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iN NUMBERS: Looking at Okanagan condo inventory in wake of PM’s controversial buyout plan
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What are your thoughts on this plan?
Phone fraudsters pose as RCMP officers in West Kelowna
West Kelowna RCMP said it continues to monitor the situation.
Hunt on for SUV involved in Kamloops hit and run
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A pedestrian wound up in hospital with serious injuries.
‘They were brothers’: Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
STAVELY — When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery…
RCMP raid problem drug house in West Kelowna
“We take residents concerns seriously and take enforcement action when warranted."
B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month has…
Pond skating comes at a cost during balmy winters in Okanagan, Kamloops
It's no small task to keep the ice on outdoor skating rinks in the Southern Interior from melting where this year it's hard to tell winter ever came.
Silver Star Summer Spectacular brings carnival fun to the mountain this Saturday
Destination Silver Star is turning its village into a carnival, with a full day of…
Helpline encourages child sex offenders to get help before they act
"Talking about how to get someone help shouldn't be a conversation that we shy away from."
Steep increase in city managers earning more than $150K in Kamloops, Kelowna
There's been a four-fold increase in $150,000-plus salaries for city hall management in both cities.
Touchdown Kelowna officially opens with a sign reveal
Friday Morning was the grand reveal of Kelowna’s new signature sign by artist Coralee Miller…
Sunday Service trying to bring something new to Okanagan party scene
People are looking for fun things to do and interesting places to enjoy music without binge drinking until the wee hours of the morning.
BC private school teacher gets 10-year ban
The teacher demonstrated a serious failure to maintain appropriate boundaries.
This woman ‘managed to not be bored’ during the COVID lockdown and planted a vineyard at home
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Like millions of others, Natasha Jacka went stir-crazy during a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, until it dawned on her that there might be great opportunity in having nowhere to go. Jacka used the pandemic...
iN NUMBERS: Looking at Okanagan condo inventory in wake of PM’s controversial buyout plan
What are your thoughts on this plan?
New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets
New Mexico's attorney general on Friday opened a criminal investigation to determine whether U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents broke state law by allowing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets of Albuquerque. The extraordinary inquiry comes less...
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country. The court also ordered the defendants...
iN DISCUSSION: Prime Minister Carney’s BC condo buyout bungle
"I'm starting to get a disturbingly familiar feeling about Prime Minister Mark Carney."
THOMPSON: Social media not the place for accurate, factual news
"It’s like panning for gold…the nuggets are few and far between."
iN DISCUSSION: NDP appears to be more hindrance than help for BC housing initiatives
We're supposed to be streamlining developments like Ignition's plan for the Tranquille property in Kamloops.
Beyond the gold rush: Totem poles at the Chilkoot Trail mark route’s long history
Two carved cedar totems now flank either side of the Canadian end of the Chilkoot…
Teens terrorize Vancouver Island neighbourhood with ‘door-kick challenge’
It started as a harmless prank by teenagers but a homeowner in Nanaimo, B.C., says…
Canada’s first offshore wind farms move closer to reality as regulator clears bidders
HALIFAX — Development of Canada’s first offshore wind farms took a significant step forward late…
More Haitians will try to come to Canada after U.S. court decision, advocate says
MONTREAL — A Montreal-based advocate for asylum seekers says Canada should expect a new wave…
Beyond the gold rush: Totem poles at the Chilkoot Trail mark route’s long history
Two carved cedar totems now flank either side of the Canadian end of the Chilkoot…
Desperation mounts in Venezuela as the earthquake death toll rises to 1,430
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew among anguished residents of…
Fast-moving fire in Utah, the largest in the US, spreads overnight, leading to more evacuations
A fast-moving wildfire in Utah raced across the landscape overnight, fed by heat and dry…
Photos show rescue efforts across earthquake-ravaged Venezuela
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Search and rescue efforts took place across Venezuela as humanitarian…
Canada’s first offshore wind farms move closer to reality as regulator clears bidders
HALIFAX — Development of Canada’s first offshore wind farms took a significant step forward late…
Beyond the gold rush: Totem poles at the Chilkoot Trail mark route’s long history
Two carved cedar totems now flank either side of the Canadian end of the Chilkoot…
Grammy and Latin Grammy winner Carín León set for a big match at Inter Miami’s stadium
MIAMI (AP) — Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures…
Ann Blyth, teen star of ‘Mildred Pierce,’ dead at 98
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ann Blyth, a versatile Hollywood star who received an Oscar nomination…
Ravindra’s 60 pushes New Zealand 204 ahead of England at Trent Bridge
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Rachin Ravindra’s latest half-century lifted New Zealand into a commanding 204-run…
World Cup final day of group play will set the field for the round of 32
Going into the final day of group play at the World Cup, there are essentially…
Russell beats Ferraris to F1 pole in Austria despite yellow flag controversy
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Just when it seemed Mercedes’ Formula 1 pole position streak was…
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