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Kamloops mayor threatens to suspend employee during council meeting
"I don't know if you know, but the mayor can suspend any municipal officer or employee."
How a Clearwater logging company mostly talked its way out of a $250,000 fine
It's a rare win against the BC government.
New Interior Health CEO says she’s on a mission to ‘rebuild trust’
“I think perhaps we have put our heads down in the best and just tried to keep on keeping on. We haven’t communicated as well as we could and we haven’t leveraged community force.”
Watch as salmon, and otters, swim through a dam on the way to Okanagan Lake
“It was a fun highlight to see the otter to playing around."
BC teens prefer vapes to nicotine pouches, regulation may be the reason
“The younger they are when they start, the more likely they are to struggle with it later in life.”
Judge’s ruling on Kelowna couple’s compensation will make life harder for airline passengers
The couple wanted compensation after a delayed flight.
Vernon man’s custom camper van business going strong after starting in his driveway during pandemic
iNwheels
“I started building, built one van and thought, ‘I can do this.'"
Taps turned off for some North Okanagan farmers due to water restrictions
iNwine
"When one user exceeds their allocation, it directly affects what remains available to others."
iN PHOTOS: Ride a lift to alpine blooms at local ski hills in Okanagan, Kamloops
Several outdoor lovers captured the beauty of the alpine this month.
RCMP find the body of a missing boater in Mara Lake near Sicamous
“While this is a tragic outcome, we hope the recovery of the missing man brings some closure to his family and friends."
Lake Country launches free ‘Scottie’ the summer shuttle to improve public transit
iNwheels
The shuttle rides are free for everyone and it’s meant to get people to destinations like beaches and restaurants.
BC man to pay $20K after tribunal rules party trick videos are intimate images
He has 100,000 followers and wanted the social media exposure.
‘Only game in town’: Osoyoos track set to revive horse racing in B.C.
"Times change, people change, culture changes, and we don't want to see the horses gone.”
Taps turned off for some North Okanagan farmers due to water restrictions
"When one user exceeds their allocation, it directly affects what remains available to others."
Demand to list short-term rentals in Kelowna slow to recover
“Any government at any level, when they're making policy decisions, the first thing they need to do is determine what is the metric of success.”
Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said. It was the third death in a week involving encounters with U.S. Immigration and...
Grateful dog owner describes mountain rescue after canine apparently ingests cannabis
LONDON (AP) — Christina Bluhme was high on the flanks of Britain's tallest mountain with her dogs and one of the hounds was a lot higher — and not in a good way. Tokyo, a 5-year-old black Labrador retriever, had...
iN DISCUSSION: Kelowna’s unemployment rate seems high
"What am I missing about this unemployment rate? It can't be all youth, can it?"
THOMPSON: How do Trump and his supporters live with themselves?
Like rats fleeing a sinking ship, those who have tied themselves inextricably to Donald J. Trump are in trouble.
iN DISCUSSION: Was AI responsible for the Tumbler Ridge tragedy?
"The confusion over cause and effect continues, although in Canada we tend to treat it as a feature, not a bug."
300 jobs lost as Canfor closes pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C.
VANCOUVER — Forestry company Canfor says it is permanently closing its Northwood pulp mill outside…
Two dead, one hurt in helicopter crash on B.C. central coast
PORT MCNEILL — A British Columbia helicopter company says two people are dead and one…
300 jobs lost as Canfor closes pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C.
VANCOUVER — Forestry company Canfor says it is permanently closing its Northwood pulp mill outside…
Two dead, one hurt in helicopter crash on B.C. central coast
PORT MCNEILL — A British Columbia helicopter company says two people are dead and one…
Psychiatric chief believes suspect in B.C. RCMP officer’s death still unfit for trial
COQUITLAM — B.C.’s director of forensic psychiatric services believes the man accused of first-degree murder…
Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of…
Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ended more than 60 years…
Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations, end of islands’ territorial status
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of Caribbean leaders met with senior clergy…
300 jobs lost as Canfor closes pulp mill outside Prince George, B.C.
VANCOUVER — Forestry company Canfor says it is permanently closing its Northwood pulp mill outside…
B.C. nurses sees no sign of government shift on pay mandate as mediated talks begin
VANCOUVER — The president of a union representing 60,000 nurses in B.C. said Tuesday there…
Writers Guild of America seeks to block Paramount’s buyout of Warner in latest merger challenge
NEW YORK (AP) — The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge…
Duchess of Sussex earns a Daytime Emmy nomination for Netflix’s ‘With Love, Meghan’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has earned a Daytime Emmy nomination…
India finally breaks through on tour after beating England in a one-day cricket international
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — India finally ended a long winless run on tour with a…
World Cup absence of Jerry Jones at the home of his Dallas Cowboys finally ends in semifinals
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jerry Jones, the famous and ever-present owner of the Dallas Cowboys,…
Kylian Mbappé denied a 3rd straight World Cup final but remains in Golden Boot mix with Messi
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé saw it for himself on the field: France simply…
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