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April 27 2026 02:30 PM
iN PHOTOS: Best boat names at the Kelowna Boat Show
A pleasure boat doesn't legally need a name but it's definitely an opportunity for fun.
Police identify B.C. mass shooter as 18-year-old, say five students and teacher dead
TUMBLER RIDGE — The person behind one of British Columbia’s worst mass killings has been identified as an 18-year-old who…
A quarter of Canadians have been victims of fraud or extortion: survey
OTTAWA — One in four Canadians report having been a victim of fraud or extortion, a new Leger poll suggests.…
Here’s the latest following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP say nine people were killed in shootings Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., including the lone suspect…
Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier earn long-awaited Olympic bronze in Milan
MILAN — Canada got its storybook finish in figure skating on Day 5 of the Milan Cortina Olympics, as Piper…
Okanagan lost roughly a third of its snowpack in January
“With another two or three months left for snow accumulation, seasonal snowpacks can still change significantly based on weather patterns through the remainder of the season.”
B.C. throne speech cancelled because of Tumbler Ridge shooting
VICTORIA — The three official parties in British Columbia’s provincial legislature have announced the cancellation of Thursday’s “traditional” throne speech…
Penticton Vees back home with two-game deficit in WHL playoff series
The Vees take on the Silvertips at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
BC ‘prolific litigant’ loses another case after her ‘service’ dog kicked out of courthouse
She sued numerous businesses over the same issue.
Dancing is permitted: Victory for Shuswap food truck hit with $11,000 liquor fine
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The liquor inspectors said she'd broken the rules, but had no evidence to back it up.
Penticton council throws support behind mission to get Ebus service
iNwheels
Penticton was left without a passenger bus service to the Lower Mainland when Greyhound shut down.
iN NUMBERS: Big events planned for Kamloops, Okanagan this summer
Did we miss your favourite big event this summer? Add it to the comment section so others can find out about it.
Canada geese fight with osprey over South Okanagan nest
“The mama goose was in the nest initially and then the father flew up from the river to be with her and fight, they were pretty wound up."
Dancing is permitted: Victory for Shuswap food truck hit with $11,000 liquor fine
The liquor inspectors said she'd broken the rules, but had no evidence to back it up.
B.C. home sales expecting 2.1 per cent slide in 2026 as economic challenges mount
VANCOUVER — Home sales in British Columbia are forecast to fall 2.1 per cent this year as economic challenges push volume and prices lower across the province.The B.C. Real Estate Association says in its second quarterly housing forecast that residential...
Trains collide near Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 4 people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One train slammed into another at a station outside Indonesia’s capital on Monday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and leaving several trapped in a badly damaged car, officials said. Some 38 passengers were taken...
Suspected cocaine, fentanyl, mushrooms seized as two arrested in Kelowna, B.C., bust
KELOWNA — Two men have been arrested in a co-ordinated bust in British Columbia's Interior that saw police seize more than 10 kilograms of illicit substances along with other items related to a drug distribution operation.RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say...
April 27 2026 12:00 PM
THOMPSON: History won’t be kind to Republicans who support Donald Trump
"How much longer can the folks who voted for Donald Trump stand by him? That is more or less a rhetorical question because the answer is all-too-obvious."
April 24 2026 10:35 AM
iN DISCUSSION: Please don’t feed wildlife
"If I have had one consistent peeve through my life it's feeding wildlife."
April 20 2026 12:00 PM
THOMPSON: You need a sense of humour as a baseball umpire
"After decades of umpiring baseball games, I can tell you a sense of humour is indispensable."
LNG pipeline project through ‘pristine wilderness’ faces B.C. court challenges
VANCOUVER — A Gitxsan Nation hereditary chief is challenging the B.C. government’s decision to allow…
B.C. to allow killing of abandoned domestic sheep to protect the wild animals
VICTORIA — The B.C. government has changed its regulations to give wildlife officers more power…
April 27 2026 03:31 PM
LNG pipeline project through ‘pristine wilderness’ faces B.C. court challenges
VANCOUVER — A Gitxsan Nation hereditary chief is challenging the B.C. government’s decision to allow…
April 27 2026 03:00 PM
B.C. says new regulations effective this fall will curb extortion-related violence
VICTORIA — Provincial gun regulations that have been nine years in the making will come…
April 27 2026 02:57 PM
Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a…
April 27 2026 04:02 PM
King Charles III arrives at the White House on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from…
April 27 2026 04:02 PM
Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel – again – after morbid joke about first lady
Donald and Melania Trump both called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after…
April 27 2026 04:00 PM
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’…
B.C. says new regulations effective this fall will curb extortion-related violence
VICTORIA — Provincial gun regulations that have been nine years in the making will come…
Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a…
King Charles III arrives at the White House on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from…
Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel – again – after morbid joke about first lady
Donald and Melania Trump both called for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel on Monday after…
April 27 2026 04:01 PM
Sabalenka avoids Madrid Open virus scare and Osaka upset. Gauff and Rybakina lose
MADRID (AP) — Tennis players are facing an unknown opponent at the Madrid Open. A…
April 27 2026 04:00 PM
Yankees await results of MRI on Giancarlo Stanton’s right calf as slugger remains on active roster
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New York Yankees were awaiting the results of an MRI…
April 27 2026 04:00 PM
New York City to hold free World Cup fan events in each borough
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will hold a series of free events for…
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