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June 16 2026 02:30 PM
iN NUMBERS: Specialist waitlists worsen impacting patients and doctors
"Action is required now to support our specialists, otherwise, they will leave or find other work.”
Kelowna restaurant fined $11,000 after customer steps outside with drink
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The case highlights the heavy handedness of BC's liquor laws.
Wife of BC prosecutor pleads not guilty to fraud charges over missing charity money
The case is being heard in Kelowna, away from Nanaimo where the charges originate, to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest.
With Spielberg’s help, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor has become a mighty warrior against hate
SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSÉS, France (AP) — After surviving Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ginette Kolinka developed a stock answer to shut down questioners who’d ask about…
Summerland’s new sugar-free, non-alcoholic winery
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Winery owners and long-time friends Tyler Harlton and Chris Pagliocchini appeared on Dragons’ Den and secured a million dollar investment.
A playoff salary cap is coming to the NHL. GMs get a calculator to help them navigate it
NEW YORK (AP) — Gone are the days of NHL teams stashing players on long-term injured reserve through the end…
Kelowna motorcyclist films himself speeding, incriminates himself, ends up behind bars
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If you're going to break the law, it's best not to film yourself doing it.
UPDATE: Crews fighting wildfire near Kalamoir Park in West Kelowna
Tactical evacuations are underway in Lakeview Heights and Casa Loma.
Cops inspected 400 trucks in Kamloops handing out dozens of tickets
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Officers were especially focused on cargo securement and tampering with electronic logging devices.
Vernon man killed in rollover on Westside Road
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Two passengers were seriously injured in the rollover.
How this fruit stand took advantage of the Okanagan Rail Trail
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"They would come up to us saying that this would be a really good idea if we could connect it."
Record-breaking ‘heat event’ expected to continue in Okanagan, Kamloops
“One of the key things with these early season heat events is we're often not really acclimatized to it.”
Kelowna mom jailed for giving son candy contaminated with meth
When the child started hallucinating the mom kept her mouth shut.
Okanagan cherry farm fined $15K for dumping cherries
According to the BC environment ministry, it's an "agricultural by-product" that should've been taken to the landfill.
Wildfire prompts hurried evacuations in West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA — Residents of two West Kelowna, B.C., neighbourhoods are being rushed out of their homes ahead of a fast-moving wildfire burning near Okanagan Lake. The emergency management centre for the Central Okanagan says tactical evacuations were underway for...
Cops inspected 400 trucks in Kamloops handing out dozens of tickets
Officers were especially focused on cargo securement and tampering with electronic logging devices.
Police in B.C. seize multiple kilograms of illicit drugs in multi-month operation
SURREY — Organized crime investigators in British Columbia say a multi-month effort against a drug-trafficking operation has yielded the discovery of multiple kilograms of illicit drugs in Metro Vancouver.Police say the investigation began last October against the group that's suspected...
June 16 2026 02:18 PM
iN DISCUSSION: World Cup tough sell in hockey country
"Somehow the hype is missing me. How about you?"
June 15 2026 12:00 PM
THOMPSON: War or humanitarian aid? Trump chose war
"Nobel-Prize-winning economists and other experts agree that the cost of the war with Iran to Americans - even if it stops this year - will exceed $1 Trillion, that’s Trillion. And, more people will die, unnecessarily."
June 15 2026 09:51 AM
iN DISCUSSION: The media’s double standard on the Kamloops residential school graves
"The First Nations that sent their children to that school owe neither me nor you anything."
B.C. must learn from Site C dam before starting new projects, says environmentalist
VICTORIA — An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to consider…
Wildfire prompts hurried evacuations in West Kelowna, B.C.
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WEST KELOWNA — Residents of two West Kelowna, B.C., neighbourhoods are being rushed out of…
June 16 2026 02:47 PM
B.C. must learn from Site C dam before starting new projects, says environmentalist
VICTORIA — An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to consider…
June 16 2026 02:46 PM
Tradition Gone: ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ NHL broadcasts won’t return to CBC next fall
TORONTO — “Hockey Night in Canada,” a program featuring National Hockey League games that has…
June 16 2026 02:33 PM
Ottawa’s new surveillance pricing rules not likely to take effect before 2028
OTTAWA — The federal government wants to be “super careful” as it tackles surveillance pricing,…
June 16 2026 02:45 PM
B-52 on test flight plunged at a rate of nearly a mile a minute before crashing, killing 8
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight…
June 16 2026 02:45 PM
About Mike DeWine, the Republican Ohio governor who has called for an end to the death penalty
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday used his bully pulpit to call…
June 16 2026 02:45 PM
Trump ramps up Education Department’s dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday accelerated its dismantling of the Education…
Carney talks China EVs with Trump at G7 summit, announces Russia sanctions
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS — Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared to pitch U.S. President Donald Trump on Canada’s…
Liberal government tables new First Nations drinking water legislation
OTTAWA — New legislation tabled by the government on Tuesday will create a legislative framework…
Tradition Gone: ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ NHL broadcasts won’t return to CBC next fall
TORONTO — “Hockey Night in Canada,” a program featuring National Hockey League games that has…
JD Vance went on television to plug a faith memoir. ‘The View’ had other plans
Vice President JD Vance, appearing Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” to promote his newly released…
June 16 2026 02:46 PM
Canada court denies Ghana bid to get Partey, who faces rape charges, into country for World Cup game
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ghana’s bid to get…
June 16 2026 02:46 PM
Tradition Gone: ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ NHL broadcasts won’t return to CBC next fall
TORONTO — “Hockey Night in Canada,” a program featuring National Hockey League games that has…
June 16 2026 02:39 PM
Royals’ Seth Lugo is expected to start Friday after being hit in the head by a line drive last week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas City Royals right-hander Seth Lugo threw a bullpen session Tuesday and…
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