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Legal bills at Kamloops city hall reach new heights with $2M spent in 2025
That's more than double what was in the budget.
Snoop Dogg’s NBA analyst role underscores why his on-air presence and global appeal keeps growing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg arrived at Intuit Dome hours before tipoff, long before most fans filled the arena…
iN NUMBERS: Most British Columbians don’t have confidence in the criminal justice system
Results from an Angus Reid poll show that British Columbians want to change more than bail laws and push for a harsher sentences.
Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves shed light on lost populations
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have uncovered the mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia. The remains…
iN MAPS: Food from around the world found in the Thompson-Okanagan
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“There has also been an increase in international grocery stores and Mexican restaurants too."
A novel sanctuary in Antarctica is preserving ice samples from rapidly melting glaciers
ROME (AP) — Scientists in Antarctica on Wednesday inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores, preserving the history…
iN VIDEO: Exploring ghostlore in the Thompson-Okanagan
Three ghost stories from the region relay history of time and place.
Rain in forecast won’t provide much relief for Okanagan, Kamloops
“We're expecting to have showers basically all day starting on Thursday night and continuing all day Friday.”
Kootenay lawyer charged with sharing intimate images online
To avoid a conflict of interest the case has been moved to Salmon Arm.
Suspension for BC teacher whose ‘rigid’ rules negatively impacted some students
He had rules around lateness and students not doing their assignments.
‘So many perks’: Kamloops resident replaces lawn with clover to save water
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“It’d be cool if the city considered subsidizing the removal of front lawns for things like clover or xeriscaping, especially since every year we’re seeing issues with water shortage."
Kelowna council candidate campaigns with AI videos and no one can stop him
“I believe the target market I'm going after, I don't think they care."
With his wife hospitalized, Kamloops mayor misses council meeting
"Never thought thought I'd have to phone my three kids and tell them there's a chance they might never see their mother again."
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...
Honolulu Spent $450K On Plans For Flood-Prone Stream. Then It Did Nothing
Weeks before the Kona low storms, Honolulu reported that it was canceling another long-stalled project to dredge a flood-prone North Shore stream. The city owns the final stretch of a stream called Kaukonahua, and over the years, it had become...
Teen badly hurt in latest in a series of electric dirt bike, scooter crashes in B.C.
BURNABY — A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a crash in Metro Vancouver involving an electric dirt bike, in the second such collision in two days.Police in Burnaby, B.C., say the latest crash happened between the e-bike and...
New Mexico governor calls for criminal probe of DEA allowing fentanyl shipments to hit streets
New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday called for a criminal investigation into the Drug Enforcement Administration after an Associated Press investigation found federal agents allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets over a two-year period while pursuing...
iN DISCUSSION: Upcoming municipal election campaign going to be a doozy
"In Kamloops, they learned nothing about the consequences of vote splitting so it appears they're going to do it again."
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.
Dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard approved to make room for big oil tankers
VICTORIA — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it has received all federal permits to…
Teen badly hurt in latest in a series of electric dirt bike, scooter crashes in B.C.
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BURNABY — A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a crash in Metro Vancouver…
In the news today: Canada to face South Africa, calls to ban SKS, breastfeeding rates
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Gun control group repeats call for end to sales of SKS rifles after Montreal shooting
MONTREAL — A prominent gun control advocacy group is repeating its call for an immediate…
News, cultural groups want clarity on copyright after Ottawa releases AI strategy
OTTAWA — News and cultural industry groups are calling on the government to take a…
Shiite Muslims mark holy day of Ashoura after months of war in Iran and Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Shiite Muslims around the world on Thursday marked Ashoura, a holy day…
A cancer patient’s cats inspired a push for pets in hospice wards
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When Ewa Lutka-Krawczyk was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, her first thought…
Twin earthquakes strike Venezuela, in photos
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within about a minute of each…
In the news today: Canada to face South Africa, calls to ban SKS, breastfeeding rates
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
News, cultural groups want clarity on copyright after Ottawa releases AI strategy
OTTAWA — News and cultural industry groups are calling on the government to take a…
Wimbledon has served up memorable fashion moments over the years. Here’s a look
LONDON (AP) — Naomi Osaka knows how to create a buzz with her walk-on outfits…
Norman Rockwell people-watched in the West Wing lobby. Now those sketches are on public display
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than 40 years, sketches by American illustrator Norman Rockwell of…
World Cup fans flood stadiums and fan zones with dazzling costumes, facepaint and flags – in photos
World Cup supporters have turned stadiums and fan zones into colorful celebrations of national pride,…
Wimbledon has served up memorable fashion moments over the years. Here’s a look
LONDON (AP) — Naomi Osaka knows how to create a buzz with her walk-on outfits…
New Zealand pair Henry and Phillips out of 3rd test against England because of injury
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — New Zealand was dealt two huge injury blows ahead of the…
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