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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
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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…
iNSPIRE: How a Kelowna paramedic turned his life around
Had Matthew Heneghan just let life happen to him, there's no telling how life would…
Vernon cobbler will fix just about anything to keep the trade alive
People travel from Penticton, Kamloops, Salmon Arm and beyond to a cobbler in Vernon to…
What Kamloops, Okanagan public can expect when saving overdose victims
Earlier this year, Kamloops resident Candice Romanoff came across a man in the alley behind…
Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change
MUNICH (AP) — The keys to combating the climate change that's wreaking havoc on Germany's…
TRENDING NOW: Guy struggles to move a video game chicken
This guy is really struggling to hold it together as he plays a voice activated…
Elections BC throws cold water on feud between Penticton candidates
The BC Conservative candidate in Penticton has a problem with the colours of her competitor's…
At the UN, young people push to make sure the generational shift is faster – and more substantial
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — They were sharing the world stage to discuss a plan to…
Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation's language, says she…
BC Conservative Kelowna Centre candidate posted conspiracies, pandemic holocaust comparisons, and more
Social media posts from BC Conservative candidate Kristina Loewen include comparisons between COVID-19 regulations and…
New mobile health clinic brings primary care to Kamloops’ homeless population
A new mobile health care unit started rolling around Kamloops this week bringing much-needed primary…