Thompson Okanagan News
Thompson-Okanagan grew by more than 12,500 people in 2022
An estimated 12,536 more people lived in the Thompson-Okanagan region in 2022 versus 2021, according…
Heatwave caused six Interior B.C. deaths
The B.C. Coroners Service reports six people died in the Interior region during the heatwave…
Kamloops, Penticton open cooling centres, others still planning
Cooling centres are opening for the public in Kamloops and the Okanagan as a week-long…
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…
Two regional districts in Thompson-Okanagan charging extra fee for public information
Most governments in the Thompson-Okanagan don't charge to get public information, but that didn't dissuade…
Open burning banned as heat arrives in Kamloops, Okanagan
With the arrival of the usual summertime heat in the southern Interior, the B.C. Wildfire…
Crashes between cyclists, pedestrians in Kelowna, Kamloops hit five-year low
Nearly half as many cyclists were hit by cars in Kelowna and Kamloops last year,…
Where the most dangerous intersections in Kamloops, Okanagan are
Eight of Kelowna's ten most accident-prone intersections are on Harvey Avenue, but it's nine if…
Thompson-Okanagan fastest growing region of B.C.
The pace of population growth slowed in B.C. between July 1, 2020 and July 1,…
Kamloops Costco cheapest gas in B.C., but don’t expect it to last
B.C. drivers might want to stick to short trips because gas prices are expected to…
Kamloops, Okanagan cities expected to take brunt of increasing heat waves: study
Kelowna is expected to get the longest and hottest heat waves in the country within…
More than 2,000 missing person reports made in Kamloops, Okanagan cities last year
Kamloops RCMP had 123 more reports of missing people in 2021 than it had the…
More than $100K in donations to convoy protestors from Kamloops, Okanagan: leak
More than $100,000 was donated to the so-called freedom convoy protest from people in Kamloops…
Select New Year’s Eve celebrations still a go throughout Thompson-Okanagan
If you are hoping to celebrate the new year by attending a major event like…
Highway closures cause cancellations at Thompson-Okanagan ski resorts
With Interior highway connections to the Lower Mainland closed due to flooding and landslides, Kamloops…