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There’s a Kamloops and Summerland connection to the ‘Cremation of Sam McGee’
August 06, 2023 - 6:00 AM

“The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
iN VIDEO: All you ever wanted to know about abandoned mines in B.C.
March 26, 2023 - 7:00 AM

When the dinner conversation turns to mining in B.C., the Okanagan is not likely to come up.
Kamloops man puts recent First Aid training to use on motorcycle accident scene
July 07, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Richard Buff and his family were driving home from a child’s birthday party in Monte Lake when he witnessed one of the most traumatic incidents of his life.
Camels were once used to help in B.C.'s gold rush
August 29, 2019 - 6:00 AM

KAMLOOPS - Camels were once an unusual part of B.C.'s gold rush.
A tale from the Similkameen flood of 1894
May 15, 2018 - 6:30 PM

PRINCETON - The high water levels of this year’s freshet has evoked memories of the last significant flooding event in the Similkameen. Many long time residents still recall the high water events of 1971.
Kamloops man with cracked vertebrae crawls for help after ultralight crash
February 22, 2016 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - It's a flight Cam Villeneuve won’t soon forget. After losing control of his Beaver Ultralight aircraft on Feb. 1, the 73-year-old’s crash became a story of survival — one that involves an intense crawl with cracked vertebrae and a lucky encounter with an off-duty firefighter.
Man with warrants flees from police, spends night on Pritchard Bridge
June 29, 2015 - 1:31 PM

PRITCHARD - It was a long shift for Chase RCMP members who spent their night watching a runaway man with warrants for his arrest stand on a bridge over rushing water in Pritchard.
Space heater cause of Holt Street house fire
February 05, 2014 - 12:15 PM

KAMLOOPS - A fire that destroyed a home on Holt Street earlier this week in Kamloops may be blamed on an otherwise innocent attempt to beat the cold weather in the Tournament Capital.
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JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas just can't help himself
OPINION People are going to start to think I don’t like Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, since I really haven't had anything good to say about him. That’s not really true. I will say this: He’s been Kelowna’s b

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Kelowna vacancy rate good enough for city to revisit short-term rental ban
Kelowna’s vacancy rate has been a number to watch since it’s an indicator of how the city’s housing supply is doing, and with the rate where it currently is and population growth projected to slow down, the city is preparing to

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