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Number of City of Vernon staff making $100,000 doubled in 5 years
More than 100 employees working at the City of Vernon made salaries of more than…

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres…

Okanagan MLA calls school board’s support for Indigenous sovereignty ‘propaganda’
After taking heat from her former party, the Penticton Indian Band, some of her own…

iN NUMBERS: Tourism in Kamloops, Okanagan heading into summer
Maybe you’re thinking about a trip to Kamloops or the Okanagan this summer, or maybe…

‘Very good year’: Bumper crop of morel mushrooms in Thompson-Okanagan
Foragers are having fun picking morel mushrooms in the Thompson-Okanagan region this spring as there…

iN PHOTOS: Kamloops sports photographer overcomes industry challenges
Andrea Heath is an energetic action sports photographer in Kamloops who isn’t afraid to get…

iN VIDEO: Coyote pups yip and yowl in Summerland
South Okanagan wildlife photographer Jodi Forster was on one of her usual hikes along the…

Former BC realtor who misrepresented sale ordered to pay back $300K deposit
A former BC realtor has been ordered to give back a $300,000 deposit after the…

BC lawyer who inadvertently double-dipped for decades reprimanded
A distinguished BC Crown prosecutor who likely billed for millions of dollars of wages he…

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies…

BC prison guard bitten by colleague claims incident caused PTSD
BC prison guard Dallis Van Steinburg was taking part in a mock exercise with some…

Kelowna landlord to pay $27,000 for wrongfully evicting tenants
A Kelowna landlord is on the hook for $27,000 after she failed to move into…

Area businesses struggle in wake of North Kamloops shelter opening
Some North Kamloops businesses are facing the brunt of the city’s social issues months after…

Effort to unionize Kamloops Sephora quietly collapsed
An attempt by Kamloops retail workers to unionize fell flat even before they could come…

Okanagan school board latest to take aim at MLA Tara Armstrong
Independent Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong continues to fight against Indigenous sovereignty, but the Central…