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B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform
British Columbia’s three major parties leaned into their ideological divides Tuesday, with the Green Party…
Bloc pushes government on pension pact as Liberals survive non-confidence vote
OTTAWA – The Liberal government survived a second non-confidence vote in as many weeks Tuesday,…
Hoggard takes stand in sex assault trial, denies that he raped complainant
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard took the stand in his sexual assault trial on Tuesday, denying…
Kelowna RCMP examining video evidence after young girl violently attacked
A young girl was violently assaulted in Kelowna near Gyro Beach on Friday, and police…
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first…
‘I lost $50K’: An Okanagan summer without Airbnb
Lucie says she's never seen so few people during the Okanagan tourist season since she…
iN PHOTOS: Trains, planes and automobiles in Kamloops, Okanagan
Some photographers in Kamloops and the Okanagan used trains, planes and traffic on city streets…
Want to burn calories? Climbing stairs might be the most effective exercise for you
TOKYO (AP) — If you're trying to lose weight and want a new way to…
TRENDING NOW: The best after school snack ever
This is by far the best after school snack ever. A content creator picked up…
‘BRUTAL’: Kelowna transit system not keeping up
Sam Woods has been navigating the inefficiencies and vagaries of the Kelowna transit system for…
Fall cleanup in the garden doesn’t mean what it used to
Cleaning up the garden — or “putting the garden to bed” — has traditionally been…
BC predator isolated elderly woman from friends and family, then swiped $1M
A BC predator who bilked an elderly and vulnerable senior out of more than $1…
THOMPSON: Truth breaking through to the American public
OPINION Kamala Harris is beating Donald Trump…like a drum. The entire Republican Make-America-Great-Again cult not…
In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble
ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into…
iNSPIRE: Vernon author Myk Richelle set to release second murder mystery
Local Vernon author Myk Richelle is preparing to release her second book in a two…
What you need to know about election forums in Kamloops, Okanagan
There are electoral forums are being planned and scheduled throughout Kamloops and the Okanagan regions…
Everything you need to know about BC’s winter tire rules
Autumn is here and that means winter driving conditions are just around the corner for…
Penticton Business Celebrates 34 Years of Grooviness
Business Spotlight
Spinning Records Helps Join Together the Generations Any music lover will tell you that simple…
Scientists use DNA to identify bones, find descendants of Franklin expedition sailor
Human remains resting in a remote Arctic cairn, visible emblems of one of the North's…
TRENDING NOW: Prankster leaves his victims so confused
This prankster rolls up on random strangers and asks for directions. But he asks them…
Wildfire smoke causing glaciers to melt faster in Canadian Rockies
John Pomeroy first visited the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park around 45 years ago…
Caddies and paper bags: Schools figuring out new world of cellphone bans
From cellphone "hotels" to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada…
Halloween superfans see the culture catching up to them. (A 12-foot skeleton helped)
Home Depot was about to launch something big — really big — when the pandemic…
‘Not impossible’: Facebook whistleblower Haugen talks protecting kids on social media
TORONTO – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen feels "extremely hopeful" about society's ability to push social…