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For pregnant people, extreme heat comes with extra risks
Doctors have long known that heat puts a strain on the heart, kidneys and other…
The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. We’ve got tips on how to cut down
Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. It costs U.S. consumers $728 every year,…
Transplanting shrubs: Timing and technique for a thriving garden
It’s the end of the gardening season, and those of us who’ve endured a less-than-perfect…
Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a…
BC high school teacher who hugs students gets suspended
He'd previously been warned about his behaviour.
BC woman sues crypto platform after losing $670,000 in scam
The company warned her four times.
‘No fun BC’: Halloween fireworks banned in Kamloops, Okanagan
“I wouldn't want fireworks going off all-year round either. We've got elders, we've got everybody around, but for special occasions, we should definitely be allowed.”
Bylaw calls spike in ‘high-issue’ areas of Kamloops
The vast majority of their calls are focused on "social" issues like homelessness and drug use.
UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP make arrest in Knox Mountain wildfire
The wildfire sparked this afternoon, and officers are currently helping hikers off the mountain.
Smell, maintenance failure lands Kootenay pulp mill $63,000 fine
It was one of multiple penalties against the company in the past several years.
No quick fix for air traffic controller shortage in Kelowna
“From time to time, sufficient staffing is not in place. And that causes planned half-hour closures for what's referred to as fatigue breaks.”
Inspection finds most BC prisons understaffed, lack inmate programming
It's the first report from a new oversight agency tasked with inspecting the province's ten correctional centres.
Pipeline tax breaks vex Thompson-Nicola Regional District board
"I would suggest this is not a good look for pipelines to be reducing what they pay and having that go on the backs of ordinary people."
Kelowna’s last bastion for jukebox and old school electronics repair
“An old school gramophone, the one where you crank the handle and then it powers up a spring. We managed to do that, even though there wasn't any electronics in there."
TRENDING NOW: Monster just trying to be a nice guy
It's not easy to be a nice guy as a zombie with a pitchfork.