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Kamloops mayor’s torched SUV sold for scrap by city
Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's burned-out SUV was sold for scraps, and the city got the…
New Kelowna bakery serving authentic European bread
Alchemy Bread Company is a locally owned bakery with a mission to bring authentic European…
Millions in replant money for Okanagan fruit growers only a small part of the solution
This week’s announcement that the province is kicking $70 million more into agricultural replant programs…
Cannabis retailer High Tide buys pot brand Queen of Bud’s IP for $1M
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire premium cannabis…
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit…
As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick’s Day with fewer raised glasses
The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick's Day is expected across Canada on…
TRENDING NOW: Dog drawn sleigh ride
This classic odd couple is having a snow day. It looks like this dog is…
Number of bicycle thefts in Kamloops, Okanagan beginning to fall
For a long time bicycle theft has been part of everyday life in the Okanagan,…
Fines, hunting bans sought for brazen poachers who lied to officers near Kamloops
The lies from four poachers quickly unraveled when they were caught by a conservation officer…
Funding in place for multi-use trail through West Kelowna’s Kalamoir Park
A hiking and cycling connection from the Bennett Bridge to Peachland is shaping up. The…
Penticton gets $840K in federal funding to help finish lake to lake bike route
The federal government has announced it's contributing another $840,000 for Penticton’s Lake to Lake Bike…
Kamloops RCMP looking for owner of valuable hockey card collection
Are you missing some valuable hockey cards? If so, Kamloops RCMP might have found them.…
‘Tsunami’ of Indigenous identity fraud cases heading to courts, warns BC judge
OTTAWA – A British Columbia judge is warning that what he calls a "tsunami" of…
Orcas that hunt sperm whales may be new population: UBC scientists
VANCOUVER – Researchers from the University of British Columbia say they've identified a potentially new…
JONESIE: What the blind need to see about Kelowna ‘town halls’
If you are interested in civic events, you might have wanted to go to the…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
UPDATE: March 15, 2024 RCMP say a missing 36-year-old Kamloops man was been located. All…
Kelowna musician’s latest track features Grammy Award winner CeeLo Green
Kelowna singer Jacob Chrystal, known as Unknown Persona, is releasing his latest song today and…
UBC medical students offering free online program with a focus on prevention
Students from UBC's medical school are offering a free preventive online health-care service available for…
The Latest | Israel denies Palestinian claim its forces killed 20 near Gaza aid distribution center
The Palestinian Health Ministry accused Israeli forces of launching an attack near an aid distribution…
UPDATE: McDonald’s apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours
LONDON (AP) — McDonald's apologized Friday for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants…
Fatal head-on collision in Salmon Arm
A 23-year-old man died following a head-on crash on Highway 97B near Salmon Arm on…
Kamloops volunteer in her 90s known as ‘Grandma’ among city’s homeless
The people shuffling through the doors of a homeless shelter in Kamloops in the morning…
iN PHOTOS: Great blue herons are nesting in Kamloops, Okanagan
Great blue herons are nesting at this time of year and their bulky nests can…
Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the…