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Kamloops Indian Residential School designated a national historic site

The former Indian residential school at Tk'emlups is now a national historic site. Still standing, the building that was part of a syste

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Vernon's SilverStar ski resort gets hit by gift card scam

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Kamloops council concerned about lost tax revenue on BC Housing projects

As BC Housing buys up more properties in Kamloops, some councillors have grown concerned about the lost tax revenue. Just how they plan to t

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iN PHOTOS: Shuswap photographer gets bucket list encounter with bobcat

A wildlife photographer from Chase had a photoshoot with a bobcat in the forest in the Shuswap last week and was able to observe the wild creature

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BC government pauses aerial spray program for moths in Kamloops, Okanagan

The government has been spraying a chemical from the air in Kamloops, the Okanagan and around the province to combat the scourge of the invasive s

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Vernon lawyer committed professional misconduct by giving false info to court

A Vernon lawyer who "utterly failed" to complete a relatively straight forward legal paperwork for an elderly client and then filed fals

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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall J

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
PARIS (AP) — “Every day, people pay the price for the drugs you buy.” Amid record cocaine seizures and deadly shootings, the slogan is simple and aims to raise awareness among France’s millions of recreational drug u

Why a TNRD director and former Tobiano owner is suing the golf community
The regional district director who oversees Tobiano is in suing the golf resort community over his failed efforts to build a home there. A trial spurred by Thompson Nicola Regional District director Michael Grenier started late last month a