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Why so blue, B.C.’s little ling cod?
Five years ago, marine ecologist Aaron Galloway surfaced with a ling cod he had spearfished…
Kamloops eyes $12.3M upgrade to Brock arena, pool
The City of Kamloops is seeking grant funding to complete a $12.3-million upgrade of the…
Did Ottawa use enough military personnel to help fight B.C. wildfires?
While the late August weather has cooled the fire risk in the Kamloops area and…
Striking it rich while slogging the Vancouver Island marmot trail
Kevin Gourlay and Chelsea Brager describe their job as “marmoteering.” The two are part of…
B.C. hospitals face crisis, must toughen COVID restrictions: experts
Hospitals across B.C. could soon be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients unless tougher public health measures…
How the White Rock Lake wildfire impacted a syilx family’s ceremonies
Over the summer, unprecedented wildfires have been sweeping through lands that have held the prayers,…
Communication crucial in B.C. wildfire response: OKIB Chief Louis
Those directly in the path of the unprecedented wildfires that continue to spread across the…
Okanagan Indian Band chief inspired by community’s ‘strength and resilience’ in face of wildfire
The White Rock Lake wildfire has burned through berry patches, hunting grounds and ceremonial sites,…
Investing in Indigenous-led conservation key in Canada’s climate crisis fight
Like most people heeding the red alert issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
As campus life returns in B.C. will toxic drug deaths increase?
Students returning to the post-secondary party scene this fall will be at a greater risk…
B.C.’s vital salmon route is seriously clogged
Floundering Pacific salmon stocks are finding little refuge in the lower Fraser River — the…
Why this man is evading authorities to help save properties from White Rock Lake wildfire
Kyle Gryte has no qualms about circumventing a police line to help a friend in…
A birthday party to remember for youth transitioning out of B.C.’s child-welfare system
It’s not a typical birthday party, but there is nothing typical about “aging out” of…
Wait time for MRIs, imaging services have Canadians paying for their pain
Facing unbearable hip pain and more than a year-long wait list for an MRI in…
Mrs. Globe Canada brings community-building message to Kamloops
A Calgary woman with roots in Kamloops made a two-day trip to the Tournament Capital…
Fundraisers launched for Monte Lake residents whose properties burned
A number of online fundraisers have popped up for residents impacted by the White Rock…
Kamloops residents, business owners raise concerns about new day spaces
Some residents are voicing their concerns regarding where new day spaces for the homeless are…
Plan your evacuation or you could regret your loss, says researcher
When a fire broke out near Mary Ann Murphy’s Westbank home earlier this month, she…
1 family, 2 deaths, 18 years of B.C. drug policy failure
It took Kathy Calder four years to put her sister Leanne Calder’s photo up on…
ALR housing rule changes delight landowners, confound administrators
The news that the provincial Agricultural Land Commission is relaxing the rules to allow more…
Man claiming judicial wrongdoing fined for not filing taxes
A New Denver man has been fined $5,002 and given one year to file outstanding…
Penticton Museum’s new exhibit honours syilx language keepers
The late Clara Jack is one of four people being honoured by the Penticton Museum…
syilx MMA fighter Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand says her Okanagan community keeps her going
Rylie “Coyote” Marchand travelled alone to compete in her latest martial arts tournament in Houston,…
Virus abundant in West Coast waters doesn’t appear to impact sockeye salmon fitness
A puzzling and contentious virus found in both farmed and wild salmon in B.C. waters…