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Kelowna man cleaning handgun fires into apartment floor just missing sleeping teen
He was cleaning a handgun in his apartment at 2:30 a.m.
Why Kamloops council won’t pay the mayor’s legal bills
The mayor of Kamloops hoped in vain council would cover his legal fees for abandoned or dismissed code of conduct…
Kamloops mayor suggests salary reductions at city to cut taxes
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson pitched the idea that council to cut their own salaries and those of city managers this…
Court overturns Summerland’s efforts to restrict family’s FOIs
A BC judge has ruled that a family’s efforts to get information from Summerland’s town hall were unfairly blocked. When…
Police seized bags, ropes, shovels and a blood-stained jacket in Bagabuyo murder investigation
Kamloops lawyer’s first-degree murder trial started slowly Monday as the Crown lawyers presented dozens of exhibits. Bags, ropes, shovels and…
iN PHOTOS: Spring rainbows in Kamloops, Okanagan
Spring is springing and with that comes spring showers in the Thompson-Okanagan region, which provide opportunities to admire rainbows. Rainbows…
Money was the motive in Kamloops murder trial: Crown
Kamloops lawyer Rogelio “Butch” Bagabuyo allegedly helped his former friend and client hide more than $700,000 in a divorce before…
More people moving to Thompson-Okanagan from within B.C. than anywhere else
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“That presents some near-term challenges, while the focus remains finding ways to improve affordability in the region.”
How the RCMP reports crime to the public in Okanagan, Kamloops
Often, it's because investigators need tips from the public.
The exclusive Vienna garden party experience in West Kelowna
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"It's the quaintness of sitting in a natural setting with beautiful trees, the trickling fountain, the birds coming to our water area, which is so close by.”
Kelowna committee will help you evaluate candidates for mayor, council
“Try to find people that may not be in the media every day, or you may not know them, but are good citizens who can make good councillors."
Kamloops International Cup wraps up Saturday with final match at Hillside Stadium
The Kamloops International Cup concludes Saturday, August 1, after bringing professional and high-level Canadian soccer…
Why nude beaches in Okanagan, Kamloops are in a legal grey area
Almost all clothing optional beaches are technically unofficial, even if they're popular and generally accepted by local governments.
The latest thing in cocktails is spicy and savory. Tips and recipes for home bartenders
LONDON (AP) — Spicy drinks are having a moment, and it’s no longer just standard spicy margs and bloody marys. Bartenders are getting experimental to create the perfect combination with a kick. “The same way that you want to season...
More people moving to Thompson-Okanagan from within B.C. than anywhere else
“That presents some near-term challenges, while the focus remains finding ways to improve affordability in the region.”
Heat wave brings record-breaking temps, heightened wildfire risk to parts of Western US
A heat wave gripped large swaths of the Western U.S. on Saturday as temperatures hovered near record highs, heightening wildfire risks in areas that already were dry or burning and prompting warnings for people to stay inside. A ridge of...
Quebec company banned from selling unauthorized peptides: Health Canada
Health Canada says a court has approved the agency's request to permanently ban a Quebec-based online store from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in the country.The federal agency says in a statement that the Superior Court of Québec has granted a...
iN DISCUSSION: Is name recognition the way to choose a local candidate to vote for?
"We've been pondering how to cover this municipal election."
THOMPSON: After 10 years writing columns, time has come to turn another page
It has been fun and I appreciate those loyal readers who have laughed, cried and been angry about the many topics that entered my mind before finding their way onto my iPad and then into this column.
iN DISCUSSION: Fallout from an Amber alert
This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…
Lakeside homes destroyed, evacuations expanded as B.C. wildfires surge
VERNON — A wildfire fanned by 115-kilometre-per-hour winds razed homes along the west side of…
Elizabeth May says Greens can win byelection by campaigning on PM’s climate record
OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she thinks the Greens can pull off…
Hundreds protest Meta’s plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county
MORINVILLE — Hundreds of protesters chanted “Down, down with corporations” outside a northern Alberta county…
Lakeside homes destroyed, evacuations expanded as B.C. wildfires surge
VERNON — A wildfire fanned by 115-kilometre-per-hour winds razed homes along the west side of…
Saskatchewan senator, farmer Todd Lewis dies at age 65
OTTAWA — Todd Lewis, a Saskatchewan senator, farmer and agricultural sector advocate has died at…
Trump says Gulf leaders’ input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on…
Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Ceuta over the weekend no longer looked like a city on…
Judge clarifies NCAA eligibility order, which could blunt its impact on new ‘5 for 5’ rule
DENVER (AP) — The judge who granted the right to play another year of college…
AI-assisted staging draws boos at the Richard Wagner festival in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — An experiment with artificial intelligence at the annual Richard Wagner festival in…
Hundreds protest Meta’s plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county
MORINVILLE — Hundreds of protesters chanted “Down, down with corporations” outside a northern Alberta county…
AI-assisted staging draws boos at the Richard Wagner festival in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — An experiment with artificial intelligence at the annual Richard Wagner festival in…
How artists transformed a former hospital in Los Angeles to examine human emotions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just beyond an ambulance and wheelchair ramp wait Dr. Moodswing and…
Skubal to Dodgers, García to Yankees as MLB teams make additions before trade deadline
The Los Angeles Dodgers — who else? — are the big winners so far at…
Kuwaki wins first major at Women’s British Open. Thorbjornsen gets first PGA Tour title in Detroit
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) — Shiho Kuwaki became the fifth Japanese player in the…
Reports: Kevin Gausman traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Chicago Cubs
TORONTO — It appears as if Kevin Gausman’s time with the Toronto Blue Jays has…
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