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Cutting edge sustainable aviation fuel facility planned for Kamloops
May 14, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Plans are in the works for a renewable fuels facility in Kamloops that would turn canola and soybean oil into low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels.
At Cannes opening, Robert De Niro calls Trump 'America's philistine president'
May 13, 2025 - 4:14 PM

CANNES, France (AP) — Much of the cinema world, including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino, descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza got its 78th edition underway Tuesday.
'Everyone loves candy': Retro candy shop opening in Kamloops
May 10, 2025 - 4:00 AM
iNwine

A new store selling retro candy and sweets from around the world, is opening in Kamloops this weekend and there's a lot of excitement building.
Unemployment continues to rise in Kelowna, Kamloops
May 09, 2025 - 1:35 PM

The unemployment rate in Canada rose slightly in April, but in Kelowna and Kamloops it's on a steady incline.
New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
May 06, 2025 - 7:00 PM
iNhome

New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer.
Central Okanagan housing sales in April lowest in 12 years
May 06, 2025 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

More people in the Central Okanagan put their homes on the market last month than any April in more than 25 years, while sales slumped to their lowest level — outside of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — since 2013.
How a Southern Interior credit union merger preserves an alternative to big banks
April 29, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Three credit unions in Shuswap and the Okanagan are merging and it’s a sign of the shift in these local financial institutions that serve as an alternative to big five national banks.
Second First Nation files dispute over Highland Valley mine expansion
April 26, 2025 - 4:00 PM

Another First Nation government is challenging the proposed expansion of one of Canada's largest copper mines near Kamloops.
Three southern Interior credit unions set to merge
April 25, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Three credit unions in the Okanagan are set to merge after getting approval from the provincial government.
iN VIDEO: A look inside West Kelowna’s iconic Gorman Bros. Lumber mill
April 24, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Anyone travelling between West Kelowna and Peachland has passed the decades-old Gorman Bros. sawmill with its teal sided warehouses and tidy stacks of lumber.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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