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Former Kelowna city manager takes top job in West Kelowna
Ron Mattiusi, who spent 13 years at the top of Kelowna's City Hall before retiring…
BC police seize $11M worth of contraband cigarettes along with guns, drugs
Police in British Columbia say an investigation spanning several communities has led to the largest…
Chambers of Commerce in Kamloops, Okanagan demand ban on out-of-province boats
The Chambers of Commerce in several cities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region are pushing for a temporary…
Dangerous driver arrested in high-risk takedown in Shuswap
Salmon Arm RCMP in collaboration with Golden, Revelstoke and Sicamous RCMP arrested a dangerous driver…
Live updates | Gaza’s death toll mounts as negotiators cite progress on a cease-fire deal
The Palestinian death toll from an Israeli hostage rescue operation in a key Gaza city…
Spiked belt stops car theft suspect near Spences Bridge
Reports of a stolen vehicle led to an arrest by Logan Lake RCMP. On the…
UPDATE: Fatal crash near Monte Lake shut down Highway 97 overnight
One person was killed and another was taken to hospital following a crash between two…
RCMP take person into custody after report of possible weapon
Kelowna RCMP arrested an individual after receiving a report of a possible weapon on Casorso…
MAID: Growing number of people in Interior Health choosing procedure
Every year more people are choosing medical assistance in dying in the Interior Health region…
‘Just normal people like everybody else’: The reality of homelessness in Kelowna’s tent city
Erica Stewart has been living in a tent on the Kelowna section of the Okanagan…
Man sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 workers at Oklahoma pot farm
KINGFISHER, Okla. (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty…
Live updates | Israeli military rescues 2 hostages in Rafah operation that killed 67 Palestinians
The Israeli military rescued two hostages from the Gaza Strip early Monday in a dramatic…
‘A Canada thing’: Menu hack convinces A&W to offer South Asian-style sandwich
When Priya Dhillon visited an A&W in Windsor, Ont., in December 2022, she had an…
TRENDING NOW: Bird just wants a beer
This bird named Steven just wanted to unwind with a frosty beer after a hard…
Disease, habitat loss threaten Southern Interior’s bighorn sheep population
The Southern Interior's bighorn sheep are constantly under threat and a society trying to protect…
January deep freeze devastated BC Southern Interior cherry crop
Cherry growers in the Southern Interior fear a deep freeze earlier this year will greatly…
Alberta man pleads guilty to driving through Kelowna tent city on rail trail
An Alberta man who drove through Kelowna's tent city along the Okanagan Rail Trail has…
West Kelowna city councillor taking run at provincial politics
A West Kelowna city councillor has been selected by BC United to run in the…
Victims in Kamloops break-and-enter were away from home for two hours
Kamloops RCMP are seeking the public’s help to find two suspects wanted in connection to…
WestJet offering more flights out of Kelowna this summer
Travellers will be able to jet across the country more easily this summer. WestJet has…
iN VIDEO: Middle school students do battle with LEGO robots at UBCO
The future of robotics was on display at a competition in Kelowna over the weekend.…
Real-life superhero stopping in Kamloops on run to help kids with cancer
Jon Nabbs has been running more than a marathon a day across Canada to raise…
THOMPSON: Debunking well-known culinary myths
OPINION As a small child, my mom cautioned me one day not to eat the…
Kelowna couple wins Lake Life Lottery grand prize
A couple from Kelowna has won the Lake Life Lottery $1.37 million grand prize package…