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B.C. Tree Fruits, $58 million in debt, files for creditor protection
PENTICTON, B.C. – Premier David Eby has announced millions in additional funding for British Columbia's…
TRENDING NOW: A cow in a winter wonderland
This cow is having an udderly great time with this new winter slide activity. Perhaps…
Canada’s foreign worker program ‘breeding ground’ for modern slavery: report
OTTAWA – A recently released international report says Canada's temporary foreign worker program is a…
Kelowna police need help finding stolen muscle car
An enclosed trailer carrying a classic muscle car was reported as stolen to Kelowna RCMP…
Penticton RCMP shoots 9-1-1 caller with less lethal round
One man was injured in a Penticton arrest after calling 9-1-1 to report a stabbing…
32 Pomeranian dogs seized from breeder in Vernon
The BC SPCA has seized 32 Pomeranian dogs and puppies seized from a dog breeder…
Severe thunderstorm watch and smoky skies for B.C. southern interior
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued by Environment Canada as conditions are just right for…
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second…
Kamloops church fire appeared to start in roof
Kamloops firefighters rushed to the scene within minutes of a fire at a downtown church…
Final chapter of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial begins with closing arguments
OTTAWA – The criminal trial for "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has…
Suspected impaired driver hit several parked vehicles in downtown Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP arrested a driver who was a suspect in multiple vehicular collisions in the…
Why one Kamloops councillor ‘concerned’ leaks investigators
Investigators hired to find the source of two leaks at Kamloops city hall couldn't find…
iN PHOTOS: Northern lights, streaking meteors dazzle night skies above Kamloops, Okanagan
The Northern Lights are shimmering in the Thompson-Okanagan more often this year and some residents…
Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada
OTTAWA – Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government…
TRENDING NOW: Dog screams at rock
Turn the volume up and hear this dog's lovely singing voice. Rocks are hard; hard…
Kelowna-Mission candidate believes she was removed due to conflict with fruit packer
Kelowna-Mission's BC Conservative candidate believes she was removed due to a quarrel with a local…
The perils of buying Okanagan real estate during fire season
BC's wildfires have cost a prospective property buyer $100,000 after he was denied insurance while…
Kamloops gangland first-degree murder conviction ‘cannot stand’: BC Court of Appeal
A convicted murderer may have an earlier parole after a successful appeal in BC's highest…
Hundreds allowed to return home to Village of Slocan, B.C., after wildfire
Several hundred residents of the Village of Slocan and the surrounding area of British Columbia’s…
B.C. Securities Commission finds $13M in fraud by crypto trading platform
VANCOUVER – A panel of the British Columbia Securities Commission has found a cryptocurrency trading…
Indigenous nation closes B.C.’s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A bridge over British Columbia’s Chilcotin River was closed to traffic…
One dead in crash on Trans-Canada Highway near Kamloops
A woman is dead after a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Kamloops. Tk’emlups…
Treasurer stole money from Kelowna school fund to survive: Defence
At one point, the books for the parent advisory council at a Kelowna elementary school…
THOMPSON: The magic of picking the perfect watermelon
OPINION When I was six years old, I liked going with my father to a…