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A hot Okanagan summer for music fans
There's a festival for almost every music fan throughout the Thompson-Okanagan.
“Tubby Teddy”: Enormously fat bear spotted in South Okanagan
“Right now, it’s just focussed on food and food alone.”
Stormy days ahead could improve air quality in Kamloops, Okanagan
“It looks like the wind might help that, or at least the showers and then just cleaner air from the Pacific should replace that smoky condition.”
iN NUMBERS: Let’s talk gas prices in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Let’s reminisce about the best topic of small talk when you run out of things to say to an acquaintance: gas prices.
Fans bid farewell to beloved gentle giant in Ashcroft
"For our family, he wasn’t just a horse, he was part of the magic of the farm and a source of so many treasured memories."
Volkswagen of Kamloops – Driven by Service, Fuelled by Trust
A world of corporate-owned companies means fewer and fewer locally-owned businesses to choose from. They do exist, though, and one…
Six months of outstanding Kamloops parking fines nears $80,000
A Kamloops parking ticket won't hurt your credit rating, but there's a chance it could land you in court.
Kamloops NorthPaws Bring Summer Baseball and Family Fun to NorBrock Stadium
The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd and the smell of fresh…
Jobless rate on the rise in Kelowna as BC struggles to employ young people
“The summer job is a rite of passage.”
BC insurance broker was stalked by a client, then fired. She sued and won
The judge had some damning things to say about her manager.
How a local entrepreneur satisfies Okanagan hunger for live Atlantic lobster
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The lobster travels more than 5,000 kilometres across the country.
iN PHOTOS: Sky over Kamloops transformed by wildfire smoke
Environment Canada is forecasting smoke in the Kamloops area for the next couple of days.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna Falcons get surprise visit from Canada Shore
The Kelowna Falcons have been on a 5-win hot streak since iNFOnews last touched base…
California Democrat calls for Canada to end U.S. alcohol restrictions
WASHINGTON — A Democrat Senator from California wrote a letter to Premier Christine Fréchette asking Quebec to lift restrictions on the importation and sale of U.S. wine as the American bipartisan push against provincial alcohol bans grows."Canada's boycott of California...
Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing...
Both engines flamed out before small jet crashed in June on Texas highway, according to NTSB report
Both engines flamed out on a small business jet that crashed on a Texas highway in June, preventing the pilots from being able to reach a nearby airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said in an preliminary investigation report released...
Ontario man sentenced to 20 years in U.S. for leading cross-border drug ring
An Ontario man convicted in the United States of running a drug-trafficking operation across the border into Canada has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Guramrit Sidhu of Brampton, Ont., pleaded guilty earlier this year to leading a drug ring...
iN DISCUSSION: Was AI responsible for the Tumbler Ridge tragedy?
"The confusion over cause and effect continues, although in Canada we tend to treat it as a feature, not a bug."
THOMPSON: Running out of gas is something you do once
"It’s embarrassing - at best - to run out of fuel…cars swerving and people yelling insults as they pass…as if you intended your stupidity."
iN DISCUSSION: What to do for those who don’t like news
"One reader persistently tells me "there is way too much political topics" here and they are looking for more 'simple good feeling stuff'."
Visitor fought B.C. wildfire with frying pan. But it became an inferno
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BOSTON BAR — Fernando Balanta says he was on a trip to the landfill in…
Multiple sightings of Alberta boy in Amber Alert case in B.C.: police
GRANDE PRAIRIE — RCMP say there have been multiple sightings in British Columbia of a…
Gordie Howe International Bridge to open in July after delay: sources
WASHINGTON — The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open this month after a…
Applications for federal public service jobs drop by almost 30 per cent
OTTAWA — The number of people applying for a job in the federal government plummeted…
Visitor fought B.C. wildfire with frying pan. But it became an inferno
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BOSTON BAR — Fernando Balanta says he was on a trip to the landfill in…
Both engines flamed out before small jet crashed in June on Texas highway, according to NTSB report
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Both engines flamed out on a small business jet that crashed on a Texas highway…
Suki Waterhouse finds a new version of herself on her latest album, ‘Loveland’
New York (AP) — Suki Waterhouse started working on “Loveland,” her third record, immediately after…
Graham Platner withdraws from Maine Senate race, kicking off Democrats’ quest for nominee
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from…
Veteran mediator Vince Ready to step in to try to end B.C. nurses’ dispute
PRINCE GEORGE — Veteran mediator Vince Ready has been appointed to try to help settle…
California Democrat calls for Canada to end U.S. alcohol restrictions
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WASHINGTON — A Democrat Senator from California wrote a letter to Premier Christine Fréchette asking…
Suki Waterhouse finds a new version of herself on her latest album, ‘Loveland’
New York (AP) — Suki Waterhouse started working on “Loveland,” her third record, immediately after…
Charles hosted Prince Harry and family for first time in years as they try to repair a family rift
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for…
Colombian soccer federation condemns death threats against midfielder Jaminton Campaz
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian soccer federation on Friday condemned death threats directed at…
Royals activate 1B Vinnie Pasquantino from injured list after broken bone in wrist
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Kansas City Royals activated first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino from the injured…
Rangers’ Jacob deGrom will miss next start with glute, hip strain
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom will miss his next…
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