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What we’re missing when we compare awful Kamloops and Okanagan air quality to cities around the world
“It's a goofy way to talk about it.”
iN PHOTOS: Ash, smoke and haze fill Thompson-Okanagan skies
The smoke is forecast to stick around for the next couple of days.
RCMP threatens to build new Kamloops detachment if delays continue
City hall still needs voters to approve the funds after months of delays.
Penticton Ribfest serves up three days of barbecue, music and family fun
Barbecue lovers will have three days to follow the smell of smoke and sauce to…
Body of Alberta man recovered two years after saving son from drowning in Kamloops
He has been recognized as a hero for saving two boys from the river, including his own son.
Downtown Sounds brings free music to downtown Vernon
Downtown Sounds! continues July 23rd in the heart of downtown Vernon! A free concert series…
BC cops clock Alberta driver at nearly triple the speed limit
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Cops backed off the chase, later tracking the drunk, unlicensed driver to a campground.
The latest thing in cocktails is spicy and savory. Tips and recipes for home bartenders
LONDON (AP) — Spicy drinks are having a moment, and it’s no longer just standard spicy margaritas and bloody marys. Bartenders are getting experimental to create the perfect combination with a kick. “The same way that you want to season...
With flames in backyard, Boston Bar resident tells of B.C. town surrounded by fire
Attila Banhegyi said a tree was burning in the backyard of his home in Boston Bar, B.C., a community now surrounded by fire.Banhegyi, who runs a campground and also has a mail-order cosmetics business, was one of the handful of...
Alberta wants provinces to address retail alcohol trade after direct-to-consumer deal
EDMONTON — Fresh off multiple Canadian provinces agreeing this week to make it easier to get out-of-province alcohol shipped right to people's doorsteps, Alberta says it's now time to do the same for commercial retailers.Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally says...
New research affirms construction workers disproportionately affected by opioid deaths
TORONTO — Researchers hope a new report examining the occupations of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Ontario raises awareness about the breadth of the population affected by the drug epidemic.The study found that more than a third...
iN DISCUSSION: Fallout from an Amber alert
This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…
THOMPSON: Hurricanes teach discretion and resilience
"Hurricanes are as much a part of growing up in Florida as long, hot summers."
iN DISCUSSION: MLA Boultbee’s behaviour part of growing concern in provincial politics
"It’s still unusual in BC politics, unprecedented in my experience, different, new, worthy of public note but also a growing concern if you count fellow rogue MLAs Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong on this pole."
Residents of Clinton, B.C., wait to discover fate of village after fleeing wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Residents of the B.C. Interior village of Clinton are facing…
‘Like a hurricane’: Clinton, B.C., residents flee for their lives from wildfire
When the flames advanced on the B.C. Interior village of Clinton late Friday, Nicolas Kosovic…
Feds received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to major project reviews
OTTAWA — The federal government says it received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes…
The government has two definitions of disability. Advocates say it leaves people out.
OTTAWA — Advocates for people with episodic disabilities say they don’t understand why the federal…
Residents of Clinton, B.C., wait to discover fate of village after fleeing wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Residents of the B.C. Interior village of Clinton are facing…
India’s education minister resigns after weeks of student-led protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of…
Bridges and infrastructure are hit as US struck deeper into Iran
The United States has gradually expanded the scope of its attacks against Iran over the…
Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of the French city of Bordeaux
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — Authorities in France evacuated some suburbs of Bordeaux on Saturday…
Feds received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to major project reviews
OTTAWA — The federal government says it received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes…
Trump returns to correspondents’ dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting
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President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Friday night, delivering…
Trump returns to correspondents’ dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting
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President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Friday night, delivering…
Pompeii archaeologists reconstruct frescoed ceiling of a banquet hall, with more fragments to come
ROME (AP) — Archaeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city buried by the eruption of Mount…
Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as disarray around the league looms over All-Star festivities
The WNBA has never been bigger. More people are watching. More are investing. Salaries for…
LeBron James and Bryce Harper were teenage sensations. Both signed in Philly. Can they win a title?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James and Bryce Harper spent their careers on a parallel path…
Devers homers early then walks it off in 10th as Giants beat Angels 7-6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rafael Devers homered in his first at-bat and hit a walk-off,…
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