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Tripping an 86-year-old Penticton man, breaking his leg over a parking spot at Walmart, was just this man’s latest angry incident
“Mr. Otway set himself up as parking lot police at Walmart (and) decided to deal with his anger about being ejected from Walmart by attacking an 86-year-old man.”
Collision involving motorhome caused last night’s fire in Peachland
iNwheels
Last night’s roadside wildfire in Peachland was sparked by a highway motorhome crash. Police say it was quickly doused, but…
Body recovered after swimmer drowns in Kamloops lake
A swimmer drowned in Kamloops Lake last weekend as they tried to reach the dock at Tobiano. Kamloops Search and…
Kamloops volunteer crew rescues stranded paddleboarders
Two stranded paddleboarders were safely pulled to shore by Kamloops rescue crews Wednesday afternoon. Police called Kamloops Search and Rescue…
‘Passion for peppers:’ Business is hot for South Okanagan couple
iNwine
“The medium of spicy food to engage with the public is hysterical. Humour exists between someone’s perceived heat tolerance and the reality of it.”
Kamloops mayor files RCMP complaint against himself
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson went to police again, this time to have himself investigated.
How rich Canadians got even richer
The gap between Canada’s haves and have-nots has never been bigger.
Kootenay liquor store manager fired after 18 years, has heart attack, for mistakenly donating damaged whiskey bottle
iNwine
She didn't try to hide anything and paid for it immediately when she learned of her mistake. They still fired her.
The growing effort to save an historic Kelowna home that doesn’t (yet?) need saving
iNhome
“I'm not sure where they're getting their information from. We're still in planning for the property.”
iN NUMBERS: Drug deaths down while overdoses stay up in BC
The overdose calls to paramedics haven't declined, but toxic drug deaths have. Here's a look at how things have changed over the past decade.
Kamloops mayor says he had ‘no intention’ to threaten, suspend employee
He wanted it "on record" that it wasn't a threat because he's "sure it's going to end up in a courtroom somewhere."
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.”
iN PHOTOS: Ash, smoke and haze fill Thompson-Okanagan skies
The smoke is forecast to stick around for the next couple of days.
Kootenay liquor store manager fired after 18 years, has heart attack, for mistakenly donating damaged whiskey bottle
She didn't try to hide anything and paid for it immediately when she learned of her mistake. They still fired her.
The growing effort to save an historic Kelowna home that doesn’t (yet?) need saving
“I'm not sure where they're getting their information from. We're still in planning for the property.”
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Van slams into crowd at Berlin Pride festival, killing 1 and injuring 16, as police identify suspect BERLIN (AP) — A van slammed into people gathered for Berlin’s famed Pride festival on Saturday night, killing one person, injuring at least...
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."
Has rise of the right primed B.C. politics for a party that breaks the binary?
VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says voters in the province face a…
Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has ‘lost everything’ in raging wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Steve Larabie says he and his family have lost everything…
Advocates hail feds’ rejection of island airport plan, while trade groups pan it
The federal government’s decision to halt Ontario’s plan for a major expansion of Billy Bishop…
Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has ‘lost everything’ in raging wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Steve Larabie says he and his family have lost everything…
Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium
MONS — A Canadian intern at NATO has been arrested on suspicions of espionage. Belgium’s…
German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride van-ramming attack that left 1 dead and 16 injured
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect…
Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two…
Former President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras after arrest warrant suspended
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Four years after being extradited to the United States for his…
Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David…
Advocates hail feds’ rejection of island airport plan, while trade groups pan it
The federal government’s decision to halt Ontario’s plan for a major expansion of Billy Bishop…
Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David…
Trump returns to correspondents’ dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting
iNwheels
President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Friday night, delivering…
Red Sox, Nationals get deadline stretch run started by swapping Early and Mead
The Boston Red Sox acquired infielder Curtis Mead from the Washington Nationals for left-hander Connelly…
Super Bowl champion Seahawks open training camp with key players on PUP
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald is ready to turn the…
Jones and Clark help Team Spoon beat Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game
CHICAGO (AP) — Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike and Dominique Malonga made WNBA history on Saturday…
