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Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered
Three players with the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed…
BC woman jailed for fatal drunk driving crash that killed three young passengers
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She was also driving at twice the speed limit.
Three junior hockey players mourned after crash in southern Alberta
STAVELY — Prime Minister Mark Carney joined members across the hockey community Tuesday in offering…
iN PHOTOS: Animal antics brighten dreary winter days in Kamloops, Okanagan
Shutterbugs snapped photos at just the right, comical moment.
More Okanagan cannabis consumers choosing beverages as quality improves
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The new products don't taste like bong water anymore.
‘Grieving together’: 3 players on Alberta junior hockey team dead in vehicle crash
STAVELY — Three players on an Alberta junior hockey team killed in a crash while…
BC making it easier to get your fishing license online
“This is in response to B.C.’s passionate angling community who have asked for a more integrated approach to freshwater fishing licensing.”
B.C. forestry review seeks overhaul, moving focus away from harvest volumes
VANCOUVER — A government-commissioned review of forestry in British Columbia is calling for the system…
Kamloops mayor loses defamation case against councillor
The judge said it was a case of political speech.
iN VIDEO: Social smarts help BC humpbacks adapt as oceans change
Humpbacks’ social bonds allow them to share and adopt bubble-net feeding tactics which may boost the whales’ recovery in changing oceans, a new study suggests.
Ottawa’s plan for GST relief set to cost $12.4 billion over 6 years, PBO says
OTTAWA — The government’s budget watchdog said Monday it expects the federal government’s plan to…
Bad Bunny won big at the 2026 Grammys. It’s a boost at a dark time for U.S. Latinos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The record that won album of the year at the 2026…
Why some Thompson-Okanagan cities own and rent homes
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Kelowna has 35 residential properties it rents out through a management company.
Canadians sitting on $2 billion in uncashed federal cheques: documents
OTTAWA — Canadians have left more than $2 billion on the table by not cashing…
Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring’s arrival
Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents are predicting an early spring. Wiarton Willie in Ontario’s Bruce County…
‘This hurts me more than you’: Why an Osoyoos artist is looking for broken wooden spoons
“I can have a sense of humour about it but sometimes you’re sitting with the heaviness seeing all these broken utensils and being confronted with that hurt again."
‘Where I fell in love with hockey’: NHLers look back at their outdoor rink memories
Victor Hedman remembers rushing home from school and scarfing down whatever food he could find.…
Why Kelowna crime stats don’t match how people feel about crime
“One of the things we know about the crime statistics is they're not really a very accurate representation of what's actually happening.”
BC psychologist pleads guilty to indecent public act
He had his licence suspended earlier this month.
Being a night owl may not be great for your heart but you can do something about it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may…
Kelowna’s mayor told everyone Oliver jail was 1/4 full. We fact-checked that
“That solution is simplistic at best.”
Feds commit funding to Indigenous-led study of South Okanagan rattlesnakes
New federal funding will support an Indigenous-led program studying how the 2021 wildfire that tore through the South Okanagan affected local rattlesnakes.
iN PHOTOS: Shuswap woodworker turns hardwood into functional works of art
“Every single wood has a different hardness and smell and they all look different, it amazes me the colours you get."
Owner of B.C. ghost town taking another swing at energy exports
CALGARY — Krishnan Suthanthiran is trying to make Kitsault, B.C., happen — again. The Indian-born,…