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July 17 2025 02:45 PM
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August 19 2025 07:00 PM
iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan
“A lot of people in Kelowna would be surprised to know grizzly bears all around us now."
TRENDING NOW: Weird social media challenge?
It seems like a social media challenge of some kind.
Kamloops mayor could soon be earning less than minimum wage
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson currently earns less than a city councillor.
RCMP investigating sexual assaults against vulnerable woman in Kamloops
"Police are concerned that other individuals may have had negative experiences with the perpetrator, or may have been victimized, but have not yet come forward."
Kamloops man scores $5 million lotto prize
It was the largest scratch and win prize ever in BC.
Drugs, cash, weapons seized as police target crime in downtown West Kelowna
Police conducted 20 investigations focused on open drug dealing, violent crime and public disorder.
August 19 2025 04:00 AM
iN VIDEO: Praying mantis bobs and sways in South Okanagan
Osoyoos resident Kathryn Ilse captured close-up footage of a praying mantis perched on the side…
August 18 2025 06:00 PM
Kamloops drivers may have to cough up more to park their cars
Not only could the parking rates be going up, the city also wants to double the fines.
August 18 2025 02:37 PM
Vernon officer ‘forcefully’ tried to kiss drunk colleague: RCMP conduct board
The officer denies the allegation.
August 18 2025 01:37 PM
Two suspects arrested after shooting near Princeton
“We realize incidents such as these can create fear and anxiety in a community."
August 18 2025 06:00 AM
A Kamloops woman’s nightmarish search for a diagnosis for a crippling condition
"The medical system is broken.”
August 18 2025 05:00 AM
iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up a joint and call it "wacky tobacky".
August 19 2025 02:20 PM
iN DISCUSSION: Medical system is ‘broken’
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you’ll find reader…
August 18 2025 12:00 PM
THOMPSON: How lawyer Cameron Stracher did the wrong thing, then the right thing
"This is a story about two lawyers. They are the same man. He did the wrong thing, and the right thing. His name is Cameron Stracher."
August 12 2025 02:48 PM
iN DISCUSSION: ‘Incompetent bureaucracy at work’
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you’ll find reader…
Fun festivals for foodies in Okanagan, Kamloops
These weekend events are fun for the whole family.
Elderly Kamloops woman latest victim of PIN and pickpocket scam
The elderly woman is the latest person to fall victim to the elaborate scam.
Kamloops drivers may have to cough up more to park their cars
Not only could the parking rates be going up, the city also wants to double the fines.
iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up a joint and call it "wacky tobacky".
Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect’s fitness hearing
VANCOUVER — A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing…
Thieves tug at heartstrings in string of Canada-wide distraction thefts, police say
EDMONTON — Police in Alberta say the public should mind strangers asking for hugs or…
August 19 2025 04:41 PM
Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect’s fitness hearing
VANCOUVER — A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing…
August 19 2025 03:17 PM
B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park closing for a month for recovery, First Nations’ practices
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — British Columbia’s government says Joffre Lakes Park will shut for…
August 19 2025 03:01 PM
5 Canadian soldiers suspended over Nazi salute video
OTTAWA — Five members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been suspended and military police…
August 19 2025 09:11 PM
It’s the time of year for Cape Verde hurricanes, the longest and most powerful storms
They are the hurricanes of legend, the bowling balls that cross the entire Atlantic Ocean,…
August 19 2025 08:51 PM
Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire risk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dangerous heat wave descended on much of California and the…
August 19 2025 08:17 PM
New malaria drug for babies offers hope to health workers in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Alice Nekesa did not know she was infected with malaria-causing parasites…
B.C. resort destroyed by 2023 Okanagan wildfire sues over insurance ‘gaps’
VANCOUVER — A lakeside British Columbia resort that was destroyed by a wildfire in 2023…
Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota…
Singer Tamar Braxton says she ‘almost died’ in weekend accident
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer, actor and reality TV star Tamar Braxton said Tuesday that…
Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota…
August 19 2025 08:44 PM
Ohtani hits 44th homer and Call has big night as Dodgers pound Rockies 11-4
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 44th home run and Alex Call matched a…
August 19 2025 08:14 PM
Canada focuses on netting bronze after losing to U.S. in Americas Cup semifinals
BOGOTÁ — Team Canada’s shot at a berth in the gold-medal final came up about…
August 19 2025 08:12 PM
Orioles blow late lead, then beat Boston 4-3 in 11 on Basallo’s RBI
BOSTON (AP) — Samuel Basallo drove in the go-ahead run on a groundout in the…
August 19 2025 08:00 PM
TRENDING NOW: Weird social media challenge?
It seems like a social media challenge of some kind.
August 18 2025 08:00 PM
TRENDING NOW: Cats with unusual animal friends
Here we have a collection of clips of cats befriending, well, unusual animals.
August 17 2025 08:00 PM
TRENDING NOW: Tube surfing gone wrong
There’s a reason surfboards aren’t shaped like tubes. You can see the vision this man…