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Canadian culture, French are fundamental rights — not trade irritants, Carney says
OTTAWA — The French language and Quebec and Canadian culture might be trade irritants for…
PM Carney unveils $11 billion in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebec
LÉVIS — The federal government will pour $11.3 billion into Quebec’s shipbuilding industry to build…
Re-escalating trade war puts Canada’s economic rebound at risk: economists
OTTAWA — Economists are warning that a re-escalation in the trade war with the United…
B.C. groups call for lower burdens, barriers in light of U.S. tariffs
VANCOUVER — Escalating trade tensions between Canada and the United States, culminating in new tariffs…
Investigators looking for tips year after Kamloops homicide
Investigators are particularly interested in speaking with anyone who saw Bain before the incident.
How Trump’s tariffs are hitting Canadian goods
OTTAWA — The United States introduced new 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars…
Border communities brace for more fallout in Canada-U.S. tariff fight
Communities on either side of the Canada-U.S. border braced for further economic fallout on Monday…
Weekend thunderstorms spark new wildfires in Thompson-Okanagan
Only a few of the new wildfires are deemed out of control.
Midget Wrestling Warriors bring Destiny Awakened Tour to Kamloops
The bell will ring, the crowd will cheer, and professional wrestling performers will take to…
iN VIDEO: Polson Artisan Market entertains Vernon with thematic weekly summer night market
Every Friday in Vernon, you’ll find tents and booths set up for the Polson Artisan…
A brief history of beehive burners in the Thompson-Okanagan
The provincial government enacted a lengthy phase-out program for the burners due to the health impacts from particulates.
Texas barbecue is getting a halal makeover
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — At 9 a.m. on a scorching Saturday in June, nearly…
Kelowna business fined $60K for providing no work after hiring foreign workers
The federal government hit Blossum Fresh Fruits Inc. with the penalty.
Why voter turnout is so low for local elections in Okanagan, Kamloops
“People have very, very busy lives... when they see 20, 30 candidates, I sometimes think they just go, 'what am I going to do? I don't have time to research this.'"
How to help your kids make friends at a new school
For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they…
iN NUMBERS: Surprising number of people in B.C. in favour of private healthcare
“More than two-in-five men in Canada, 43%, believe that Canada’s healthcare system would improve in the hands of the private sector.”
Rescuers use new tech to save caver trapped vertically in Alberta’s ‘Psych Squeeze’
A caver has been rescued after being trapped underground at the Rat’s Nest Cave in…
Next Kamloops council will need to recover ground after ‘four lost years’
"I think we've seen what happens if you put people into position that have no experience and real connection to the organization that they're proposing to run. You end up with headaches."
Pulling from ancient cooling principles, the ‘swamp cooler’ remains important today
Before air conditioning spread across the United States, before temperatures increased and the world heated…
Former Shuswap lawyer accused of sexually harassing client
The Law Society says he made “innuendoes, invitations, or advances toward the client."
Wildfire forces Okanagan fruit pickers back to Mexico
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After bouncing between shelters reluctant to accept them, Mexican workers are heading back home months earlier than expected.
The best fabric for extreme heat? It’s more complicated than you think
When it’s really hot out, getting dressed seems pretty simple: Wear something light, loose and…
Riot on the Road festival returns to Vernon for 18th year of alternative art and music celebration
The Vernon Public Art Gallery is running its annual Riot on the Road Festival on…
iN PHOTOS: Five caterpillars eating gardens in the Thompson-Okanagan
Gardeners can control caterpillar damage by handpicking them off plants and dropping them into soapy buckets of water.