Local Journalism Initiative

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively donate $250K to Canadian Indigenous mentorship program
Vancouver’s favourite celebrity couple have made a very generous donation toward supporting the mentorship of…

Crown prosecutor enters race for Conservative nomination in Kamloops
A longtime Kamloops resident and Crown prosecutor will seek the nomination to be the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo…

Future of natural gas heating in Canadian buildings fuels debate
As B.C. cities start to take a closer look at the energy consumption and carbon…

Can companies make chocolate more sustainable? One B.C. researcher is trying to find out
Sophia Carodenuto is looking for ways to make food more sustainable in an unusual place:…

Cultivating radical change by gabbing about gardening
It’s no biggie. Lucretia Schanfarber just simply plans to save the planet by gabbing about…

Kamloops doctor recalls fight to eradicate smallpox in Pakistan
Memories of days past helping fight the smallpox epidemic in Pakistan during the 1960s are…

In wake of Greyhound’s departure, incentives could fill B.C. rural transport gaps
Advocates behind a campaign for provincewide public transit say it would increase safety and access…

Osoyoos Desert Centre, Nk’Mip Cultural Centre get big provincial dollars
The Osoyoos Desert Centre is getting a new boardwalk and the Nk’Mip Cultural Centre is…

Accused killer sent for psych assessment during preliminary inquiry in Kamloops
A Kamloops man facing murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a violent altercation inside…

Bryan Adams gives shoutout to Vancouver hospital
Bryan Adams publicly thanked staff at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver for its care…

Why this UBC professor sees home economics as a climate solution
From farm to fork and beyond, food is responsible for between 21 and 37 per…

‘Black Boys Don’t Cry’ short film act of love for Black community in Kelowna
In the midst of dealing with the pandemic and growing anti-racism movements across North America,…

Review of McDonald’s burger beef leads to exoneration of Kamloops Mountie
An RCMP officer, who was embroiled in an argument about an undercooked hamburger at a…

B.C. ranchers push for more help in struggle to get their animals slaughtered
Julia Smith has a problem. Despite litters of fast-growing piglets and surging demand for her…

Disbarred lawyer Seanna McKinley is managing Indigenous youth housing in Kamloops
An Indigenous youth who spent years in government care is sounding an alarm about Seanna…