questions sincerity of possible visit from Pope
Pope Francis’ planned visit to Canada is little more than a “publicity exercise on the…

‘Something so sacred has been taken away from me’: For some, the devastating sexual side-effect of antidepressants
Emily had taken the antidepressant Citalopram since she was 17, before sex even entered the…

Drag bingo fundraisers in South Okanagan raise money for residential ‘school’ survivors
Content Warning: This article contains content about residential “schools,” please read with care. When Val…

B.C. lacks key data on COVID patients who end up back in hospital
Thousands of British Columbians who were hospitalized due to COVID-19 are likely returning to the…

syilx Nation presents new Child and Family Plan for members to review
The syilx Nation will present a new prevention-focused Child and Family Plan for members to…

How the Blueberry ruling in B.C. is a game changer for the Site C dam, extractive industries and Indigenous Rights
When B.C. Supreme Court Justice Emily Burke served her ruling on a long-fought case between…

Penticton Indian Band member honoured through Remembrance Day Sentry program
sw?wikist (Corporal Justin George) has been chosen to form part of the vigil for this…

New Indigenous movie shot in B.C. hits theatres in November
Filmmaker Trevor Mack’s debut movie Portraits from a Fire, filmed in northern B.C., is finally…

COVID-19 vaccination mandate will not impact RCMP staffing in Kamloops: Supt. Lecky
Kamloops’s top cop believes the majority of local RCMP officers are vaccinated, but the exact…

iN VIDEO: Trudeau called out for ‘words and broken promises’ by Secwépemc mom
Editor's note: This article contains content about residential “schools” that may be triggering. Kelsie Kilawna…