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iN PHOTOS: Sky over Kamloops transformed by wildfire smoke
Environment Canada is forecasting smoke in the Kamloops area for the next couple of days.
Where ‘The Amazing Race Canada’ stopped on its way through Kelowna
"It was hard to keep the secret.”
Hidden Treasures at the Kelowna Community Market
A two-day community market is running July 11 and August 8, bringing something a bit…
Kelowna’s heard nothing about $3.2B plan to to help B.C. cities build homes
iNhome
"The announcement the Prime Minister made in Vancouver was a little vague.”
Who’s a good dog? Kamloops owners can certify their pups as trustworthy
“It isn’t even about aggressive dogs, it’s about dogs that don’t understand boundaries at all.”
Jail for Vernon woman caught drunk driving while on bail for drunk driving
The crash left an 81-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl with lasting injuries.
BC Wildfire warns boaters after Kamloops fire
"We don't want to have anybody out on the water getting in the way of aircraft when they're out helping us."
Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city relaxes ban
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong dog owners and their four-legged friends have gained new freedoms after the city relaxed a decades-old rule, allowing the pets to join them at eateries. Since 1994, only guide dogs and those performing statutory...
Chronic illness and diarrhea surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities as humanitarian crisis builds
CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas. The demand...
LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Matthew Smith took his five-year-old son to a World Cup game in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, they opted to take public transit instead of driving from their nearby coastal city. It was...
B.C. drug deaths hit lowest level since before pandemic, down 55% since 2023 peak
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded its lowest monthly number of suspected toxic drug deaths since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, falling by more than half since their peak. The Ministry of Public Safety's preliminary data...
iN DISCUSSION: Was AI responsible for the Tumbler Ridge tragedy?
"The confusion over cause and effect continues, although in Canada we tend to treat it as a feature, not a bug."
THOMPSON: Running out of gas is something you do once
"It’s embarrassing - at best - to run out of fuel…cars swerving and people yelling insults as they pass…as if you intended your stupidity."
iN DISCUSSION: What to do for those who don’t like news
"One reader persistently tells me "there is way too much political topics" here and they are looking for more 'simple good feeling stuff'."
Amber Alert for six-year-old Alberta boy expands to all of B.C., most of N.W.T.
GRANDE PRAIRIE — RCMP say the search for an Alberta boy has been expanded to…
Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations
RICHMOND — Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British…
Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations
RICHMOND — Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British…
‘Like a Biblical event’: Raging wildfire destroys buildings near Boston Bar, B.C.
iNhome
BOSTON BAR — Shayne Findlay, the owner of Blue Lake Resort, near Boston Bar, B.C.,…
B.C. government approves higher Mount Polley tailings dam, 12 years after disaster
VICTORIA — Ministers in British Columbia have approved plans to increase the height of the…
The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France
LONDON (AP) — After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil.…
China braces for a powerful typhoon after a week of deadly storms
BEIJING (AP) — A powerful typhoon was heading toward China’s east coast Friday, the latest…
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library…
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library…
B.C. government approves higher Mount Polley tailings dam, 12 years after disaster
VICTORIA — Ministers in British Columbia have approved plans to increase the height of the…
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library…
Behind Christopher Nolan’s 6-country epic undertaking to bring ‘The Odyssey’ to the big screen
NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to dream a little bigger.…
Rankin leads the way with three TDs as Elks run over winless Redblacks 40-17
EDMONTON — Justin Rankin and the Edmonton Elks were back to their newfound winning ways…
Durbin’s 2-run homer lifts surging Red Sox past White Sox for a 6th straight win
CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red…
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library…
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