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Anti-Islamophobia envoy warns of chill on speaking out about Gaza, hate crimes
OTTAWA – A chill on freedom of speech is deepening the pain Muslims in Canada…
B.C. inquest sees videos from inside burning Winters Hotel on day of fatal fire
Jesse Smith described the loud noise in the burning Winters Hotel in Vancouver as people…
‘I didn’t have that kind of money’: Know your legal rights on rent increases
When Nandini Gokhale took over a friend’s lease for a bedroom in an Ottawa home…
‘Risky play’ can be good for kids, pediatricians say in new guidance
The Canadian Paediatric Society says a little risk can be good for kids' physical and…
B.C. restricts cellphones at schools, targets social media firms with new legislation
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia is restricting the use of cellphones in schools and targeting…
In an RV outside Walmart, a senior dreams of housing as ‘dramatic reversal’ plays out
VANCOUVER – Seventy-seven-year-old Keith Light is back at home in a recreational vehicle outside a…
The face of farming is changing in West Kelowna
Jennay Oliver is one of West Kelowna’s most prominent farmers, known for her dedication to…
Kamloops taxpayers funding 17 council conduct investigations
Kamloops taxpayers are funding 17 different code of conduct investigations at Kamloops city hall made…
Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back
NEW YORK (AP) — Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the…
Vernon mom has had enough with deer carnage on Highway 6
CONTENT ADVISORY A Vernon mom says mangled and dead deer hit by vehicles have become…
Live updates | UN court keeps genocide case against Israel alive as Gaza death toll surpasses 26,000
The death toll from the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip surpassed 26,000 on Friday…
Gas prices set to rise in Okanagan, Kamloops this spring
Increases to the carbon tax in BC in April will add about three cents to…
BC First Nations question economic toll of shipping through Salish Sea
Tsawout First Nation councillor John Paul Etzel stood up and posed a central question for…
Pussy Riot is coming to Kelowna
The Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot is making its debut in Kelowna. Pussy Riot,…
Construction of new affordable rental housing underway in Osoyoos
The Osoyoos Indian Band has partnered with the provincial government to build affordable on-reserve rental…
Donald Trump must pay an additional $83M in defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice…
RCMP searching for wanted woman who may be in South Okanagan
BC Highway Patrol in Keremeos is searching for a wanted 48-year-old woman. Michelle Babette Lawrence…
One dead in crash with semi near Merritt
The passenger in a pickup truck died after a crash with a semi earlier this…
UPDATE: BC to restrict cellphones in schools to protect kids from online harm
British Columbia is moving to restrict the use of cellphones in schools as part of…
Kelowna airport passed 2M passenger mark in 2023
In what the City of Kelowna calls a sign of recovery in the aviation sector,…
Arena operator suggests Kelowna is jumping the gun on Propsera Place’s future
A day after the City of Kelowna announced it's looking for a new operator for…
BC urged to redeploy justice resources after report finds 11 staff for every youth
The number of incarcerated young offenders in British Columbia has fallen so dramatically that the…
B.C. Centre for Disease Control reports fourth flu-related death of child under 10
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reporting another influenza-related death of a…
Warm days ahead for Kamloops and the Okanagan
On a normal weekend at the end of January, residents of Kamloops and the Okanagan…