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Not watering your lawn during Okanagan drought helps but it’s farms with water woes
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Agriculture uses 70% of the water supply in the Okanagan Valley.
Canadians being asked to complete 2026 census as letters are mailed out
OTTAWA — Canadians will soon be receiving their census forms, and while the mailout says it needs to be returned…
iN PHOTOS: Comedic photos of Thompson-Okanagan wildlife
This collection of photos includes a scruffy bear, dancing crane and nosy marmot.
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour named as next governor general
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney named retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general on Tuesday,…
RCMP launch homicide investigation after early morning Kamloops shooting
RCMP are releasing few details about the homicide to the public.
No jail for former Kelowna man who hid camera in work washroom
RCMP mistakes likely saw his sentence reduced.
Armstrong saddles up for the 125th IPE and Stampede
Armstrong prepares again to welcome one of its most anticipated annual traditions, celebrating agriculture, food,…
What’s happening this weekend in the Okanagan & Kamloops | September 4-6, 2026
The Labour Day long weekend is here! As the summer weather is cooling off, enjoy…
TRENDING NOW: They say orange cats only have one brain cell
It's something people say, especially those who have an orange cat.
‘Suspicious:’ BC judge overturns will after elderly OKIB member leaves everything to new wife and her kids
She got $15,000 a month, while his biological children got nothing. It also seems that she'd done it before.
Hotel possibility at Penticton convention centre hinges on upcoming referendum
A yes vote would remove a 1912 land-use restriction.
Not watering your lawn during Okanagan drought helps but it’s farms with water woes
Agriculture uses 70% of the water supply in the Okanagan Valley.
Local demand surges for Canadian-made food and household goods, but retailers lag
Food and household goods companies in Canada say they're seeing a surge in demand as Canadians prioritize shopping local amid the ongoing trade war, but they say some retailers are slow to give more shelf space to products from this...
Rome mounts a crackdown on golf carts that are increasingly popular with tourists
ROME (AP) — Beneath the splendor of its monuments and ruins, Rome is taking aim at a modern-day chariot: the golf cart. Hundreds of them have started carrying tourists through the historic center. Even rolling along at a moderate speed,...
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: Just when you thought Trump and gang couldn’t sink lower…
"I don’t know about you, but I’m having feelings about the current US administration, big feelings."
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.
Major B.C. fires including Summerland blaze are downgraded, with fall weather on way
Major British Columbia wildfires have been downgraded as the wildfire service says fall weather is…
Eby says NDP won’t be courting B.C. Conservative defectors
British Columbia New Democrats won’t court B.C. Conservative defectors, after nine legislators left the official…
Economy sheds 42,000 jobs, unemployment rate steady in August: StatCan
OTTAWA — The previously hot labour market stalled out to end the summer with a…
Tariffs have some mom-and-pop manufacturers considering move to United States
A Canadian Muskoka chair maker hit hard by U.S. tariffs is considering moving the bulk…
In the news today: Ontario byelections, storm cleanup, AI policies, remembering 9/11
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
The Latest: Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial deliberations resume for a 7th day
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial started a seventh…
Rescue satellite gets close to NASA’s doomed telescope, even if it can’t save it
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spacecraft that was supposed to supply a lifeline…
EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries…
Economy sheds 42,000 jobs, unemployment rate steady in August: StatCan
OTTAWA — The previously hot labour market stalled out to end the summer with a…
Tariffs have some mom-and-pop manufacturers considering move to United States
A Canadian Muskoka chair maker hit hard by U.S. tariffs is considering moving the bulk…
Fall movie season has arrived. Here are 5 early Oscar predictions
NEW YORK (AP) — Fall movie season also means Oscar season. It might be only…
China is boycotting a major Asian art festival over the naming of a Taiwanese exhibition
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A group of Chinese artists is boycotting a major art…
Florida signs a multiyear deal with Ripple that includes cryptocurrency logos in the Swamp
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida announced a multiyear sponsorship deal with Ripple on Friday that…
Duo standing 7-foot-3 and 6-10 has teams looking up to China at women’s basketball World Cup
BERLIN (AP) — Opponents are looking up to China during the women’s basketball World Cup,…
Pierre Gasly stripped of Monaco Grand Prix podium on appeal as Isack Hadjar gets third
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly has been stripped of his third place at the Monaco Grand Prix…
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