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April 27 2026 11:47 AM
Penticton Vees back home with two-game deficit in WHL playoff series
The Vees take on the Silvertips at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
Interior Health orders closure of South Cariboo hotel pool and restaurant, again
The health authority has repeatedly fined the resort and ordered closures, and it's now warning the public of health risks.
Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail
"The mainstream use of peptides has exploded in the last five years.”
What do snowboards and mountain goats have in common? Indigenous weaver knows
"It was the process of working with the mountain goat wool that felt like it brought me back into the mountains, but from a different perspective, and that was unexpected."
Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025
"The name is Mamdani. M-A-M-D-A-N-I.”
Parents under pressure offer creative tips for moving Santa’s spy Elf on the Shelf
“Three glasses of wine usually gets the creativity flowing.”
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
“Some of this (attitude) is earned, but much of it is based on misperception.”
BC ‘prolific litigant’ loses another case after her ‘service’ dog kicked out of courthouse
She sued numerous businesses over the same issue.
Dancing is permitted: Victory for Shuswap food truck hit with $11,000 liquor fine
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The liquor inspectors said she'd broken the rules, but had no evidence to back it up.
Penticton council throws support behind mission to get Ebus service
iNwheels
Penticton was left without a passenger bus service to the Lower Mainland when Greyhound shut down.
iN NUMBERS: Big events planned for Kamloops, Okanagan this summer
Did we miss your favourite big event this summer? Add it to the comment section so others can find out about it.
Canada geese fight with osprey over South Okanagan nest
“The mama goose was in the nest initially and then the father flew up from the river to be with her and fight, they were pretty wound up."
Unofficial Kamloops website taking signatures of those opposed to $26M in city loans
The man behind the website said it's a procedural tool, not a campaign against the loans.
Dancing is permitted: Victory for Shuswap food truck hit with $11,000 liquor fine
The liquor inspectors said she'd broken the rules, but had no evidence to back it up.
B.C. home sales expecting 2.1 per cent slide in 2026 as economic challenges mount
VANCOUVER — Home sales in British Columbia are forecast to fall 2.1 per cent this year as economic challenges push volume and prices lower across the province.The B.C. Real Estate Association says in its second quarterly housing forecast that residential...
Trains collide near Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 4 people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One train slammed into another at a station outside Indonesia’s capital on Monday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and leaving several trapped in a badly damaged car, officials said. Some 38 passengers were taken...
Suspected cocaine, fentanyl, mushrooms seized as two arrested in Kelowna, B.C., bust
KELOWNA — Two men have been arrested in a co-ordinated bust in British Columbia's Interior that saw police seize more than 10 kilograms of illicit substances along with other items related to a drug distribution operation.RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say...
April 27 2026 12:00 PM
THOMPSON: History won’t be kind to Republicans who support Donald Trump
"How much longer can the folks who voted for Donald Trump stand by him? That is more or less a rhetorical question because the answer is all-too-obvious."
April 24 2026 10:35 AM
iN DISCUSSION: Please don’t feed wildlife
"If I have had one consistent peeve through my life it's feeding wildlife."
April 20 2026 12:00 PM
THOMPSON: You need a sense of humour as a baseball umpire
"After decades of umpiring baseball games, I can tell you a sense of humour is indispensable."
B.C. says new regulations effective this fall will curb extortion-related violence
VICTORIA — Provincial gun regulations that have been nine years in the making will come…
Shell goes big on Canadian gas with $22B deal to buy ARC Resources
CALGARY — Shell plc has signed a $22-billion deal to acquire ARC Resources Ltd., bringing…
April 27 2026 12:32 PM
Toronto man’s HIV no longer detectable after bone marrow transplant
TORONTO — A Toronto patient who has been living with HIV for 27 years is…
April 27 2026 12:32 PM
Child advocates call for online harms bill covering AI chatbots, gaming
OTTAWA — Ottawa can’t afford to wait any longer to introduce new online harms legislation…
April 27 2026 12:30 PM
Carney’s trade advisory group meets for 1st time, welcomes new member
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new advisory council on Canada—U.S. trade met for the…
April 27 2026 12:47 PM
King Charles III arrives in United States on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from…
April 27 2026 12:45 PM
Suspect in shooting of 2 Chicago officers allegedly pulled handgun from under blanket at hospital
CHICAGO (AP) — A robbery suspect who allegedly pulled a handgun from under a blanket…
April 27 2026 12:45 PM
Trains collide near Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 4 people
iNwheels
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One train slammed into another at a station outside Indonesia’s capital…
Carney’s trade advisory group meets for 1st time, welcomes new member
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new advisory council on Canada—U.S. trade met for the…
Oprah Winfrey’s podcast lands at Amazon as part of multiyear deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s podcast is headed to Amazon. Winfrey’s production company, Harpo…
King Charles III arrives in United States on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from…
Documentary revisits Leafs legend Barilko’s goal and disappearance 75 years later
TORONTO — The idea started with a live television interview. Steve Paikin, a longtime TVOntario…
April 27 2026 12:46 PM
AC Milan and Croatia midfielder Modric breaks cheekbone and in race to be World Cup ready
MILAN (AP) — Luka Modric’s club season with AC Milan is almost definitely over after…
April 27 2026 12:43 PM
Celtics and Spurs can advance on Tuesday. The Knicks and Hawks play the first pivotal Game 5 of 2026
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — After the Boston Celtics rolled in Philadelphia and the San Antonio…
April 27 2026 12:39 PM
New York City to hold free World Cup fan events in each borough
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will hold a series of free events for…
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