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Drought putting Okanagan water shortage in “uncharted territory”
"It's really challenging in the early season to predict where we ended up this year."
Kamloops cops make one arrest and seize more than a dozen guns
Kamloops RCMP made one arrest and seized guns, vehicles and drugs in a raid in Aberdeen Tuesday. Kamloops RCMP officers…
iN NUMBERS: The dreary bits of the May long weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
You might have planned some fun in the sun, cold drinks or maybe even a barbecue this past weekend, but…
West Kelowna resident demands financial review of controversial water treatment plant
People in West Kelowna who get water from the Rose Valley water treatment plant have had water quality problems, unexpected…
iN VIDEO: Great basin gopher snake slides across South Okanagan backyard
A nature lover in Penticton had an interesting visitor slide very smoothly and slowly across a section of her yard…
iN PHOTOS: Six colourful wildflowers growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
There are so many kinds of wildflowers to find and identify while out exploring the grasslands in the Okanagan and…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops videographer captures waterfall at golden hour
Kamloops videographer Marshall Krasser had his camera ready at the perfect time while out exploring Wells Gray Provincial Park earlier…
Tripping an 86-year-old Penticton man, breaking his leg over a parking spot at Walmart, was just this man’s latest angry incident
“Mr. Otway set himself up as parking lot police at Walmart (and) decided to deal with his anger about being ejected from Walmart by attacking an 86-year-old man.”
Kootenay liquor store manager fired after 18 years, has heart attack, for mistakenly donating damaged whiskey bottle
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She didn't try to hide anything and paid for it immediately when she learned of her mistake. They still fired her.
The growing effort to save an historic Kelowna home that doesn’t (yet?) need saving
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“I'm not sure where they're getting their information from. We're still in planning for the property.”
iN NUMBERS: Drug deaths down while overdoses stay up in BC
The overdose calls to paramedics haven't declined, but toxic drug deaths have. Here's a look at how things have changed over the past decade.
Kamloops mayor says he had ‘no intention’ to threaten, suspend employee
He wanted it "on record" that it wasn't a threat because he's "sure it's going to end up in a courtroom somewhere."
What we’re missing when we compare awful Kamloops and Okanagan air quality to cities around the world
“It's a goofy way to talk about it.”
Kootenay liquor store manager fired after 18 years, has heart attack, for mistakenly donating damaged whiskey bottle
She didn't try to hide anything and paid for it immediately when she learned of her mistake. They still fired her.
The growing effort to save an historic Kelowna home that doesn’t (yet?) need saving
“I'm not sure where they're getting their information from. We're still in planning for the property.”
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride van-ramming attack that left 1 dead and 16 injured BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival that...
New research affirms construction workers disproportionately affected by opioid deaths
TORONTO — Researchers hope a new report examining the occupations of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Ontario raises awareness about the breadth of the population affected by the drug epidemic.The study found that more than a third...
iN DISCUSSION: Fallout from an Amber alert
This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…
THOMPSON: Hurricanes teach discretion and resilience
"Hurricanes are as much a part of growing up in Florida as long, hot summers."
iN DISCUSSION: MLA Boultbee’s behaviour part of growing concern in provincial politics
"It’s still unusual in BC politics, unprecedented in my experience, different, new, worthy of public note but also a growing concern if you count fellow rogue MLAs Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong on this pole."
Has rise of the right primed B.C. politics for a party that breaks the binary?
VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says voters in the province face a…
Clinton, B.C., resident says his family has ‘lost everything’ in raging wildfire
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Steve Larabie says he and his family have lost everything…
‘Bright’ future: RCAF chief says spike in defence spending is boosting flight times
OTTAWA — One year into her new job as commander of the Royal Canadian Air…
Israel pitches Canada high-tech trade and safer AI as diplomatic tensions persist
OTTAWA — Israel is pitching itself to Canada as a technology partner that can offer…
Conservatives call for emergency meeting on Trump threats, demand Carney explain plan
OTTAWA — The Conservative shadow minister for Canada-U.S. relations is calling on Ottawa to provide…
Europe battles fast-moving wildfires sweeping across Spain and France, in photos
Wildfires raced across forests in France and Spain, sending residents fleeing and filling the sky…
German police hunt suspect in Berlin Pride van-ramming attack that left 1 dead and 16 injured
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect…
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda
The stage is in battleground Pennsylvania. The stakes are control of the House. House Democratic…
‘Bright’ future: RCAF chief says spike in defence spending is boosting flight times
OTTAWA — One year into her new job as commander of the Royal Canadian Air…
Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David…
Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David…
Trump returns to correspondents’ dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting
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President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Friday night, delivering…
Pogacar poised to win a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title as race enters final stage
PARIS (AP) — Tadej Pogacar is poised to win a record-equaling fifth Tour de France…
Lando Norris aims to end his wait for an F1 win as he starts on pole in Hungary
MOGYOROD, Hungary (AP) — Lando Norris is seeking his first Grand Prix win as Formula…
Red Sox, Nationals get deadline stretch run started by swapping Early and Mead
The Boston Red Sox acquired infielder Curtis Mead from the Washington Nationals for left-hander Connelly…
