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South Sudanese family has resettled in Summerland after 18 years in a refugee camp
A family of refugees finally has a place to call home in Summerland after 18…
Canada’s job numbers heat up, but wages barely budge for wait staff
The Canadian job market is busier than before we made first contact with COVID-19 back…
Canadian Armed Forces help Princeton defend against latest atmospheric river
The Canadian Armed Forces are filling sandbags and building dykes in Princeton ahead of latest…
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination now required at Thompson Okanagan airports
Today, Transport Canada is required proof of vaccination for those 12 and over for those…
Federal government turned over all residential school records: Trudeau
The federal government has already turned over all records it has pertaining to residential schools,…
Canada’s population growth takes pandemic hit
Canada's population growth has slowed substantially as COVID-19 raised the number of deaths and border…
Catholic Bishops of Canada apologize for residential schools
Survivors of Canada’s residential school system received an official apology from the Catholic Bishops of…
Canada’s climate plans ‘highly insufficient’ in global ranking
The independent Climate Action Tracker has crunched the numbers on countries' updated 2030 Paris Agreement…
Polling data suggests incumbent MPs have little to worry about in Okanagan, Kamloops
The federal election looks like it's going to be close in many parts of Canada –…
American lawyer takes hefty fine after trying to enter Canada with restricted firearms
A lawyer from Wenatchee, Washington will be paying over $9,000 in tickets for trying to…
Freshly acclaimed federal Liberal candidate in Kamloops steps down
The newly acclaimed federal Liberal candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding has already stepped down. Kamloops lawyer…
Record $140M in prizes up for grabs in tonight’s Lotto Max draw
For the fourth consecutive time, the Lotto Max draw is at record levels, reaching an…
Film discovery unearths near-forgotten Kootenay connection to marine disaster
Historians say they found a Kootenay connection in the chance discovery of some long-lost film…
A look at the unhealthy toll COVID-19 has taken on mothers
With some schools closed for large chunks of the past year and specific exposure to…
StatCan expects in-person visits for 2021 census in ‘rare circumstances’
The pandemic has made more people comfortable using the internet than ever before, says the…
COVID-19 may impact the way you fill out your income tax return
Sometimes there's a silver living even with taxes. The year 2020 will be remembered for…
Another candidate declares for Kamloops Conservative party nomination
A second candidate has officially launched their bid for the Conservative Party nomination in the…
Kelowna man walking across Canada carrying cross for veterans, Indigenous communities
A Kelowna man has walked thousands of kilometres carrying a nine-foot cross across along the…
Wear masks if having sex outside your ‘bubble’, Canada’s top doctor says
The country’s top doctor is recommending that Canadians mask up before they get down. Dr.…
McDonalds is offering $1 ice cream cones all summer long
McDonalds has a summertime offer for those who can't get enough ice cream. A McDonalds…
Starbucks requests that customers wear masks as coffee shops reopen
As pandemic restrictions are lifted across the country, Starbucks Canada is ready with a list…
COVID-19: A timeline of the pandemic and how it changed our lives
It's been one month since provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry declared a public health…
Petition urging feds to suspend rent and mortgage payment nears 300,000 signature goal
An online petition calling for the federal government to cancel rent and mortgage payments in…
Petition launched urging Canada to cancel rent, mortgage payments
As Canadians are urged to self-isolate due to COVID-19 and stores and businesses close, the…