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Lake Country launches free ‘Scottie’ the summer shuttle to improve public transit
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The shuttle rides are free for everyone and it’s meant to get people to destinations like beaches and restaurants.
Sentencing for man whose driving while high on mushrooms prompted 50 calls to 911
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NELSON — A man whose dangerous driving while high on mushrooms prompted about 50 calls…
BC man to pay $20K after tribunal rules party trick videos are intimate images
He has 100,000 followers and wanted the social media exposure.
‘Only game in town’: Osoyoos track set to revive horse racing in B.C.
"Times change, people change, culture changes, and we don't want to see the horses gone.”
B.C. helicopter pilot helping to fight Colorado wildfire killed in weekend crash
Police in southwestern Colorado say a man from British Columbia died after the helicopter he…
Lyme disease isn’t the only tick-borne illness. Anaplasmosis is on the rise: doctors
TORONTO — A new paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal urges doctors to…
TRENDING NOW: Bear steals golf clubs on BC golf course
Maybe the bear was after the snack in his golf bag.
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan Lake got rocked again this year
Thousands of fans gathered in the Prospera Place parking lot to see the shows.
B.C. nurses to halt picketing as mediation talks begin
RICHMOND — The BC Nurses’ Union entered mediation in its dispute with employers on Monday,…
Kamloops hospital construction nearly complete as ER gets major facelift
The next and final step will be an upgrade to Royal Inland Hospital's trauma zone, which is one of the busiest in the province.
Call to review Tatyanna Harrison death investigation after cause ruled undetermined
VANCOUVER — The family of Tatyanna Harrison and advocacy groups including the Union of British…
Fire on Anarchist Mountain east of Osoyoos, B.C., triggers evacuation alert
OSOYOOS — The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation alert for dozens of…
‘Disturbing’ display of mutilated marmots at Kamloops park under investigation
"Someone had put the body parts on the playground area, like on the swings and in the slides."
The Latest: Trump says US will blockade Iran in Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passage
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iranian ships will no longer be able to…
iN NUMBERS: British Columbians’ paycheques spoken for before it hits
“Paycheque to paycheque no longer fully captures the pressure many British Columbians are under."
Underwater search underway for man presumed drowned near Sicamous
Our thoughts are with the missing man's family and friends during this difficult time."
More jail for prolific Kelowna thief who swiped parcels and stole toilet paper
He caused thousand in damage and left residents with lasting psychological and emotional turmoil.
Alberta, Ottawa and oilsands companies reach Pathways agreement
CALGARY — A multibillion-dollar plan to transport and store oilsands greenhouse gas emissions is one…
Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific…
THOMPSON: How do Trump and his supporters live with themselves?
Like rats fleeing a sinking ship, those who have tied themselves inextricably to Donald J. Trump are in trouble.
Surrey driver facing charges after failed getaway from police in Vernon
Officers used a spike belt to catch the suspect.
Man without lifejacket drowns while tubing on Okanagan Lake
West Kelowna RCMP are investigating the fourth drowning in Okanagan Lake so far this summer.
Olympian says Canadian film ‘Racewalkers’ is in on the joke, ‘not the butt of the joke’
A reigning world champion in race walking is teaching a cast of Hollywood stars to…
As boomers downsize they can struggle with what to do with all their stuff. This Okanagan woman has a solution
She's helping downsizing boomers deal with the overwhelming, emotional task.