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March 24 2026 06:00 PM

iN PHOTOS: Photographer bonded with wild horses near Spences Bridge

"They know me as I go find them all the time and sit with them.”

Fascinating fungus found in North Okanagan

“This mushroom has been dead for many months, but it’s still doing its job of spreading spores."

March 13 2026 09:00 PM

B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it

Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for potential protection in 2021 now…

March 13 2026 06:00 PM

Fired Kamloops school district CFO nets $460,000 payout

A $2.2 million accounting error was the reason behind her termination.

March 13 2026 05:00 PM

MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead

VICTORIA — A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province’s Human Rights Code and ban land acknowledgments, and…

March 13 2026 04:47 PM

‘We’re ready to defend the Arctic,’ Carney says alongside German, Norwegian leaders

BARDUFOSS — Canada and its allies are prepared to defend the Arctic, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday in Bardufoss,…

March 13 2026 03:08 PM

Owner of Kelowna escort service fighting to get short-term rental licence back

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“Observations included a bedroom equipped as a client room, the living room set up as a party room. . . alcohol, and sexual safety and novelty products.”

Kamloops prison stabbing nets two-year sentence

He stepped in while the victim was fighting another inmate, then stabbed him three times.

March 24 2026 04:06 PM

West Kelowna water advisory lifted after no contamination found in reservoir

The City of West Kelowna thanked affected customers for their patience and cooperation throughout the water disruption.

March 24 2026 02:00 PM

iN NUMBERS: How British Columbians feel about response to COVID-19 pandemic, six years later

As you might expect, it's a bit mixed.

March 24 2026 10:48 AM

Emmy award-winning comedian John Mulaney adds Kelowna to stand-up tour

The Saturday Night Live alum is currently on the first leg of the tour with stops across North America.

A close-up of an RCMP shoulder patch on a white uniform.

March 24 2026 10:29 AM

West Kelowna water reservoir vandalism suspects cooperating with investigation

Police said there is only minor damage to the property, but the investigation is ongoing.

March 24 2026 04:00 AM

Kamloops mayor wants to pause big, expensive city projects

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is suggesting council pause work until after the election, concerned the city is in a shaky financial position.

March 18, 2026 5:00:00 PM

Most Kamloopsians support booze in public park: survey

The city pilot project will be renewed this summer.

March 25, 2026 12:09:22 AM

Hawaii digs out from another round of flooding after a surprise downpour, in photos

Crews on Tuesday began evaluating damage from a surprise downpour that sent floodwaters raging through a neighborhood near downtown Honolulu — the latest bout in a series of storms and flooding that have pummeled the state over the past two...

March 24, 2026 6:53:27 PM

A timeline of the deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport

NEW YORK (AP) — It took less than a minute for a routine landing to spiral into a deadly crash Sunday at New York's LaGuardia Airport. But the collision between an Air Canada flight and a fire truck crossing the...