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One injured in gas station fire in Kelowna
April 21, 2024 - 9:00 AM

A man was injured in a gas station fire in Kelowna yesterday.
Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
April 21, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site.
BC police watchdog investigating police action in Kelowna motorcycle crash
April 18, 2024 - 2:35 PM
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BC police watchdog is looking into a motorcycle crash that injured the rider during an attempted traffic stop in Kelowna.
CP Rail fined $150,000 for Interior BC wildfire fighting costs
April 18, 2024 - 12:00 PM

CP Rail was ordered to repay the province more than $150,000 for firefighting costs after causing multiple fires.
Drunk driver pleads guilty five years after Kamloops collision
April 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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A man pleaded guilty in Kamloops court after a drunk driving collision put multiple people in the hospital five years ago.
Nurses rally at Merritt's hospital demanding better security and more staff
April 17, 2024 - 2:30 PM

Nurses at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt spent the lunch hour today protesting staffing shortages and demanding increased security.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
April 16, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Kamloops man sues, says wife died when prescribed wrong medicine
April 15, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Kamloops man is suing two doctors, a pharmacist, Interior Health and Royal Inland Hospital because he says his common-law wife died after being prescribed the wrong dose of medicine.
Province looks to keep SUV seized in Kamloops RCMP bust
April 13, 2024 - 7:00 AM

One man is still awaiting trial after police seized his vehicle, guns and drugs in Kamloops, but now the province wants to keep the SUV.
Interior Health investigating possible 'illicit substance' that sent Penticton hospital staff to ER
April 11, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Interior Health says it's investigating the source of an "unknown odour" — suspected to be illicit drug use by a patient — that sent several hospital staff to the ER for treatment earlier this month.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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