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Shuswap MLA’s family firm sued for alleged refusal to return $90K deposit
A BC houseboat company run by the family of BC United Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo…
Battle to keep historic town wet and safe, as B.C. fire tally surges, homes destroyed
BARKERVILLE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA – The British Columbia gold rush town of Barkerville is drenched,…
Good chance northern lights will shimmer in skies over Kamloops, Okanagan
Sky watchers in the Okanagan and Kamloops may want to stay up a little later…
Fire bug nabbed after foot chase with Kamloops police
Officers chased down a man setting fires in Kamloops on Friday. Police were called at…
Six people injured in rollover on Highway 5 north of Kamloops
Six people were injured when the vehicle they were in rolled on the Yellowhead Highway…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
UPDATE: July 23, 2024 RCMP say a 34-year-old Kelowna man, missing since July 14, has…
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu signals cease-fire deal could be shaping up as deaths top 39,000
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that a cease-fire deal that would free dozens…
Wildfire spotted near Lac du Bois north of Kamloops
Another wildfire has flared up near Kamloops, this time north of the city. BC Wildfire…
Portable toilet fire in Vernon area spread to hedge, threatened homes
Someone lit a portable toilet on fire in the Vernon area early this morning and…
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth…
Four Lower Mainland drug dealers busted in Okanagan police raids
Three men and one woman from the Lower Mainland were arrested last week in multi-jurisdictional…
Uber expands service to Kelowna airport
Travellers arriving and departing from the Kelowna airport can now take an Uber. The partnership…
TRUE OR FALSE: Fact-checking Kamloops mayor’s press conference statements
The mayor of Kamloops brought reporters and supporters to a press conference Monday morning under…
LOOK UP: Best meteor show of the year underway in Kamloops, Okanagan
Residents in the the Okanagan and Kamloops looking for a cool, family-friendly summer activity might…
How BC’s firefighting smokejumpers take ‘ultra-extreme and make it seem mundane’
Standing on the edge of an open aircraft hatch, a smokejumper in a pale yellow…
TRENDING NOW: Baby flamingo flamenco dancing
This baby flamingo is so excited about everything that it won't stop dancing. Learning how…
Chinese Canadian commandos who trained in Okanagan remembered 80 years later
During the Second World War there were 13 Chinese Canadians who volunteered for the extraordinarily…
Here are the facts about British Columbia’s wildfire situation
These are the facts about British Columbia’s wildfire situation, according to the BC Wildfire Service…
Regional district ‘not confident’ it can pay for $44.7M Greater Vernon Cultural Centre
The Great Vernon Cultural Centre has a $9-million funding shortfall leaving politicians to make a…
Residents of Williams Lake, B.C., get front-row view of battle to save their town
WILLIAMS LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA – Residents of Williams Lake, B.C., got a front-row look…
$11.5M in funding secured for new child care centre in Lumby
The provincial government is spending $11.5 million to create more than 100 child care spaces…
Kamala Harris likely to follow path blazed by Biden on Canada-U.S. relationship
WASHINGTON – Observers expect Kamala Harris to follow President Joe Biden’s roadmap for America’s relationship…
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of part of humanitarian zone in Gaza
The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
UPDATE: July 22, 2024 RCMP say a missing 43-year-old Kamloops man has been located, and…