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Kamloops RCMP ask for public’s help to find missing woman
March 25, 2025 - 2:28 PM

Police are searching for a Kamloops woman who was reported missing days ago.
How the remaining federal candidates in Kamloops, Okanagan will be chosen
March 25, 2025 - 6:00 AM

There are still some candidate slots left to be filled in federal ridings in the Thompson and the Okanagan regions, but how those names end up on the ballot is a question most people don’t consider.
More than $400,000 owed to Kamloops, Okanagan companies amid The Bay's liquidation
March 24, 2025 - 7:00 PM

As Hudson's Bay liquidates the merchandise in nearly all its stores, several Kamloops and Okanagan businesses are left with unpaid bills from the retailer that's older than Canada itself.
WHL rivalry between Penticton and Kelowna starts before teams hit the ice
March 24, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The Penticton Vees and Kelowna Rockets are set to be an entertaining rivalry now that both teams are in the Western Hockey League as of next season.
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops' BC Wildlife Park releases fishers, makes one permanent resident
March 24, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The newest permanent resident at the BC Wildlife Park is a fisher named Buck that is currently off public display while it gets settled in to its new home.
Osoyoos Indian Band ex-employee wins over $150K after protracted, unfair replacement
March 23, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A former Osoyoos Indian Band employee took the First Nation to court after it replaced her while on leave, then refused to tell her about it.
Kamloops woman dies, husband in critical condition after collision in Jamaica
March 22, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kamloops woman has died after a collision in Jamaica, while her husband is suffering from multiple serious injuries.
Liberals on Thompson-Okanagan ballots begin to surface
March 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Tory candidates in Thompson-Okanagan ridings are largely set as a federal election approaches, while the people running against those four incumbents are largely yet to be determined.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops company gets funding for eco-friendly concrete creation
March 21, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kamloops company turning recycled glass into a cement ingredient was awarded $4.6M in federal government funding for a pilot project earlier this month.
iN PHOTOS: Wild animals go bottoms up in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 21, 2025 - 4:00 AM

There isn’t always a full moon in the sky but these wild animals are captured mooning the cameras on the ground at all times of the month in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
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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 fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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