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BC mortgage broker made $50K working without a licence
A BC mortgage broker who made more than $50,000 in commission in the sale of…
12-storey downtown Kelowna hotel plans scrapped
Plans for an unique wine-themed 12-storey hotel in downtown Kelowna has been scrapped. Mark Anthony…
Singer-song writer Joel Plaskett to stop in Lake Country on Canadian tour
Multiple award winning Halifax-based singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett kicks off a cross-Canada tour in September and…
Renowned Canadian artist Robert Bateman to visit Penticton
Famous Canadian painter Robert Bateman will be paying Penticton a visit this summer as the…
HEADS UP: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Okanagan
Environment Canada is giving a heads up that weather conditions are just right for the…
Kamloops arson fire may be connected to ongoing gang conflict
A utility trailer was lit on fire with some sort of incendiary device in Kamloops…
Kelowna mayor’s crime task force falls flat in Rutland
Tom Dyas is presenting the findings of his year-long Mayor’s task force on crime reduction…
Sun Peaks mayor to step down after ALS diagnosis
The mayor of Sun Peaks is planning to resign after a life-changing diagnosis. Al Raine,…
Kamloops Hudson’s Bay workers relieved as strike ends
The Kamloops Hudson's Bay store is expected to reopen next month as the more than…
$6.1M raised to increase cancer treatment capacity in Kelowna
A BC Cancer Foundation effort that began in the fall of 2022 to raise money…
UPDATE: Missing Revelstoke woman located
UPDATE: Thursday, May 23, 2024 Revelstoke RCMP say a missing 62-year-old woman last seen on…
‘Looking over our shoulders’: A killing looms large in a little North Okanagan town
Something has shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby. It's subtle, say residents of…
UBCO faces another lawsuit over downtown Kelowna highrise construction
A second class action lawsuit has been launched against UBC Okanagan after the construction of…
Food bank in Kamloops cuts back on distribution of perishables
The Kamloops Food Bank is reducing supplies of perishable food to clients next month leaving…
Kelowna homeowners top Canadian list of mortgage-free living
In a city known for its high housing costs, Kelowna surprisingly has more mortgage-free homeowners than…
BC nurse reprimanded for 7 years of poor performance
A BC nurse, who was inadequate at doing her job, has been publicly reprimanded following…
Firebug arrested again for arsons in Kamloops
It was barely a month ago that a 23-year-old man was released from custody for…
Merritt arson fire sends two to hospital with ‘significant’ injuries: RCMP
Two people remain in hospital with significant injuries following an arson fire in Merritt on…
One dead in crash on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
The driver of a pickup truck was killed when they crossed the centre line on…
Star quarterback paralyzed after dive into lake sues City of Kelowna
A promising young football player, formerly from Kelowna, is suing the City of Kelowna after…
May’s ‘Flower’ moon approaches peak illumination in Kamloops, Okanagan
The May moon is waxing to full this week and sky watchers in the Thompson-Okanagan…
BC teacher who kissed student gets 15 year ban
A BC teacher who kissed a student after they'd been drinking on the day of…
Repeat offender gets five years in jail for stabbing at Kamloops dry cleaner
A repeat Kamloops offender has been handed a five-year jail sentence for a robbery and…
Vernon cop guilty of assault but won’t get criminal record
Vernon RCMP Const. Ryan Carey has been kicked, punched, stomped on, scratched, spit on, bled…