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Penticton chamber asks for more thought on travel bans ahead of wildfire season
Businesses in Penticton are asking the provincial government to avoid economic hardship caused by unnecessary…
BC Highway Patrol looking for witnesses to fatal crash near Kamloops
BC Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses to a fatal crash on Highway 97 near…
Hold and secure at Lumby school ended without incident
A hold and secure protocol was initiated at a school in Lumby today because of…
Penticton’s Dan Ashton is moving on to federal politics
Dan Ashton has announced he will be a candidate for the federal Conservative party in…
RCMP are searching for a missing woman in Vernon
The Vernon RCMP is asking for the public’s help to find a missing woman. Tina…
Vernon’s 2900 Plaza to be paused for the summer of 2024
The Downtown Vernon Association plans to pause the 2900 Plaza program for the summer of…
Kamloops lawyer with history of ignoring rules gets suspended again
A Kamloops lawyer was suspended from practice again after he was caught in multiple conflicts…
Highway 97 closures for blasting four days in a row
A section of Highway 97 between Penticton and Kelowna will be closed in both directions…
Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks after plebiscite
WESTLOCK, Alta. – A town north of Edmonton has voted in favour of a bylaw…
Construction well under way for new tiny homes for homeless Kelowna residents
Building has started on Kelowna’s second batch of tiny homes for homeless residents. Last week,…
iN PHOTOS: Hawks soar, hunt and feast in Kamloops, Okanagan
Photographers in Kamloops and the Okanagan snapped some impressive photos of hawks flying, posing and…
Doomed effort to reduce Thompson-Nicola rural taxes slammed by municipal officials
A proposal that would reduce the bulk of an impending tax hike for rural residents…
Trudeau jabs Poilievre over bill that could usher in digital ID for porn browsing
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau took an unprompted jab at his main political rival on Thursday…
BC teacher disciplined for calling hijab a Halloween costume
A BC teacher admitted to the provincial regulator he called a student's hijab a Halloween…
WorkSafeBC refuses to release Kelowna crane collapse report but still making changes
Even though the RCMP has finally wrapped up its investigation into the 2021 fatal Kelowna…
BC nurse barred from practice after sexual assaults
A BC nurse convicted of multiple sexual assaults won't be allowed to practice for at…
Heavy snow expected on Okanagan Connector and other highways this weekend
Significant snowfall is coming to the Okanagan Connector and other B.C. mountain passes potentially creating…
Osoyoos RCMP searching for wanted man who is considered armed and dangerous
After an extensive search of a property in Osoyoos, police are still hunting a man…
CP NewsAlert: B.C. election budget boosts family benefits as deficit soars to $7.9 B
VICTORIA – Families and small businesses in British Columbia will benefit from an election-year budget…
Kamloops mayor says BC Ambulance expanding in city
Kamloops is on the list of communities to get a bolstered service from BC Ambulance,…
Lawyer for victims’ family members doubts Pickton will ever be granted parole
VANCOUVER – Serial killer Robert Pickton is now eligible to apply for day parole, but…
Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot’s ability to generate pictures of people
Google said Thursday it is temporarily stopping its Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot from generating images…
Police searching for missing woman in Merritt
The Merritt RCMP is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing woman. Tara…
Kelowna man gets two years for possessing images of sexually assaulted children
A man was sentenced to two years in jail after being convicted of possession of…