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Emergency crews respond to house fire in Kamloops
Emergency crews are on scene this afternoon at a house fire in Kamloops. Police officers,…

YO MAMA: The many joys of baking pumpkin pie, with a toddler
OPINION It was the first time I’d made pumpkin pie from scratch using real sugar…

Kamloops family needs support as young son fights bone cancer
A Kamloops family is reeling after receiving a barrage of devastating, life-altering news in the…

‘Nightmare’ at Big White for workers looking for a home
Finding an affordable place to live anywhere in the Okanagan is a challenge. But for…

GenXers surpass baby boomers with largest carbon footprint: B.C. Hydro study
Move over Baby Boomers because Generation X now has the biggest carbon footprint of any…

‘It’s sad’: Kelowna loses piece of history after fire ravages lakefront home
Kelowna is losing a connection to its history after a fire ravaged a lakefront heritage…

Derelict apartment shuttered by Kamloops fire department leaving residents scrambling
Dion Livingstone used to help manage a men's housing facility in downtown Kamloops. Now the…

Mini potbelly pig is a real ham in his Kamloops neighbourhood
A mini potbelly pig living on a large property in Kamloops is earning himself a…

The next invasive garden threat? A slithering, jumping worm
Just when you think you’ve become accustomed to the spotted lanternfly invasion, along comes another…

Invasive raccoon populations increasing in Kamloops, Okanagan
A Kamloops resident came home to two fuzzy masked strangers in her driveway early one…

Kelowna lottery winner looks forward to buying a home
Kelowna resident Bryon Treasure discovered he was $500,000 richer while on a road trip to…

Okanagan, Shuswap Project Christmas Elf may be shelved without new organizer
The organizer of Project Christmas Elf in the Okanagan and Shuswap is handing Santa’s reins…

Despite falling prices in Okanagan, Kamloops homes worth $200K more than before pandemic
The Okanagan and Kamloops, like the rest of Canada, are seeing a sharp decline in…

YO MAMA: All that parenting worry
OPINION So, you birth the baby and you think the scariest and most stressful part…

First Nations band buys Tunkwa Lake Resort
The Lower Nicola Indian Band has purchased a resort near Logan Lake. The band announced…

