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Controversial former Kelowna NDP candidate loses 13-year legal battle over driveway
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The judge's decision comes 14 years after a $300,000 payment was supposed to settle the issue.
iN PHOTOS: Rare partial lunar eclipse, supermoon dazzles in Kamloops, Okanagan
There was a rare partial lunar eclipse of a full supermoon in skies over the Okanagan and Kamloops this week…
Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk opens up about the death of his friend Johnny Gaudreau
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk estimated that he tells a story about Johnny Gaudreau's exploits, both the on-ice…
Kettle River forestry investigation raises concerns about logging in watersheds
A recent investigation into logging practices in the Kettle River Watershed highlighted the fact that timber companies weren’t assessing their…
Developer refutes First Nation claims at Tranquille site in Kamloops
The developer behind the massive proposed rebuild of Tranquille is pushing back against claims made by Secwepemc leaders about the…
Canada’s physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities
In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two…
Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the same support is not being…
iN PHOTOS: The biggest eggplant in Kelowna and other Thompson-Okanagan veggie tales
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The harvest season is full of super-sized surprises.
Kamloops mayor’s house up for tax sale auction
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The city's mayor has not paid taxes on his home for the last three years.
Kamloops community comes together for FASD Awareness Day celebration
A Kamloops community event will bring families, friends and supporters together to recognize FASD Awareness…
Kamloops mayor hasn’t filed election papers yet, blames council
He has until Friday to file nomination papers, and city staff said they are waiting.
BC doctor was ‘uncomfortable and unprepared’ to give trans teen a shot; HRT says he must pay
While it wasn't malicious, it was still discrimination.
Distilleries to bear brunt of U.S. ban on Canadian booze: experts
Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month.Craig Johnston, chief economist at Farm Credit Canada, says distilleries ship...
Controversial former Kelowna NDP candidate loses 13-year legal battle over driveway
The judge's decision comes 14 years after a $300,000 payment was supposed to settle the issue.
A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off Miami runway warned it was coming in too fast
For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and killed five people repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast as they approached for landing and after touchdown,...
DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans
MIAMI (AP) — A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee. The committee's...
iN DISCUSSION: Did not watering your lawn help? Not as much as you’d think
"It’s been a weird summer with the water restrictions where I live in the Okanagan."
iN DISCUSSION: What a mess the BC Conservatives find themselves in
"In a time where David Eby's NDP appears to be out of ideas and momentum and voters clearly would prefer another choice, this is their option."
iN DISCUSSION: Okanagan bakery stirs up wildfire compensation controversy
The bakery and coffee shop in Peachland would like to be compensated for business lost when tourists fled.
B.C. forestry sector says industry at ‘breaking point’ in letter to Premier David Eby
VANCOUVER — British Columbia forestry groups have written to Premier David Eby saying the industry…
Sons ‘shattered’ by stray-bullet death of Chang Yong Cho in his Burnaby, B.C., home
The two sons of Chang Yong Cho, who was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home…
In the news today: Carney meets Zelenskyy, Canadian booze ban, Oilers lose superfan
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Carney’s cabinet huddles in Banff as trade war intensifies
BANFF — Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet with Carney in Calgary, address cabinet in Banff
CALGARY — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in…
South Korea trying to learn if Kim Jong Un has a son but daughter’s status as heir appears solid
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said it is trying to…
Public silence raises hopes among 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants for extended legal protections
MIAMI (AP) — A deadline for the Trump administration to decide on legal protections for…
Gold, gems and Renoir: France’s museums grapple with a wave of smash-and-grab thefts
PARIS (AP) — At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised with wigs used…
With hundreds of planes in the air on 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond
ST. JOHN’S — As hijackers slammed two planes into the World Trade Center in New…
Distilleries to bear brunt of U.S. ban on Canadian booze: experts
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Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers…
Bills to play O Canada at home opener amid strained cross-border relations
BUFFALO — The Buffalo Bills are taking a page out of the Sabres’ playbook when…
Glitz, glam and geopolitical anxiety as TIFF gets underway
TORONTO — The global film industry is coming to Canada’s doorstep for the Toronto International…
LA Rams finally arrive in Melbourne, still confident in their unusual travel plan for 49ers clash
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams finally touched down in Australia just before…
Arizona State coach praises Aggies QB Marcel Reed ahead of rare Big 12 visit to Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham has a unique plan for…
Smart is looking for No. 2 Georgia to ‘continue to get better’ against Western Kentucky
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Coach Kirby Smart realized an explanation might be needed when he…
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