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18-year-old killed in Kelowna during Saturday night fight
The deadly assault happened during a fight between two groups of people.
You can screen yourself for cervical cancer. BC’s approach is working
The illness is almost entirely preventable through vaccinating and early detection.
Heavy snowstorm and frigid temperatures prompt flight cancellations and delays
Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed Sunday as Toronto was hit with a blizzard…
Kamloops has $1B in maintenance bills due — without $500M in new builds
"The thing that was clear to us: nobody has it dialed in."
Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a…
TRENDING NOW: Dogs vs. veterinarians
Even the toughest canine can turn into a baby during a trip to the veterinarian.
Nearly nine-times the seats needed in Apple Bowl for Kelowna’s CFL games
More than 17,000 football fans are expected at Kelowna Apple Bowl for a pair of BC Lion games.
Okanagan prison guard’s claim of discrimination shot down by BC Supreme Court
All he had to do was pass a few tests, but he failed at each one. Now he has failed again in court.
Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet
NEW YORK (AP) — Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia…
Kelowna snowboarder headed back to the Olympics
She made her Olympics debut at PyeongChang in 2018 where she placed ninth overall then returned for Beijing 2022 and placed sixth.
iN NUMBERS: Southern Interior residents want us all to slow down
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And they're willing to use more cameras to do it.
Historic love letters from royals, rogues and romantics go on show at Britain’s National Archives
LONDON (AP) — Love is, famously, a many-splendored thing. It can encompass longing, loneliness, pain,…
‘Career criminal’ attacked former friend with axe, skipped trial: Sentenced to time served
The court heard about a “great deal of animosity” after his friend of seven years began dating his long-time but former partner. That's certainly one way to describe it.
As the planet warms, how can the Winter Olympics and Paralympics adapt?
TORONTO — Climate change is rapidly shrinking the number of reliable hosts for the Winter…
TRENDING NOW: His son had one job
Dad asked his son to shovel the snow.
iN PHOTOS: Conditions right for fanciful frost formations in Kamloops, Okanagan
The crystals are a striking sight to see in the grey winter months in our region.
House arrest for Kamloops dealer who tried flushing drugs at police station
She clogged a toilet at the Kamloops RCMP detachment trying to flush a bag of cocaine.
Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that’s a problem
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that’s a…
BC engineer ‘cut corners’, outsourced structural calculations that ignored snow loads: regulator
The regulator found his calculations for a geodesic dome were incorrect.
Sri Lanka unveils a rare purple star sapphire claimed to be the biggest of its kind
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3,563 carats which is claimed…
A brief explanation of the BC extortion crisis
The shootings have become an almost daily occurrence.
BC lottery winners now score a bonus prize — some anonymity
BCLC quietly changed its policy this year.
Fewer black bears killed in B.C. last year than in last decade: conservation officers
New figures suggest fewer black bears in British Columbia were killed in 2025 than in…
TRENDING NOW: Epic winter fails
Snow and ice makes even walking difficult.