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Kamloops shoplifter pulls knife on employee, goes to jail
KAMLOOPS – A man is in jail after pulling a knife on an employee who…
Get involved in the future of Kelowna’s creative spaces
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna is gathering information to support a 2017 update to…
Record highs for Kamloops yesterday, thunderstorms possible today
KAMLOOPS – As temperatures continue to rise well above seasonal normals another new record was…
Third day of record temperatures in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Another round of record temperatures were set in the Okanagan yesterday, and today…
Mounties in Nova Scotia release goofy Drake spoof ‘Cop Light Bling’
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Mounties have released a video that parodies Drake's drunk-uncle-at-a-wedding dance moves…
WestJet responds to proposed class-action lawsuit from former flight attendant
VANCOUVER – WestJet is rejecting allegations made by a former flight attendant that it fails…
Pot culture crash? Marijuana legalization in Canada may extinguish drug cachet
VANCOUVER – Stoner subculture will likely take a hit with the incoming legalization of marijuana…
NeighbourWoods ‘greens’ up Kelowna
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna’s NeighbourWoods program, a residential planting initiative, has fewer than…
The fight to keep a $30k treehouse in urban Toronto
TORONTO – A Toronto father who built his sons a $30,000 boat-shaped treehouse vowed Wednesday…
Free public WiFi coming to District of Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – Lake Country will soon enjoy free public WiFi thanks to an agreement…
Pot law coming next spring: Health Minister Jane Philpott
UNITED NATIONS, United Nations – Canada's legislation to begin the process of legalizing and regulating…
Federal deficits won’t be as deep as Liberals predict: budget watchdog
OTTAWA – Canada's budget watchdog released fiscal predictions Tuesday that suggest the federal government has…
Vancouver pot protest ‘necessary’ despite legalization promise, activist
VANCOUVER – Optimism mixed with thick clouds of pot smoke in downtown Vancouver last year…
‘The sky is gonna be blue!’ Conservatives win big majority in Manitoba election
WINNIPEG – An orange dynasty stretching back to the 1990s fell Tuesday as Manitoba voters…
Appeals court backs ban on snowboarders at Utah ski resort
SALT LAKE CITY – A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed a ban on snowboarders…
Assault suspect sought in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A man who hit another over the head several times before taking money…
Gardeners can help protect butterfly populations
Bees aren't the only pollinators suffering from a massive North American die-off. Butterflies and moths,…
Endangered green sea turtle found on B.C. beach heading back south
VANCOUVER – A green sea turtle rescued from British Columbia's frigid ocean this winter is…
Conservation group buys last portion of antelope-brush habitat near Oliver
OLIVER, B.C. – A conservation group has acquired nearly 35 hectares of antelope-brush habitat that…
New program to help Kelowna youth through art
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Art Gallery is pleased to announce the receipt of a $5,000…
UPDATE: As temperatures rise, more records fall in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Another day, another round of high temperature records set in the Okanagan. Environment…
Field to Fork research discusses food security
KELOWNA – Ever wonder if the cost of healthy, locally grown food is out of…
Kamloops residents reminded of sky lantern ban
KAMLOOPS – With the rising popularity of sky lanterns, Kamloops Fire Rescue has been receiving…
Two pregnant women among seven B.C. residents who test positive for Zika virus
VICTORIA – Two pregnant women are among seven British Columbians who recently tested positive for…