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Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel literature prize for depictions of suffering October 08, 2015 - 2:31 PM

Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for works that the prize judges called "a monument to suffering and courage."
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THOMPSON: 19th Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure
OPINION As you read this, I am basking in the Florida sun. I don’t write this to piss off anyone, I’m merely grateful to be warm after my 19th Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure. Regular reader

When to pick those pumpkins as nights get colder in Kamloops, Okanagan
Pumpkins are reaching maturity and turning orange in many backyards in Kamloops and the Okanagan as Halloween approaches but with reports of frosty nights coming, some residents are wondering if they should pull their pumpkins off the vine early.

One-third of unvaccinated B.C. health workers in Interior Health as deadline arrives
Today is the deadline for health-care workers in B.C. to have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or be placed o
October 26, 2021 11:18 AM
Kelowna RCMP arrest 5 people, seize crossbow and imitation firearm
Kelowna RCMP seized a crossbow and an imitation firearm following the closure of the 1900 block of Pandosy Street la
October 26, 2021 11:04 AM
Snow on its way to Coquihalla Highway; summit could see 20 cm
If you're planning a drive between the southern Interior and the Lower Mainland tonight or tomorrow, be sure you
October 26, 2021 9:34 AM
Man dies in single-vehicle collision in Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP are investigating following the death of an adult male in a single-vehicle collision that took place la
October 26, 2021 9:08 AM
Heavy RCMP presence in Naramata after report of shots fired
RCMP are responding to a reports of shots were fired in the Indian Rock Road area of Naramata this morning. Th
October 26, 2021 8:57 AM