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iN PHOTOS: Murals brighten spaces, tell local stories in Kamloops, Okanagan
Murals add pops of colour to the sides of buildings in Kamloops and the Okanagan,…
Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota
Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted…
Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud – the biggest beef in recent rap history – explained
In one of the biggest beefs in recent hip-hop history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are…
TRENDING NOW: Just another day, and huge snake, in Australia
In Australia, professional snake catchers are employed to come into your home and, well, remove…
Kelowna increased land values; now residents, businesses are getting the bills
The City of Kelowna was far ahead of the provincial government when it streamlined higher…
Family of missing Merritt murder victim overwhelmed with rumours, questions
The brother of a missing Merritt man believed to be the victim of homicide is…
Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday…
Orca pod spotted in vicinity of orphan BC killer whale
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A reported sighting of an orca pod off Vancouver Island near where…
UPDATE: Protests as three Indian nationals face B.C. court, accused of Nijjar murder
SURREY, B.C. – Members of British Columbia's Sikh community filled a Surrey courtroom on Tuesday…
Ottawa approves BC’s request to make public drug use illegal again
OTTAWA – Public drug use became illegal in British Columbia once again on Tuesday, after…
Drama series based on Reena Virk’s murder does ‘great disservice,’ says retired cop
A true crime drama based on the 1997 murder of British Columbia teen Reena Virk…
Kamloops city council calls for mayor to resign
Kamloops city council called for the mayor to resign, but he's not expected to listen.…
Security guard at Drake’s home seriously injured in overnight shooting
TORONTO – Drake’s sprawling Toronto mansion was surrounded by police on Tuesday after a security…
Illicit drug deaths reach 192 in March in B.C., down from last year
VICTORIA – Another 192 people were killed in British Columbia by illicit drugs in March,…
Drunk driver hits parked Kelowna cop car
A woman behind the wheel of an SUV in Kelowna last weekend hit a cop…
Vandals cause thousands in damage to aircraft at Vernon airport
RCMP have released images from surveillance video in the hope someone will recognize the suspects…
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first…
Driver killed in single-vehicle crash in West Kootenay
The driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the West Kootenay on Monday and…
Brazen fourth Kamloops shooting injures one
One man is in hospital after the latest in a string of shootings in Kamloops.…
Police looking to identify Vernon Home Depot theft suspect
The hunt is on for a man suspected of stealing $400 in cash and merchandise…
WE DO RECOVER: Kamloops mother leaves life of crime and drugs behind
Looking at Kamloops mother Joni Reed it’s difficult to fathom how many years she survived…
Province spending $15M to protect Okanagan drinking water from wildfire
The BC government, several municipalities and a First Nation have created a new plan to…
As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may…
A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer’s may cause some cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life…