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iN NUMBERS: Online fundraisers for victims of the Bald Range wildfire
Hundreds of people have raised more than $100,000 for wildfire evacuees in the Okanagan.
UBCO ‘engaging the market’ while evacuated residents sue over tower debacle
Nearly a year after the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s ambitious downtown tower project forced people from their homes, the…
Did Kelowna’s short-term rental ban impact summer business? The city crunched the numbers
Since the short-term rental ban came into effect in Kelowna a year ago, people from various businesses complained about its…
Kamloops sobering centre back on the table with Interior Health support
Interior Health has come around and decided to throw its support behind a Kamloops pitch for a local sobering centre.…
Kamloops man lived for four years in dugout camp before it was dismantled
To passersby and neighbours in heated homes, he’s sitting on a trash heap, an eyesore that prompts calls to authorities.…
iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
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The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary…
Survey says quality of life has dipped to ‘new low’ in Kamloops
Two-thirds of Kamloopsians say life has gotten worse since 2022. That’s according to a newly-released City of Kamloops survey and…
iN VIDEO: WinCon Kelowna welcomed by the tabletop community
The Coast Capri Hotel was off to a busy weekend on August 14, 15, and…
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops’ Logan Stankoven brings Stanley Cup home
Hundreds showed up to cheer for the local hockey legend.
iN VIDEO: Downtown Sounds rocks Downtown Vernon
The Vernon Downtown Association has been putting on free concerts every Thursday in July and…
Expensive day for truck driver caught speeding in construction zone near Merritt
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“There’s an expectation that commercial truck drivers will be as committed to road safety as anyone else."
Bald Range wildfire expected to grow away from Summerland
“There's been a lot of effort put in on the fire's edge closest to communities.”
Glad to be back home, North Okanagan wildfire evacuees filled with gratitude, and sorrow
"I do feel horribly bad for the people who lost homes."
Bryan Voltaggio’s makes his lobster rolls with a flavor-boosting soak
I’ve never been to Maine for a lobster roll, but the ones I’ve had in other places have been so good that I knew I needed to make one myself. This version is from my cookbook “Home” and is made...
Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana residents remained on alert while returning to their flood-ravaged homes Monday as repeated rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain moved east from the Midwest into the mid-Atlantic and high heat scorched much of the South and...
Feds move to repeal EV sales mandate without new stringent emission rules in place
OTTAWA — The federal government moved last week to formally repeal the electric vehicle sales mandate, but the more stringent emission standards Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to replace it with is not close to being finalized.In a notice in...
Federal government invests $24 million for cannabis and brain health research
TORONTO — Federal Minister of Health Marjorie Michel has announced $24 million to create the Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium. Funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the group of 10 research teams from across Canada will work...
iN DISCUSSION: Climate change has disrupted summer
"The summers of my youth are not the same. They have been disrupted by climate change and I don't think they are coming back."
iN DISCUSSION: How effective is government wildfire emergency alert system?
Do you think you can rely on the alerts sent to your phone?
iN DISCUSSION: Kelowna mayor and councillor partying at Hotel Eldorado sends wrong message
"Here's my hope for all would-be politicians — leave the office better than you found it."
Some evacuees return to Summerland as crews hold wildfire on three sides
SUMMERLAND — Crews fighting a large wildfire near Summerland, B.C., are successfully holding the blaze…
No charges recommended against officers in two death cases, police watchdog says
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog says it won’t be recommending charges against officers involved…
LeBlanc says job ‘not yet done’ after meeting with Greer, Lutnick
WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc left a high-stakes meeting in Washington on Monday…
MPs to examine Canada’s security screening process following NATO espionage arrest
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee plans to hold hearings on Canada’s security screening process following…
Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador reach tentative energy agreement worth billions
ST. JOHN’S — Leaders in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador unveiled details of an ambitious…
Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday it is temporarily pausing construction of a…
A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor said Monday that while few have been willing to…
The Latest: Trump calls concerns about conditions on USS Lincoln ‘fake’
President Donald Trump downplayed reports about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln to reporters in…
LeBlanc says job ‘not yet done’ after meeting with Greer, Lutnick
WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc left a high-stakes meeting in Washington on Monday…
MPs to examine Canada’s security screening process following NATO espionage arrest
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee plans to hold hearings on Canada’s security screening process following…
A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor said Monday that while few have been willing to…
From the Plate to the Mic: Several former Blue Jays active in baseball podcast space
TORONTO — The post-season hangover lasted a lot longer than Toronto Blue Jays fans expected…
Vancouver Goldeneyes embracing mentor roles at girls summer hockey camps
VANCOUVER — Ashton Bell knows what it means to young girls to get a chance…
Panthers look for new TE Darren Waller to provide a boost to passing game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When the Carolina Panthers reached out to Darren Waller to see…
49ers rookie DT Gracen Halton impresses in his first preseason game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A two-play sequence early in Gracen Halton’s first exhibition game…
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