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June 11 2026 06:00 PM
OneBC switched Kamloops locations to avoid security costs but police showed up anyway
Kamloops taxpayers are on the hook for the RCMP and bylaw response to the OneBC rally at a car lot.
Vernon couple who sold house with broken furnace on the hook $5,000
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They claimed it was fine, but the new owner sued.
BC private school teacher gets 15 year ban after having relationship with former student
The student had graduated five months earlier.
Why pressure is mounting to revisit Kamloops Indian Residential School graves
There could be excavations at the site next year, but the pressure from skeptics and, now, mainstream publications is building.
Penticton council pitches cutting pay of elected officials facing criminal charges
"We know the public sentiment that has been in Penticton over the past year or so."
iN PHOTOS: Three species of mega-sized moths flying around Thompson-Okanagan
"It was lovely and vibrantly coloured with visible texture on its wings and body."
iN NUMBERS: Rent prices in Kelowna and Kamloops continue to decline
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Are you, or renters, feeling any relief yet?
BC Tree Fruits packs first cherries of the season at Oliver plant
"Thanks to our incredible team for getting us here to this milestone!”
Carney announces national food security strategy meant to expand choice, lower prices
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has announced a national food security strategy aimed at giving Canadians more access to locally produced fruit, vegetables and other fresh items at lower prices.The plan outlined Thursday is intended to change the way food...
2 collisions on a Hungarian highway kill 8 people
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Two collisions one after another on a highway in western Hungary early Friday killed eight people, police said. A truck caught fire after colliding with a construction vehicle near the city of Győr around 4.30 a.m.,...
Know the risks, World Cup visitors warned over Canada’s toxic drug supply
Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply that could be very different from what they are used to at home.Organizers of the seven games...
June 11 2026 11:15 AM
iN DISCUSSION: Should we be worried about e-dirt bikes or worried about over-regulation?
"It'd be nice if we could figure this out ourselves somehow before BC comes along to do its favourite thing — over-regulate."
June 08 2026 12:00 PM
THOMPSON: The bad penny that is George Santos
"A bad penny has a way of showing up, time and time again."
June 05 2026 10:15 AM
iN DISCUSSION: Tara Armstrong’s outsized role in BC politics
"If you’ve been reading this newsletter for any time, you know how badly I wanted to tell you this week that the campaign to recall Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong was on."
Mother of B.C. cyberbullying victim Amanda Todd welcomes federal online safety bill
The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being relentlessly tormented…
B.C. toxic drug deaths show another steep decline, down 32 per cent in April
VICTORIA — Overdose deaths in British Columbia are continuing to fall sharply, with April’s toll…
June 12 2026 02:16 AM
PM Carney in Paris to meet with French president ahead of G7 summit
PARIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Paris, where he is set to meet…
June 12 2026 01:14 AM
In the news today: Carney in Paris, fallen officer tributes, Canada plays Bosnia
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
June 12 2026 01:00 AM
CN Tower dims its lights as tributes honour fallen Toronto officer Marc Pinizzotto
TORONTO — Toronto’s iconic CN Tower has paid tribute to the officer who was gunned…
June 12 2026 03:17 AM
David Hockney, artist renowned for his pool scenes, has died at 88
LONDON (AP) — Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles…
June 12 2026 03:05 AM
Kenya holds a memorial service for 16 victims of last month’s girls school fire
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday in Kenya’s central town of…
June 12 2026 03:01 AM
World Cup what to know: Mexico starts with big win while the US and Canada prepare for openers
Mexico opened the World Cup on Thursday with a dominant 2-0 win over South Africa…
COWs, antennas and FIFA: How telecoms are boosting cellular networks during World Cup
It’s the MVP that herds of fans gathered at the newly branded Toronto Stadium probably…
B.C. firm ‘over the moon’ about contract to chart Canada’s role in lunar exploration
VANCOUVER — Shaun Riddell is “over the moon” — figuratively, if not quite yet literally…
David Hockney, artist renowned for his pool scenes, has died at 88
LONDON (AP) — Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles…
World Cup what to know: Mexico starts with big win while the US and Canada prepare for openers
Mexico opened the World Cup on Thursday with a dominant 2-0 win over South Africa…
June 12 2026 03:02 AM
Sacramento hopes to make its pitch for expansion after the Athletics leave for Las Vegas
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty pointed to the fans filling up…
June 12 2026 03:01 AM
Hurricanes’ top-line performers come through as Carolina moves within a win of claiming Stanley Cup
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour spent weeks answering the same question…
June 12 2026 03:01 AM
World Cup what to know: Mexico starts with big win while the US and Canada prepare for openers
Mexico opened the World Cup on Thursday with a dominant 2-0 win over South Africa…
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