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Do you really need a water filter? Here’s what experts say
U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass…
Kamloops neurosurgeon to be tried for negligence after failed back surgery
Two years after a set of three operations, she found the doctor might have not only done them incorrectly but chose the wrong procedures entirely.
Lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45 from 50, Canadian Cancer Society urges
TORONTO — Michael Groves thought he had appendicitis. In January 2021, he went to the…
TRENDING NOW: Novel game with old toilets
You could call this game Toilet Battle.
iN NUMBERS: Fewer overdose deaths to start the year in B.C.
The province has seen illicit drug deaths steadily decline since 2023.
Ass backwards: How a Canadian donkey documentary is defying Oscars conventions
When Montreal filmmaker Alison McAlpine first noticed a group of donkeys ambling around an observatory…
Kamloops wildlife park welcomes fascinating axolotl
The axolotl has the remarkable ability to regenerate parts of its body including limbs, eyes and vital organs.
Pokémon cards are a hot commodity, and B.C. thieves aren’t playing around
Pokémon cards were the focus of a gang who turned up at an Abbotsford, B.C.,…
Fascinating fungus found in North Okanagan
“This mushroom has been dead for many months, but it’s still doing its job of spreading spores."
B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for…
TRENDING NOW: Cat reveals what it’s truly thinking
Murder cats are real people.
Fired Kamloops school district CFO nets $460,000 payout
A $2.2 million accounting error was the reason behind her termination.
MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
VICTORIA — A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province’s Human Rights Code…
‘We’re ready to defend the Arctic,’ Carney says alongside German, Norwegian leaders
BARDUFOSS — Canada and its allies are prepared to defend the Arctic, Prime Minister Mark…
Owner of Kelowna escort service fighting to get short-term rental licence back
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“Observations included a bedroom equipped as a client room, the living room set up as a party room. . . alcohol, and sexual safety and novelty products.”
Trump administration expands trade probes to more countries, including Canada
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada,…
Unemployment rates fall in Kelowna and Kamloops
Both cities also saw a drop in the number of people in the workforce.
Handgun seized during Salmon Arm traffic stop: RCMP
Police arrested the driver and passenger.
Unemployment rate up, 84,000 jobs lost in ‘very bad’ February jobs report
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada said the economy faced sharp job losses in February in a…
Canada will maintain Russian oil sanctions, despite 30-day U.S. pause: Carney
OTTAWA — Canada will maintain its sanctions on Russia and its shadow fleet of oil…
Why this tomato mutated on a South Okanagan kitchen counter
The tomato has worm-like shoots pushing out of its skin.
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also…
Kamloops store caters to new generation of comic book fans
“Kids come by with pocket change they’ve saved from their allowances to grab the latest issues."
Twice-delayed Artemis II mission now set for April with Canadian Jeremy Hansen
NASA’s planned launch of a moon rocket with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen aboard is set…