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Closure of Kamloops’s only newspaper not unexpected by some
Kamloops This Week, the only print media in Kamloops, is closing by the end of…
Feds gave Thompson-Okanagan news media $650K last year
A $23.5 million federal fund created for the nation's news media sent more than $600,000…
Reporter spat on while covering Osoyoos protest
Journalists trying to cover “freedom” rallies across the country experienced harassment from protestors this weekend.…
Kamloops protesters to rally against media outlets
After opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a Kamloops group is taking aim at media outlets during…
Oliver reporter gets DUI at scene of crash involving drunk driver
An Oliver independent journalist and former town councillor was given a 90-day roadside prohibition Tuesday…
Last two daily newspapers in Okanagan will now be printed in Vancouver
The last editions of the Kelowna Daily Courier and Penticton Herald to be printed in…
No media allowed at Stephen Harper luncheon in Kelowna next month
KELOWNA – Stephen Harper is coming to town next month for a luncheon and conversation,…
Kelowna’s Club Penguin co-founder Lane Merrifield new Dragon on Dragons’ Den
KELOWNA – Lane Merrifield of Club Penguin fame will be listening to pitches from entrepreneurs…
Why B.C. Coroners stopped providing some basic information about public deaths
ENSURE NO PUBLIC DEATH IS CONCEALED, OVERLOOKED OR IGNORED The B.C. Coroners Service used scathing…
Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk off duty for good
VERNON - He was a well known face at the police station and on the news, but you won't be seeing Vernon's longtime RCMP spokesperson anymore. Gord Molendyk, who served over as an RCMP officer, and then a media spokesperson, for over 40 years has announced he’s retiring. “My job over the years working with...
Why you’ve been reading so much about Vernon vacations lately
VERNON - Vernon has made headlines in various travel publications of late, but what you might not know is how those stories came to be. Those writers from major publications in Canada didn't just happen upon little old Vernon, they’re part of an aggressive new marketing strategy led by the city. Articles in the Globe...
Watching the watchers – Interior Health Authority measures journalist’s opinions with media survey
KELOWNA - Is the Interior Health authority a transparent and open government organization, readily accessible to the media, or an impenetrable bureaucracy with a tightly controlled and scripted media message? It depends which side of the divide you’re on. On Tuesday, Darshan Lindsay, manager of public affairs for the Interior Health Authority, took board members...
UPDATE: Neil Snelson granted bail
"I’M WORRIED THAT HE MIGHT REOFFEND AGAIN” KAMLOOPS — A Kelowna man awaiting a manslaughter re-trial in the death of a Kelowna teen in 1993 has been granted bail provided he comes up with $75,000 surety. Neil George Snelson, 47, was once tried and convicted of the manslaughter of 19-year-old college student Jennifer Cusworth. He...
Penticton to host 2015 GoMedia Canada Marketplace
PENTICTON - Journalists and media from all over the world will come to wine country next year as Penticton hosts the 2015 GoMedia Canada Marketplace. GoMedia, part of the Canadian Tourism Commission, is the biggest annual consumer media show in the country. The events hosts industry partners from across Canada, the U.S. and 10 international...