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Belly dancers and baclava: Inside Eddy Haymour’s Peachland castle during the party years
“It was magical, we were transported to another world, and the food was delicious.”
Kamloops councillors pushing for involuntary care in BC Interior
Two Kamloops city councillors want the province to remember the Interior as new involuntary care facilities open up. On April…
10-year prohibition for Vernon who lawyer who lacked ‘candour and honesty’: Law Society
A Vernon lawyer who lacked “candour and honesty” has been prohibited from practicing law for 10 years. According to an…
UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
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A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people…
Reward offered after severed coyote paw found in trap in South Okanagan
A severed coyote paw was found in a trap in Osoyoos two months ago and witness accounts of a three-pawed…
iN NUMBERS: The most dangerous city streets in Kamloops, Okanagan
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The debate about which city in the Southern Interior has the worst drivers probably goes back to when the car…
Ontario man wanted for sexual assault arrested in Kelowna
A 36-year-old Ontario man was arrested in Kelowna last week and sent back east to face a sexual assault charge.…
Kelowna caregiver jailed for continuous abuse of severely disabled client
By day he presented himself as a trustworthy caregiver, but at night he regularly assaulted the man.
Okanagan College student sues after being suspended for cheating five times
That's five times in less than two years.
iN VIDEO: Folk and Summer Vibes with Music at Mackie
Coldstream was jamming out to some folk and bluegrass Friday evening in the backyard of…
iN VIDEO: Arts on the Avenue celebrates Visual Arts in downtown Kelowna
Artists and creatives were out showing off their work on Bernard St. Thursday evening. Festivals…
Merritt’s decision to ban release of pigeons may net the wrong birds
There's a difference between high-flying pigeons and the sport of pigeon racing.
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.
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...
Repeated flooding, few answers drive Montreal West Island residents to demand action
MONTREAL — More than 100 residents gathered outside the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough hall in Montreal on Monday evening, demanding faster action from elected officials at the borough's first council meeting since hundreds of homes in the city's West Island flooded in...
Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens before winds and high temperatures return
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters west of Athens raced to exploit a break in high winds on Tuesday, working to strengthen containment lines as forecasters warned that stronger gusts and rising temperatures would return in the coming days. Several fires...
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…
Two planes crash in mid-air near Chilliwack airport, officials say
CHILLIWACK — Two planes from a pair of flight schools crashed Monday while flying near…
‘The fire was just raging’ evacuee describes fleeing Okanagan wildfires
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VERNON — Atlyn Becker remembers the hills glowing orange around her on Saturday as her…
In the news today: MPs divided on hybrid rules, B.C. plane crash, wildfire aid
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Repeated flooding, few answers drive Montreal West Island residents to demand action
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MONTREAL — More than 100 residents gathered outside the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough hall in Montreal on…
Hamburgers, water and support waiting for B.C. fire evacuees
With thousands forced from their homes due to fires around Okanagan Lake in British Columbia,…
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe’s most threatened species
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have…
Palestinians hold mass funeral for 112 bodies finally recovered from a 2023 Gaza strike
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — Palestinians gathered on Tuesday for a mass funeral of…
Former progressive Squad member Cori Bush attempts political comeback against Missouri US Rep. Bell
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush is attempting a political comeback…
AI-driven Ring Cycle sparks boos at 150th anniversary Wagner Festival
BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Richard Wagner likely would have appreciated the cutting-edge technology, if not…
5 things to know about the Canadian astronaut joining NASA’s Crew 13
A few months after Artemis II’s lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a…
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe’s most threatened species
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have…
AI-driven Ring Cycle sparks boos at 150th anniversary Wagner Festival
BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Richard Wagner likely would have appreciated the cutting-edge technology, if not…
Top FIFA officials Wenger and Grafström distance themselves from Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan
GENEVA (AP) — Two senior FIFA executives — coaching great Arsène Wenger and CEO-like secretary…
A titanic throwback tour: The All Blacks’ 6-week South Africa trek with a Baltimore finale
Before the World Cup settled all arguments, rugby’s world supremacy was invariably decided between South…
Baseball’s trade deadline: The Dodgers (and Red Sox?!) are going for it. Is anybody else?
The Los Angeles Dodgers landed perhaps the best pitcher in baseball in Tarik Skubal, triggering…
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