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What we’re missing when we compare awful Kamloops and Okanagan air quality to cities around the world
“It's a goofy way to talk about it.”
New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
iNwine
Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre in Penticton with a new canning line.
Kamloops maternity care squeezed again as clinic shuts out new patients
The clinic's future after March is unknown as a lack of specialists forces family physicians to work in unsafe conditions outside their scope, the clinic said.
Keremeos senior texted daughters before slashing wife’s throat, stabbing himself
"Girls, I'm sorry for what I've done," he said.
$65,000 donation to help UBCO with research on wildfire monitoring cameras
The money is going to help researchers work on new technology to monitor and respond to wildfires more efficiently with a network of cameras around the backcountry.
Giant fish delighting customers at Salmon Arm pet store for 30 years
“Pacu has fans all over the place, he’s definitely a local celebrity.”
iN PHOTOS: Ash, smoke and haze fill Thompson-Okanagan skies
The smoke is forecast to stick around for the next couple of days.
RCMP threatens to build new Kamloops detachment if delays continue
City hall still needs voters to approve the funds after months of delays.
Penticton Ribfest serves up three days of barbecue, music and family fun
Barbecue lovers will have three days to follow the smell of smoke and sauce to…
Okanagan Dream Rally turns horsepower into hope for children and families
Some of the world’s most impressive cars will roar through the Okanagan this summer, but…
Why Kelowna has decided to pay out Hotel Eldorado for the boardwalk
The city says it hoped to negotiate. Eldorado owner Ted Callahan has taken a different approach to litigation and disputes in the past.
This river island park near Kamloops is tiny, but important
Blink and you'll miss this little provincial park. Most folks don't know it's there or how to get there.
The latest thing in cocktails is spicy and savory. Tips and recipes for home bartenders
LONDON (AP) — Spicy drinks are having a moment, and it’s no longer just standard spicy margaritas and bloody marys. Bartenders are getting experimental to create the perfect combination with a kick. “The same way that you want to season...
With flames in backyard, Boston Bar resident tells of B.C. town surrounded by fire
Attila Banhegyi said a tree was burning in the backyard of his home in Boston Bar, B.C., a community now surrounded by fire.Banhegyi, who runs a campground and also has a mail-order cosmetics business, was one of the handful of...
Alberta wants provinces to address retail alcohol trade after direct-to-consumer deal
EDMONTON — Fresh off multiple Canadian provinces agreeing this week to make it easier to get out-of-province alcohol shipped right to people's doorsteps, Alberta says it's now time to do the same for commercial retailers.Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally says...
New research affirms construction workers disproportionately affected by opioid deaths
TORONTO — Researchers hope a new report examining the occupations of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Ontario raises awareness about the breadth of the population affected by the drug epidemic.The study found that more than a third...
iN DISCUSSION: Fallout from an Amber alert
This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…
THOMPSON: Hurricanes teach discretion and resilience
"Hurricanes are as much a part of growing up in Florida as long, hot summers."
iN DISCUSSION: MLA Boultbee’s behaviour part of growing concern in provincial politics
"It’s still unusual in BC politics, unprecedented in my experience, different, new, worthy of public note but also a growing concern if you count fellow rogue MLAs Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong on this pole."
‘Extremely bad’: Clinton, B.C., residents flee for their lives from aggressive fire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Residents of Clinton in the British Columbia Interior are fleeing from…
B.C.’s unionized nurses to end job action provincewide to review recommendations
VANCOUVER — The union representing 55,000 nurses in British Columbia has accepted a mediated proposal…
‘Extremely bad’: Clinton, B.C., residents flee for their lives from aggressive fire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Residents of Clinton in the British Columbia Interior are fleeing from…
B.C.’s unionized nurses to end job action provincewide to review recommendations
VANCOUVER — The union representing 55,000 nurses in British Columbia has accepted a mediated proposal…
Jury hears tape of New York police search for murdered Montreal girl
ELIZABETHTOWN — A New York jury heard a three-hour recording Friday that was captured in…
‘The show must go on,’ Trump says at White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled after shooting
iNwheels
President Donald Trump addressed a huge roomful of journalists Friday night at a correspondents’ dinner…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Democratic US Senate primary
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary…
Texts reveal teen who singer D4vd is accused of killing was pregnant, had abortion year before death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Text messages between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez shown in…
B.C.’s unionized nurses to end job action provincewide to review recommendations
VANCOUVER — The union representing 55,000 nurses in British Columbia has accepted a mediated proposal…
‘The show must go on,’ Trump says at White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled after shooting
iNwheels
President Donald Trump addressed a huge roomful of journalists Friday night at a correspondents’ dinner…
‘The show must go on,’ Trump says at White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled after shooting
iNwheels
President Donald Trump addressed a huge roomful of journalists Friday night at a correspondents’ dinner…
Texts reveal teen who singer D4vd is accused of killing was pregnant, had abortion year before death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Text messages between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez shown in…
Matt Olson’s 3-run homer in the 10th inning lifts the Braves past the Orioles 7-6
BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt Olson hit his 27th home run as part of a four-run…
Rengifo’s two-run HR lifts Padres past skidding Marlins 4-2, extending Miami’s losing streak to 10
MIAMI (AP) — Pinch-hitter Luis Rengifo hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning…
Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti leaves start against White Sox in second inning with foot injury
CHICAGO (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti left his start against the Chicago White…
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