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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."

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…

July 12 2025 16:00:00

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.…

July 12 2025 12:00:00

Contractor handed $150K fine after Kamloops concrete collapse

The March collapse left one electrician with minor injuries at the downtown Kamloops job site.

July 12 2025 10:00:00

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…

July 12 2025 08:00:00

2025 Strengthfest: Kamloops mom, photographer trades camera for weights

“If you’re not lifting weights, you’re missing out on a big slice of therapy.”

BC teacher suspended after swearing at student

LANGUAGE ADVISORY A BC teacher who swore at a student before giving them the middle…

Residents about to pay up for big Penticton city hall bills

The savings are dwindling at Penticton city hall if taxes don't go up.

Cranbrook fined $175K for using sewage plant dirt for monster truck track

The City of Cranbrook has been fined $175,000 for using dirt from a sewage treatment…

$7K raised for survivor of fatal Kelowna daylight attack

“Any money raised above and beyond that will go towards helping Carrie with her new fight and goal to challenge and change the laws in British Columbia regarding domestic abuse.”

Kelowna cops seize cash and weapons in crackdown on drug dealers

Kelowna RCMP say they targeted drug traffickers in an operation that seized guns, cash and…

How Kamloops bartenders keep an eye out for drugged drinks

Police warned the public of a rash of spiked drinks at Kamloops bars this week,…

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."