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Kamloops mayor recruits councillor’s brother in defamation suit
It's the second time Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson brought her family into the lawsuit.
Missing man’s body pulled from river in Kamloops
The foreign student was last seen as he was swept away while trying to retrieve a volleyball.
Police seek witnesses after two die in North Okanagan hit-and-run
The driver fled the scene after driving the wrong way on Highway 97, leading to a head-on collision.
Giant snake hops onto boat platform in Kalamalka Lake
“Maybe it needed a break, it was a big distance to swim from east to west at that section.”
iN VIDEO: Mother duck in Shuswap takes boatload of babies for a swim
Unique adaptations allow the females to care for large groups.
Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people
BURNABY — Officials from a B.C. construction union say it’s been four years since a…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also…
B.C. man charged with murdering Bailey Plover was convicted of assault hours earlier
The man accused of murdering his estranged wife, Bailey Plover, in a Kelowna, B.C., parking…
Kelowna distillery loses another appeal after shorting staffer $60,000
The directors of a defunct Kelowna distillery have failed in their latest attempt to avoid…
Vernon contractor who refused WorkSafeBC access gets fined
A Vernon construction company that refused to identify themselves or show a first-aid certificate to…
Canada men and women to share rugby sevens stage in California with plenty at stake
Canada’s men and women will share the stage May 3-4 at Dignity Health Sports Park,…
Cranbrook fined $175K for using sewage plant dirt for monster truck track
The City of Cranbrook has been fined $175,000 for using dirt from a sewage treatment…
Kamloops nurse who withheld meds and falsified records gets suspended
A Kamloops nurse who withheld medications and falsified documents has been suspended for five days.…
Innovative Kamloops gallery fosters creative art while tackling toxic drug crisis
“It breaks down some of those social constructs of what it means to be a person with lived experience."
Flair Airlines blames Kelowna weather, but BC man sues and wins
Flair Airlines has been ordered to pay $500 in compensation after it blamed the weather…
Retriever puppy badly injured by embedded harness in BC
"A harness should never be so tight that it’s causing chafing or cinching.”
UPDATE: Arson suspected in recent Kamloops grassfires
Rain is a welcome reprieve this morning as Kamloops firefighters extinguished two grassfires — now…
First Nations environmental concerns, suspicion of graves at Tranquille Sanitorium dismissed
A developer planning to rebuild the historic Kamloops sanitorium site into a massive subdivision just…
BC teacher suspended after swearing at student
LANGUAGE ADVISORY A BC teacher who swore at a student before giving them the middle…
$7K raised for survivor of fatal Kelowna daylight attack
“Any money raised above and beyond that will go towards helping Carrie with her new fight and goal to challenge and change the laws in British Columbia regarding domestic abuse.”
Residents about to pay up for big Penticton city hall bills
The savings are dwindling at Penticton city hall if taxes don't go up.
Contractor handed $150K fine after Kamloops concrete collapse
The March collapse left one electrician with minor injuries at the downtown Kamloops job site.
Proposed North Thompson copper mine aims for 2028 approval
It could be one of Canada's largest open pit mines.
iN NUMBERS: Unemployment numbers for Kamloops and Okanagan
If someone told you, “you look like you have a case of the Mondays,” today, maybe you wish you were part of these unemployment statistics.