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RCMP looking for ‘person of interest’ after Kamloops garbage can fires
While not calling the situation suspicious or using the word arson, Kamloops RCMP are searching…
Kamloops thieves couldn’t steal car after realizing it was a manual
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Kamloops RCMP are looking for two robbers who can’t drive a stick shift. Police received…
BUY CANADIAN: Kelowna weighs in on its role in US trade war
The City of Kelowna already spends almost all of its money on Canadian goods and…
iN NUMBERS: The state of the housing market in the Thompson-Okanagan
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The dream used to be to own a detached home with a white picket fence,…
Canadian country legend Blue Rodeo coming to Penticton
Canadian Music Hall of Fame band Blue Rodeo is coming to Penticton this summer to…
iN PHOTOS: SPCA rescues 83 cats in Thompson-Okanagan after owner’s death
The BC SPCA took in 83 cats after their owner died and sent 20 of…
Vernon RCMP search for witnesses after car strikes cyclist on Highway 97
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Police are searching for witnesses to a collision just north of Vernon that left a…
West Kelowna woman wins $150,000 on scratch ticket
West Kelowna’s Brenda Domerchie got a bigger payday than most babysitters do. Domerchie was given…
BC man’s car impounded after doing 218 km/h during ‘engine test’
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A man driving on Vancouver Island had his car impounded after speeding to test some…
North Okanagan police chase ends in a standoff in a creek
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP arrested a man after he got into a standoff with police…
Penticton Indian Band demands resignation of controversial Okanagan MLA
The Penticton Indian Band is calling for the resignation of an Okanagan MLA after a…
Tiny House Warriors given conditional sentences after 4-year TMX case
Four members of the Tiny House Warriors arrested after confrontations at a Trans Mountain pipeline…
iN PHOTOS: Arrowleaf balsamroot blooms in Okanagan, Kamloops
Every April the vibrant yellow blooms of arrowleaf balsamroot brightens up hillsides in the Thompson-Okanagan…
A 250-year plan is in the works to protect Okanagan-Similkameen watersheds
Early discussions have started about a quarter-millennium-long plan to protect water (siw?kw) in the Okanagan-Similkameen…
Time takes its toll on South Okanagan jail house built in 1896
A fundraising campaign is underway in Oliver and the surrounding area to restore the historic…
North Okanagan man who gave his dog ivermectin charged with animal cruelty
A North Okanagan man whose dog overdosed on ivermectin has been charged with animal abuse.…
Election 2025: Will no incumbent, new riding stop historic blue wave in Vernon–Lake Country–Monashee?
Another brand new riding for 2025, the newly formed Vernon–Lake Country–Monashee has, as the name…
Grand Forks parent arrested for alleged assault on school principal
A West Kootenay parent has been arrested after allegedly assaulting his child’s high school principal.…
BC nurse caught taking narcotics from work, caught taking narcotics from work again
A BC nurse, previously caught swiping narcotics from work, has again been caught swiping narcotics…
Vernon brewpub fined after being caught in sting operation
A Vernon brewpub has been fined $7,000 after it was caught in a government sting…
BC trans activist and ‘prolific litigant’ loses another court case
A BC trans activist and “prolific litigant” who regularly takes legal action at perceived slights…
BC driver arrested with 33 kilos of weed in minivan
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A man driving a minivan with far more weed than is allowed for personal use,…
BC nurse who took nude photo at work loses case after being suspended
A BC nurse, who sent his girlfriend a nude photo of himself while working a…
Trespassers warned to keep off landslide area near Summerland Golf Club
People have been trespassing on reserve lands near last month’s Trout Creek landslide and local…