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Sicamous bridge blockade lifted after talks between First Nations and construction companies
May 15, 2025 - 10:00 AM
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A Trans-Canada Highway bridge blockade by Splatsin First Nation earlier this week has been lifted after negotiations to honour the agreement to include Indigenous workers.
Kamloops man lived for four years in dugout camp before it was dismantled
January 17, 2025 - 7:55 AM

To passersby and neighbours in heated homes, he's sitting on a trash heap, an eyesore that prompts calls to authorities.
'Best bang for our buck?': BC bureaucrats making more money and working from home
December 28, 2024 - 12:00 PM

With many BC public service employees working from home, a lobby group is concerned taxpayers aren’t getting their money’s worth.
Kelowna contractor's multiple lies about reno cost homeowner $1M
December 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A Kelowna contractor who repeatedly lied to a client, demolished half their property and left them with $1-million repair bill has been ordered to pay $740,000.
Okanagan contractors fined $19,000 for unsafe building sites
July 02, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Three Okanagan contractors will have to cough up $18,900 in fines after WorkSafeBC inspections discovered multiple safety violations at their building sites.
Scholarship created in memory of Kamloops student killed in car accident
June 06, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The life of a young man in Kamloops was cut short weeks before his grade 12 graduation, and his grieving family and community are setting up a memorial award in his honour.
Builders of Kelowna’s tallest building sued for allegedly faulty railings
November 01, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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The strata representing owners in the tallest of two towers in Kelowna’s One Water Street highrise complex have filed a lawsuit against the building developer and numerous contractors.
UBCO takes out record $262M building permit for downtown 'vertical campus'
August 24, 2023 - 12:30 PM

After weeks of digging the foundation for underground parking at its new downtown “vertical campus", UBC Okanagan has now taken out a building permit for the 43-storey tower.
Penticton band reveals new winter home to community
June 26, 2023 - 9:17 AM

Penticton Indian Band (PIB) celebrated the grand opening of a new q?c?i? (winter home) at the Outma Sqilx’W Cultural School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week.
iN VIDEO: Getting creative to attack housing crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 03, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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New housing isn’t being built fast enough to ease the rental shortage let alone revive the dream of home ownership for many.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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