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Why an Okanagan pro-choice activist couldn’t get billboard and had to get a bus ad
"I tried to find the next most impactful way to show our message and that was transit ads.”
Vancouver police used Pokémon card sting. It was super effective!
VANCOUVER — Up until someone started using bear spray on unsuspecting victims trying to sell their Pokémon trading cards online,…
New provincial rulebook for city councils could see local politicians suspended without pay
Local governments would still have to pay for the investigation, but a new sanction is on the table.
Conservatives call for federal relief at the pumps as Iran war pushes prices up
OTTAWA — The Conservatives are calling on the Liberals to give Canadians some relief at the pumps by suspending federal…
Kelowna Rockets sweep Kamloops Blazers in WHL playoffs
The Rockets may face the WHL regular season leader the Everett Silvertips in the second round.
Suspected carjacker nabbed after mini crime spree in Kelowna
He carjacked an automotive shop employee taking a customer's vehicle for a test drive.
Handful of BC nurses caught stealing narcotics
Every year numerous nurses are caught pilfering drugs from work.
iN NUMBERS: Looking at Okanagan condo inventory in wake of PM’s controversial buyout plan
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What are your thoughts on this plan?
Silver Star Summer Spectacular brings carnival fun to the mountain this Saturday
Destination Silver Star is turning its village into a carnival, with a full day of…
Helpline encourages child sex offenders to get help before they act
"Talking about how to get someone help shouldn't be a conversation that we shy away from."
Steep increase in city managers earning more than $150K in Kamloops, Kelowna
There's been a four-fold increase in $150,000-plus salaries for city hall management in both cities.
Touchdown Kelowna officially opens with a sign reveal
Friday Morning was the grand reveal of Kelowna’s new signature sign by artist Coralee Miller…
Sunday Service trying to bring something new to Okanagan party scene
People are looking for fun things to do and interesting places to enjoy music without binge drinking until the wee hours of the morning.
This woman ‘managed to not be bored’ during the COVID lockdown and planted a vineyard at home
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Like millions of others, Natasha Jacka went stir-crazy during a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, until it dawned on her that there might be great opportunity in having nowhere to go. Jacka used the pandemic...
iN NUMBERS: Looking at Okanagan condo inventory in wake of PM’s controversial buyout plan
What are your thoughts on this plan?
New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets
New Mexico's attorney general on Friday opened a criminal investigation to determine whether U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents broke state law by allowing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets of Albuquerque. The extraordinary inquiry comes less...
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country. The court also ordered the defendants...
iN DISCUSSION: Prime Minister Carney’s BC condo buyout bungle
"I'm starting to get a disturbingly familiar feeling about Prime Minister Mark Carney."
THOMPSON: Social media not the place for accurate, factual news
"It’s like panning for gold…the nuggets are few and far between."
iN DISCUSSION: NDP appears to be more hindrance than help for BC housing initiatives
We're supposed to be streamlining developments like Ignition's plan for the Tranquille property in Kamloops.
B.C. premier visiting China to pitch LNG project as province’s ‘really big fish’
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his first-ever trade trip to China will…
Beyond the gold rush: Totem poles at the Chilkoot Trail mark route’s long history
Two carved cedar totems now flank either side of the Canadian end of the Chilkoot…
B.C. premier visiting China to pitch LNG project as province’s ‘really big fish’
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his first-ever trade trip to China will…
Montrealers watch for ghost of Mary Gallagher, said to return every seven years
MONTREAL — Montrealers in the Griffintown neighbourhood were keeping their eyes open on Saturday for…
Canada’s first offshore wind farms move closer to reality as regulator clears bidders
HALIFAX — Development of Canada’s first offshore wind farms took a significant step forward late…
Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of…
Residents on notice as fast-moving fire in Utah, the largest in the US, blackens more forestland
MARYSVALE, Utah (AP) — The largest fire in the United States is marching through deep…
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower…
B.C. premier visiting China to pitch LNG project as province’s ‘really big fish’
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his first-ever trade trip to China will…
Canada’s first offshore wind farms move closer to reality as regulator clears bidders
HALIFAX — Development of Canada’s first offshore wind farms took a significant step forward late…
Grammy and Latin Grammy winner Carín León set for a big match at Inter Miami’s stadium
MIAMI (AP) — Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures…
Ann Blyth, teen star of ‘Mildred Pierce,’ dead at 98
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ann Blyth, a versatile Hollywood star who received an Oscar nomination…
‘I was pretty stressed’: Pittsburgh Penguins keep Ruck twins together at NHL draft
BUFFALO — Markus Ruck was ecstatic for his sibling. There was also a significant level…
Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt undergoes back procedure, could return by season’s end
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt underwent facet bone spur removal on his…
Carolina Hurricanes follow Stanley Cup title by figuring out to how to improve a largely set roster
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) — At first glance, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky doesn’t have…
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