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Suspects get away after early morning police chase through Kamloops
November 22, 2024 - 11:00 AM

When police tried to pull over a truck and trailer early Friday morning in Kamloops the driver took off leading officers on a chase through the city.
MEMORY CAFES: South Okanagan researchers tackle the isolation impacting those with dementia
November 22, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Memory cafes have been popping up in rural communities in the South Okanagan this year and are drawing in hundreds of participants.
iN PHOTOS: Uplifting animal antics in Kamloops, Okanagan
November 22, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The nights are getting longer and the temperatures are dropping as we head into the winter season in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and it's a good thing animals are always around to keep us entertained.
Court action to quash $275M in Build Kamloops loans gets January date with judge
November 21, 2024 - 7:00 AM

City of Kamloops lawyers will try to convince a judge next year that an effort to backtrack a $275 million loan for new facilities should be tossed out of court.
BC man allegedly confessed to two killings originally ruled as accidents
November 19, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A BC man is currently on trial in a Kamloops courtroom after implicating himself in two Kootenay killings that police and coroners had already determined were accidents.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
November 19, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Tolko fined $75,000 for logging road that caused landslide
November 19, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Tolko Industries is appealing a $75,000 fine it received after a logging road it built caused a landslide eight years ago.
Raptor rescues in Kamloops, Okanagan dodge avian flu during latest outbreak
November 19, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Reports of domestic and wild birds infected with the H5 avian flu virus have increased across BC this fall, but they haven't impacted the raptor rescue centres in Kamloops and the Okanagan yet.
Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
November 18, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury.
Unclear if latest Kamloops shooting connected to gang conflict
November 18, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A man was taken to hospital this weekend after a targeted shooting in Kamloops.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

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Suspects get away after early morning police chase through Kamloops

MEMORY CAFES: South Okanagan researchers tackle the isolation impacting those with dementia

iN PHOTOS: Uplifting animal antics in Kamloops, Okanagan

Court action to quash $275M in Build Kamloops loans gets January date with judge

BC man allegedly confessed to two killings originally ruled as accidents

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say

Tolko fined $75,000 for logging road that caused landslide

Raptor rescues in Kamloops, Okanagan dodge avian flu during latest outbreak

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury

Unclear if latest Kamloops shooting connected to gang conflict

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