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UPDATE: Missing elderly Penticton man located
UPDATE: Aug. 7, 2024 RCMP say a missing 85-year-old Penticton man has been located. All…
Customers line up on Ohio’s first day of recreational marijuana sales
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Customers lined up at dispensaries across Ohio on Tuesday for the…
Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an…
TRENDING NOW: Crashing plane plays through on California golf course
Does the pilot have to yell fore in this situation, or maybe they were playing…
Crew in unsafe hole nets North Okanagan firm $19,000 fine
A North Okanagan contractor has been fined $19,000 after crews were found to have been…
The Friendly Canadian: Kamloops athlete wins Olympic gold in hammer throw
A member of the Kamloops Track and Field Club, Ethan Katzberg, made a record-breaking hammer…
Disaster threat from B.C. landslide’s river waters decreases, says emergency minister
VANCOUVER – A “grateful” emergency management minister says the threat of a flood disaster along…
Crews get handle on wildfire on Penticton’s West Bench
A wildfire that broke out in Penticton's this afternoon is now being held but not…
RCMP looking for witnesses to fatal head-on crash in South Okanagan
One person was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 in Oliver last week.…
Kamala Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, hails from state with close ties to Canada
WASHINGTON – Vice-President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate…
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas chooses Oct. 7 mastermind as their new leader as wider war feared
The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official…
iN VIDEO: Highly flammable invasive plant spreading in North Okanagan
While the yellow flowers of Scotch broom might be pretty, the invasive plant is cause…
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the last…
North Okanagan wildfire continues to grow
A wildfire located between Vernon and Salmon Arm continues to grow today. As of 10…
Shootout between suspect and Montreal police leaves three people seriously injured
MONTREAL – Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a shootout between a suspect and Montreal…
TRENDING NOW: Beaver builds an excellent dam in this hallway
If you have ever been concerned about flooding in your home, just get a pet…
Thousands storm fences at free weekend Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont.
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. – Niagara Regional Police say several thousand people pushed through the fences…
‘I just want to move on’: Evacuated resident can’t escape UBCO tower debacle
A resident who was evacuated from her apartment in downtown Kelowna is stuck in a…
Trudeau meets officials, evacuees following Jasper wildfire
HINTON, Alta. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Hinton, Alta., to get a briefing on…
B.C. officials warn of dangers around Fraser, Chilcotin River banks as water tops dam
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says it’s “extremely unsafe” to be near the banks of…
Lululemon burglars, a truck on fire, leads to manhunt in Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP are searching for two suspects who broke into a Lululemon early this morning.…
Falkland veteran and author receives provincial Medal of Good Citizenship
The province is awarding 18 people with the Medal of Good Citizenship, including a veteran…
Canada finishes fourth in women’s 3×3 basketball after bronze-medal loss to the U.S.
PARIS – Losing their bronze-medal game left Katherine Plouffe and her teammates awash in emotion…
Hundreds gather at Somalia beach to condemn attack that killed 37 and demand stronger security
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of…