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Vernon strata on hook for $45,000 after losing decade-long legal battle over planters
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The judge said acrimony and personal grudges had seeped into the conflict.
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan pet portraitist creates emotional works of art
A West Kelowna artist has found her artistic niche by creating pet portraits. Valerie Duerden-Vallieren, 35, creates portraits of animals…
Penticton ‘potio’ smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf…
BC man allegedly confessed to two killings originally ruled as accidents
A BC man is currently on trial in a Kamloops courtroom after implicating himself in two Kootenay killings that police…
Kamloops city council reluctantly approves five more RCMP officers
Kamloops city council gave the OK for a five-officer boost to local RCMP ranks, but not without voicing their discontent…
Toyota Highlander dethrones Honda CR-V as most stolen vehicle in Canada
TORONTO – The Toyota Highlander was the most stolen vehicle in 2023, dethroning the Honda CR-V as the nation's top…
Tolko fined $75,000 for logging road that caused landslide
Tolko Industries is appealing a $75,000 fine it received after a logging road it built caused a landslide eight years…
West Kelowna gym that fired employee off sick loses first round of Human Rights case
The Tribunal said the allegations from both sides were “somewhat difficult to follow.”
iN PHOTOS: Amusing Trades a Kamloops gardener has taken for her bounty
A box of big, ripe heirloom tomatoes fielded almost 100 offers.
What’s happening this weekend in the Okanagan & Kamloops | August 28-30, 2026
The last weekend of August is wrapping up lots of seasonal markets and concert series…
A cull almost eradicated them, but a year later Canada geese returning to Vernon beach
The results were quickly noticed.
Future of cattle ranch near Kamloops uncertain due to drought
"We want to keep selling beef but I'm not sure we can, there’s only so much pasture out there.”
iN VIDEO: Afro Caribbean Festival celebrates presence in the Okanagan with food, music, and cultural engagement
The Afro Caribbean Festival was out in City Park celebrating its 3rd year of celebration…
Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment, so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them
YORK, Maine (AP) — As a morning fog lifted over Maine's York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region's most despised crabs and hoped to find a...
Vernon strata on hook for $45,000 after losing decade-long legal battle over planters
The judge said acrimony and personal grudges had seeped into the conflict.
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Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety, as Nepal and China raced...
B.C. drug deaths rebound from May to June, but still down sharply from peak
Deaths in British Columbia due to unregulated drugs have rebounded from May to June but remain sharply down from their peak three years ago.The BC Coroners Service says there were 138 deaths in June, up 25 per cent from 110...
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.
iN DISCUSSION: How effective is government wildfire emergency alert system?
Do you think you can rely on the alerts sent to your phone?
B.C. legislator and Indigenous leader Joan Phillip dies
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says B.C. legislator and Indigenous leader Joan Phillip…
Drought prompts order limiting irrigation from Bessette Creek in B.C. Interior
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A new water-restriction order has been placed on the Bessette Creek…
B.C. legislator and Indigenous leader Joan Phillip dies
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says B.C. legislator and Indigenous leader Joan Phillip…
After criticism, CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks ‘terrorism’
OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada is changing its language policy to state that direct attribution will no…
Ottawa provides $5M to Nepal relief efforts as search continues for 32 Canadians
The federal government announced Friday it is to provide $5 million in urgent aid to…
A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by antisemitic backlash
When Amy-Jill Levine was a child in Massachusetts, a schoolmate in her predominantly Catholic hometown…
The Latest: Trump says US will take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves
President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to…
Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order
The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York is criticizing President Donald Trump’s…
Union, industry leaders urge government not to rush trade talks with the U.S.
OTTAWA — Union and industry leaders at a rally in Ottawa on Friday, urged the…
Third grizzly bear from same family is killed in B.C. after failed relocation
NELSON — A third grizzly bear from the same family group has been killed after…
Push to rename Nashville airport for Dolly Parton gets a boost from Tennessee’s governor
A push by fans to rename Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking…
Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, making her the most streamed artist globally
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur,…
Avs defenseman Cale Makar signs richest deal in NHL history at $163.2 million over 8 years
DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche agreed to a $163.2 million, eight-year…
Ross Chastain wins the pole for NASCAR’s regular-season finale at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ross Chastain took the pole Friday for NASCAR’s regular-season finale…
Tarik Skubal greeted mostly with cheers and smattering of boos in Detroit return with Dodgers
DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal was welcomed with cheers and a smattering of boos in…
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