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July 14, 2025 05:07:00
iN NUMBERS: Unemployment numbers for Kamloops and Okanagan
If someone told you, “you look like you have a case of the Mondays,” today, maybe you wish you were part of these unemployment statistics.
iN PHOTOS: Stunning views captured by paddlers in Kamloops, Okanagan
The region is home to more than 200 lakes.
Flair Airlines blames Kelowna weather, but BC man sues and wins
Flair Airlines has been ordered to pay $500 in compensation after it blamed the weather…
Proposed North Thompson copper mine aims for 2028 approval
It could be one of Canada's largest open pit mines.
Vernon contractor who refused WorkSafeBC access gets fined
A Vernon construction company that refused to identify themselves or show a first-aid certificate to…
Retriever puppy badly injured by embedded harness in BC
"A harness should never be so tight that it’s causing chafing or cinching.”
1,600 patients died on Interior Health waitlists last year
In the last fiscal year, 1,600 patients died on waitlists in the Interior Health region.…
Kamloops landlady evicted tenant for long showers, doing too much laundry
A Kamloops landlady who changed the locks because her tenant took 30-minute showers and did…
Kamloops nurse who withheld meds and falsified records gets suspended
A Kamloops nurse who withheld medications and falsified documents has been suspended for five days.…
Innovative Kamloops gallery fosters creative art while tackling toxic drug crisis
“It breaks down some of those social constructs of what it means to be a person with lived experience."
Contractor handed $150K fine after Kamloops concrete collapse
The March collapse left one electrician with minor injuries at the downtown Kamloops job site.
Kelowna distillery loses another appeal after shorting staffer $60,000
The directors of a defunct Kelowna distillery have failed in their latest attempt to avoid…
iN DISCUSSION: Illegal cigarette seller just a ‘drug dealer’
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you’ll find reader…
THOMPSON: Regressive Big Beautiful Bill attack on most vulnerable Americans
"Americans - rich and poor - are 17 months from a mid-term election and 41 months from a presidential election. The damage - economically and culturally - wreaked worldwide by Donald Trump and his cult-like followers is already incalculable."
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Child dead after being hit by vehicle in Surrey: police
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating a collision that claimed the life of…
Horse euthanized after injury during chuckwagon race at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY — Officials from the Calgary Stampede say a horse that was hurt during a…
TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order
OTTAWA — The CEO of TikTok is asking Industry Minister Mélanie Joly for an urgent…
Halifax council to ask Nova Scotia for consultation on strong-mayor powers
HALIFAX — Halifax’s city council has directed the mayor to ask the Nova Scotia government…
In the news today: Over 1,000 people flown from fire-threatened Manitoba community
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending…
Most teens – and girls especially – see college as key to jobs and life skills, AP-NORC poll says
PHOENIX (AP) — Most American teenagers say it is important to them to graduate from…
Nine deaths in fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Nine people have died in a fire at an assisted…
A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending…
TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order
OTTAWA — The CEO of TikTok is asking Industry Minister Mélanie Joly for an urgent…
A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending…
TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order
OTTAWA — The CEO of TikTok is asking Industry Minister Mélanie Joly for an urgent…
In an era prizing velocity, more than 20,000 curveballs a year have disappeared from MLB
ATLANTA (AP) — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity…
Iga Swiatek is at No. 3 after Wimbledon and Amanda Anisimova is in the top 10. Sinner still No. 1
LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek’s Wimbledon championship moved her up to No. 3 in the…
British Open joins US Open in leaving prize fund at same level
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — The British Open is leaving the total prize money at…
TRENDING NOW: Tiny dog refuses to give up
This little pup’s persistence is much bigger than his size. Like trying to open a…
TRENDING NOW: Woman speaks turkey-gobble
Of course we’ll never know what this funny woman said to a flock of turkeys…
TRENDING NOW: One stubborn cat
And it's not even his!