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January rain is following the cold and snow in Kamloops and the Okanagan
January is returning to its early form with temperatures rising well above freezing in Kamloops…
Vernon school district steers anti-SOGI campaigners to BC government
A flood of letters opposing the provincial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity position should go…
Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as ‘MAGA’ politicians
OTTAWA – As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a…
Online gambling sites being used by money launderers: financial intelligence agency
OTTAWA – Canada's financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online…
Baby sockeye salmon in BC growing faster due to climate change. Is bigger better?
Climate change has tipped the scales, causing juvenile sockeye salmon in B.C. to grow bigger…
Economics, affordability top agenda as Liberal cabinet meets in Montreal
OTTAWA – Officials say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be putting a big emphasis on…
Extreme weather a growing risk to Canada’s electricity grid: experts
CALGARY – A series of electricity grid alerts in Alberta during the deep freeze last…
In small-town Wisconsin, looking for the roots of the modern American conspiracy theory
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The decades fall away as you open the front doors. It’s…
Loewe explores social media and masculinity in Paris fashion show
PARIS (AP) — In a dazzling universe where high-art, fashion and celebrity collide, Jonathan Anderson’s…
U.S. gun crime, health insurance woes scare off Canadian diplomats, union says
OTTAWA – The union that represents Canadian diplomats abroad says Global Affairs Canada should consider…
‘Not rock ‘n’ roll’s little sister’: Inside country music’s new golden era – and what comes next
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was an unexpected musical success story last year, one that…
Vancouver’s Bar Haifa is a ‘love letter’ to co-owners’ Jewish and Palestinian roots
VANCOUVER – The collaborators behind restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto have Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli…
All eyes on the BoC this week for any hints on when it plans to cut interest rates
OTTAWA – As the Bank of Canada gears up to announce its next interest rate…
Kelowna’s own ‘happy-go-lucky’ dodgeball league
When some people think of dodgeball they think of horrible high school memories, or the…
Horses: An industrial revolution for Thompson-Okanagan First Nations
Mechanization transformed the European world and launched the Industrial Revolution in the mid 1700s. At…
Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged
WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — Oliver Baez spent two months rehearsing a scene for a school…
Talking to aging parents about money can be easy — with the right strategy
As a certified financial planner and financial advisor, Jackie Porter is used to getting people…
How a $500 tax break gets rental housing built in Kelowna
It doesn’t seem like a lot on a multi-million dollar project but $500 per unit…
The shade-loving African violet is having its day in the sun
African violets, those cheerful, shade-loving houseplants native to Tanzania and introduced to the U.S. in…
Kamloops to consider giving $1.2M to Tk’emlups for parks
Kamloops may give $1.2 million to neighbouring Tk'emlups parks and recreation projects. The pitch comes…
How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season
Winter is here, inflicting its usual array of symptoms — coughs, nasal congestion, fatigue and…
That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It’s probably a bat, singing a love song
VANCOUVER – The high-pitched tweets, trills and chirps sound like the chorus of birds in…
B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas’ food source: wildlife group
VICTORIA – A British Columbia wildlife protection group says chinook salmon that form the key…
Talks resume Saturday to avoid potential B.C. bus strike
VANCOUVER – Negotiations to reach a pay deal for transit supervisors and avert a potential…