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How the RCMP reports crime to the public in Okanagan, Kamloops
Often, it's because investigators need tips from the public.
Kelowna healthcare worker opens care farm to benefit dementia sufferers
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“I thought there has to be a better way than what we are doing, heavily medicating people and letting them wander hallways aimlessly, there is no quality of life there."
Former BC teacher suing because his child porn charges interrupted sale of his Kelowna business
News of his past came out at just as he was selling his business.
iN PHOTOS: Smiles, waving flags and fancy cars fill streets at Okanagan Dream Rally
The biennial fundraiser is "all in support of one simple mission: putting a smile on the face of a child who needs it most."
BC Wildfire hit Kamloops blaze with tankers, helicopters
Crews are still on the scene, but air tankers were nearly finished with their objective by around 2 p.m., less than two hours after it was reported.
Kelowna senior on mobility scooter struck, killed by bus
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The 97-year-old was hit by a chartered bus on Benvoulin Road on Sunday.
BC man on 300 km test drive caught excessive speeding
He told police the test drive was from Vancouver to Kelowna.
The exclusive Vienna garden party experience in West Kelowna
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"It's the quaintness of sitting in a natural setting with beautiful trees, the trickling fountain, the birds coming to our water area, which is so close by.”
Kelowna committee will help you evaluate candidates for mayor, council
“Try to find people that may not be in the media every day, or you may not know them, but are good citizens who can make good councillors."
Kamloops International Cup wraps up Saturday with final match at Hillside Stadium
The Kamloops International Cup concludes Saturday, August 1, after bringing professional and high-level Canadian soccer…
Why nude beaches in Okanagan, Kamloops are in a legal grey area
Almost all clothing optional beaches are technically unofficial, even if they're popular and generally accepted by local governments.
Even if recall of controversial Okanagan MLA fails it will still be a win: organizer
"A lot of people didn't even know who Brodie was.”
New Kamloops museum exhibition celebrates 50 years of the KSO
The history of the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra is taking centre stage in a new exhibition…
The exclusive Vienna garden party experience in West Kelowna
"It's the quaintness of sitting in a natural setting with beautiful trees, the trickling fountain, the birds coming to our water area, which is so close by.”
A woman with apparent heat stroke found dead while taking shelter in a car in quake-hit Japan
TOKYO (AP) — An elderly woman who developed heat stroke while taking shelter in a car is the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said Sunday as concerns over heat-related...
Heat wave brings record-breaking temps, heightened wildfire risk to parts of Western US
A heat wave gripped large swaths of the Western U.S. on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs, heightening wildfire risks in areas that already were dry or burning and prompting warnings for people to stay inside. A ridge of...
Quebec company banned from selling unauthorized peptides: Health Canada
Health Canada says a court has approved the agency's request to permanently ban a Quebec-based online store from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in the country.The federal agency says in a statement that the Superior Court of Québec has granted a...
iN DISCUSSION: Is name recognition the way to choose a local candidate to vote for?
"We've been pondering how to cover this municipal election."
THOMPSON: After 10 years writing columns, time has come to turn another page
It has been fun and I appreciate those loyal readers who have laughed, cried and been angry about the many topics that entered my mind before finding their way onto my iPad and then into this column.
iN DISCUSSION: Fallout from an Amber alert
This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…
Elizabeth May says Greens can win byelection by campaigning on PM’s climate record
OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she thinks the Greens can pull off…
B.C.’s wildfire situation continues to flare up, with more blazes and evacuations
British Columbia’s wildfires continue to threaten more and more communities, with almost 30 new wildfires…
Elizabeth May says Greens can win byelection by campaigning on PM’s climate record
OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she thinks the Greens can pull off…
WestJet flight attendants on strike as union, airline fail to come to terms
CALGARY — WestJet’s 4,400 flight attendants are on strike, with the airline’s flights halted on…
B.C.’s wildfire situation continues to flare up, with more blazes and evacuations
British Columbia’s wildfires continue to threaten more and more communities, with almost 30 new wildfires…
From Athens to Bordeaux, Europe’s wildfire emergency rages on
LACANAU, France (AP) — Europe’s wildfire crisis fractured along starkly different fronts Sunday: gale-force winds…
A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off…
Moscow mayor calls a deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a ‘terrorist act’
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called on Sunday a bomb attack on a restaurant in the…
WestJet flight attendants on strike as union, airline fail to come to terms
CALGARY — WestJet’s 4,400 flight attendants are on strike, with the airline’s flights halted on…
WestJet cancels flights as Sunday strike deadline looms
TORONTO — Some travellers headed into the long weekend on edge, as WestJet began its…
‘Sopranos’ actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys,…
With swords, axes and shields, fighters go head-to-head in medieval combat world championship
SPØTTRUP, Denmark (AP) — With swords, axes and shields, competitors from 30 countries are going…
Markham’s Chan wins NBO qualifier in Montreal
Duncan Chan of Markham, Ont., survived a National Bank Open qualifying battle on Saturday in…
Dodgers land Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster deadline deal
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on…
Rafaela hits 2 homers as streaking Red Sox take lead in 8th and edge Yamamoto and Dodgers 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andruw Monasterio hit a ground-rule double to lead off the eighth…
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