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iN PHOTOS: Sky over Kamloops transformed by wildfire smoke
Environment Canada is forecasting smoke in the Kamloops area for the next couple of days.
Lutnick leading charge on Gordie Howe Bridge ahead of delay: White House official
WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been leading the charge in the Trump administration on the Gordie Howe…
BC acupuncturist whose staff engaged in sex work to face penalty
He also stored used acupuncture needles in an overflowing jar.
High-risk BC sex offender charged with breaching long-term court order
The Parole Board said the former Kelowna man is highly deceptive.
Cheers as World Cup party begins, jeers as lightning forces Toronto fans to evacuate
The biggest FIFA World Cup in history officially kicked off Thursday, as the Canadian host cities prepared for matches, cultural…
Aussies, Kiwis converge on B.C. for World Cup, bringing super fandom from Down Under
VANCOUVER — Wherever they are in the world, sports fans Lachlan Carter and younger brother Bailey know how to find…
iNvideo: Kelowna Falcons get surprise visit from Canada Shore
The Kelowna Falcons have been on a 5-win hot streak since iNFOnews last touched base…
Penticton RCMP investigating RV arson
iNwheels
A man, possibly the arson suspect, was seen fleeing in a grey car.
Where ‘The Amazing Race Canada’ stopped on its way through Kelowna
"It was hard to keep the secret.”
Hidden Treasures at the Kelowna Community Market
A two-day community market is running July 11 and August 8, bringing something a bit…
Kelowna’s heard nothing about $3.2B plan to to help B.C. cities build homes
iNhome
"The announcement the Prime Minister made in Vancouver was a little vague.”
Who’s a good dog? Kamloops owners can certify their pups as trustworthy
“It isn’t even about aggressive dogs, it’s about dogs that don’t understand boundaries at all.”
Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city relaxes ban
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong dog owners and their four-legged friends have gained new freedoms after the city relaxed a decades-old rule, allowing the pets to join them at eateries. Since 1994, only guide dogs and those performing statutory...
Chronic illness and diarrhea surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities as humanitarian crisis builds
CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas. The demand...
LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Matthew Smith took his five-year-old son to a World Cup game in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, they opted to take public transit instead of driving from their nearby coastal city. It was...
B.C. drug deaths hit lowest level since before pandemic, down 55% since 2023 peak
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded its lowest monthly number of suspected toxic drug deaths since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, falling by more than half since their peak. The Ministry of Public Safety's preliminary data...
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'."
Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations
RICHMOND — Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British…
Amber Alert for six-year-old Alberta boy expands to all of B.C., most of N.W.T.
GRANDE PRAIRIE — RCMP say the search for an Alberta boy has been expanded to…
Transport Canada detains boat linked to fatal B.C. sinking, citing violations
RICHMOND — Transport Canada has ordered the detention of a boat operated by a British…
‘Like a Biblical event’: Raging wildfire destroys buildings near Boston Bar, B.C.
iNhome
BOSTON BAR — Shayne Findlay, the owner of Blue Lake Resort, near Boston Bar, B.C.,…
B.C. government approves higher Mount Polley tailings dam, 12 years after disaster
VICTORIA — Ministers in British Columbia have approved plans to increase the height of the…
The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France
LONDON (AP) — After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil.…
Orbán allies protest in Hungary against plans to oust President Tamás Sulyok
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Opponents of the Hungarian government’s efforts to oust the country’s president…
Community screenings help a movie set during an Indian insurgency bypass censorship
GURDASPUR, India (AP) — As dusk settled over Gurdaspur’s fields, villagers gathered in the courtyard…
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library…
B.C. government approves higher Mount Polley tailings dam, 12 years after disaster
VICTORIA — Ministers in British Columbia have approved plans to increase the height of the…
Community screenings help a movie set during an Indian insurgency bypass censorship
GURDASPUR, India (AP) — As dusk settled over Gurdaspur’s fields, villagers gathered in the courtyard…
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) — Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library…
Arenado homers, Kelly pitches 7 strong innings as Diamondbacks beat Padres 3-1 to split series
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered and moved closer to 2,000 hits, and Merrill…
Durbin’s 2-run homer lifts surging Red Sox past White Sox for a 6th straight win
CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Durbin hit a two-run homer to help the surging Boston Red…
Rankin leads the way with three TDs as Elks run over winless Redblacks 40-17
EDMONTON — Justin Rankin and the Edmonton Elks were back to their newfound winning ways…
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