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Court rules West Kelowna acted 'unfairly' doubling developer's costs
June 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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A BC court has found the City of West Kelowna acted unfairly when it more than doubled the costs a developer had to pay after its housing project had been completed.
Serial Kamloops rapist sentenced to ten years in prison
June 11, 2025 - 4:34 PM

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You can BYOB to Riverside Park in Kamloops this summer
June 11, 2025 - 1:10 PM
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Kamloops has followed other BC cities and will allow alcohol consumption at its central park.
Direct indictments in place for all four accused in Penticton murder
June 11, 2025 - 11:00 AM

All four charged in the 2021 homicide of Taig Savage, a young man from Penticton, will proceed directly to trial after Crown prosecutor Kurt Froehlich filed direct indictments at the Penticton courthouse on Monday.
All charges dropped after Penticton RCMP officers repeatedly tasered prolific offender
June 11, 2025 - 6:00 AM

All the charges have been dropped against a violent prolific offender who was tasered 10 times while being arrested by Penticton RCMP officers.
iN NUMBERS: How Kamloops, Okanagan took on the housing crisis in 2024
June 11, 2025 - 5:00 AM
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You might hear that we’re making some progress on the housing crisis, but if you’re a renter you probably haven’t felt it in your wallet yet.
iN PHOTOS: Wildlife parents dote on their young in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 11, 2025 - 4:00 AM

As summer quickly approaches, wildlife parents in Kamloops and the Okanagan are leading their growing young around to eat in urban and forested areas.
Kamloops mayor earns half his normal income due to imposed cuts
June 10, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A Kamloops mayor would normally earn well over $100,000 in a year with their city salary and other roles, but Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's term wouldn't be described as normal.
Public input needed for new study on painted turtle nesting in Vernon
June 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Vernon’s Swan Lake will be the location of a western painted turtle study for the next two months led by local naturalist Harold Sellers who is requesting help from the public.
No referendum for $150M Kamloops RCMP building
June 10, 2025 - 5:15 PM

Kamloops voters will soon be asked to decide whether to give their blessing for a new Kamloops RCMP building, along with a host of less expensive projects.
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iN DISCUSSION: 'Can't limit or ban bad' pet owners
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 June 9. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The opi

You can BYOB to Riverside Park in Kamloops this summer
Kamloops has followed other BC cities and will allow alcohol consumption at its central park. People can bring their own liquor to Riverside Park this summer as a section of the park will be set aside much like an event beer garden. T

North Carolina governor forms council to recommend cannabis regulations
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he's tasked with recommending cannabis sale regulations — including potential legalization of adult use of marijuana — should aim to provide a structure in a s

Court rules West Kelowna acted 'unfairly' doubling developer's costs
A BC court has found the City of West Kelowna acted unfairly when it more than doubled the costs a developer had to pay after its housing project had been completed. In a June 11 decision, BC Court of Appeal Justice Geoffrey Gomery said the

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