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Residents scramble for places to live as downtown Kelowna building deemed unsafe
A subsidized housing building next to UBC Okanagan’s downtown construction site is being evacuated, but…
‘It just needs to stop’: Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway
COCHRANE, Alta. – Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as…
Sacred covenant signed between First Nations, Catholic Church in Kamloops
A historic ceremony between the Tk?emlúps te Secwépemc and the Roman Catholic Church took place on…
Okanagan Lake’s historic Fintry Queen is for sale
The historic Fintry Queen is up for sale, and it’s a bit of a fixer-upper.…
UPDATE: Rescuers hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family in BC
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The latest advancements in identifying killer whales with the help of artificial…
Avoiding shrinkflation is difficult, but these shoppers have a few tips
MONTREAL – Stefani Balinsky not only brings her list when she goes grocery shopping, she…
Trudeau announces national school food program to feed 400,000 more kids per year
OTTAWA – The upcoming federal budget will include funding for a national school food program…
Carbon pricing 101: What today’s increase could mean for you
OTTAWA – The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's…
APRIL FOOLS: From flume transit to search and rescue cats in Kamloops, Okanagan
Here are a handful of our favourite April Fool's Day posts from around the Okanagan.…
Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fools’ Day joke
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so…
BC Coroners Service contracting storage space as morgues fill up
Lower Mainland morgues are running out of space, so the province is looking for private…
Kelowna city council pushing ‘race to the top’ with 35% raise
There’s no set formula for local governments to determine what their mayors and councils get…
Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the…
Breach of privacy?: Recreational drone lingers over people’s yards in Kamloops neighbourhood
A couple living on Kamloops' North Shore reported a recreational drone was hovering around their…
WE DO RECOVER: Drug addicted Kamloops mom gets her life back
Jaimie-Lynn Burt is a cheerful, vibrant woman in her 20s who is raising three small…
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized…
What’s up with BC’s two-stream medical residency system?
An advocacy group trying to increase the number of highly skilled resident doctors who can…
Dog named ‘Hero’ kept stuck owner warm and safe from coyotes for 2 days: police
A dog called Hero lived up to his name earlier this week after spending two…
UPDATE: Residents across from the big hole UBCO dug in downtown Kelowna have to evacuate their building
There was a meeting today for residents of an apartment building across from the site…
Edmunds compares: 2024 Honda Passport vs. 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Midsize SUVs with two rows of seating are an excellent option if you want something…
Penticton mourns iconic and friendly goose
Penticton icon Kevin the goose passed away this weekend. Kevin hung around on the beach…
‘Try to save’: Non-profits and food co-ops offer grocery deals, discounts
Many Canadians these days are looking for ways to save money on their groceries. In…
Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so…
Why foster parenting is no easy task, a Kamloops foster parent’s account
With roughly 5,000 children and youth in the foster care system in BC there's a…