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Low water strands two boaters on North Thompson
October 23, 2017 - 11:48 AM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers rescued two men stranded on the North Thompson River near Barriere last night.
Search for missing Williams Lake man intensifies next week in Kamloops
October 20, 2017 - 11:48 AM

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are organizing a search for a Williams Lake man who went missing in Kamloops this summer while he was a wildfire evacuee.
How art is helping feed the hungry and put a roof over people's heads in Kamloops
October 19, 2017 - 5:04 PM

KAMLOOPS - While non-profit organizations will always welcome financial donations, an event in Kamloops entering its sixth year has found time may actually be even more valuable than money.
After summer of smoke, some Kamloops physicians calling on province to protect, inform citizens
October 19, 2017 - 10:11 AM

KAMLOOPS - The thick wildfire smoke that blanketed Kamloops this past summer had a major impact on the healthy lifestyles of Kamloops residents according to a study by the Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment Society.
Kamloops kid giving up weekends and free time to bring ninja warrior park to town
October 18, 2017 - 4:52 PM

KAMLOOPS - During this past summer in Kamloops there's a good chance you spotted a 12-year-old at the mall or a local event selling popcorn to raise money to fulfill his dream of bringing a ninja warrior inspired parkour park to town.
If Ajax comes, some Kamloops physicians may go
October 17, 2017 - 4:50 PM

KAMLOOPS - If the proposed KGHM Ajax mine is approved Kamloops could go from having a shortage of family doctors to a shortage of specialists as well.
Women battling resource development on Indigenous land to be highlighted at TRU event
October 17, 2017 - 1:20 PM

KAMLOOPS - The public is invited to a free forum on the leadership of Indigenous women in the resource justice movement hosted by staff and students from the Thompson Rivers University School of Law.
Westsyde residents face uphill battle to bring Timmies to neighbourhood
October 16, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - It took just six days for 1,242 Westsyde residents to sign a petition calling for Tim Hortons to consider allowing a franchisee to open up shop at the corner of Westsyde Road and Overlander Drive.
Kamloops MP's outcry helps avoid Remembrance Day wreath gaffe
October 16, 2017 - 2:43 PM

KAMLOOPS - When Kamloops MP Cathy McLeod learned the federal government would only pay for two wreathes for her to lay at cenotaphs in her riding on Remembrance Day she immediately expressed her concerns with the minister responsible.
Kelowna RCMP on the hunt for armed robbery suspect
October 16, 2017 - 11:48 AM

KELOWNA - RCMP are asking for the public's help to find an armed robbery suspect after a clerk and a customer were robbed in a Kelowna store yesterday afternoon.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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