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iN NUMBERS: Ghost towns and spooky spots in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 18, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Get out your holy water and your paranormal activity detectors if you’re going to go ghost hunting at any of these spots in Kamloops and the Okanagan. It isn’t Halloween season but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your fill of spooky history, so read on…if you dare.
iN PHOTOS: Dragonflies control mosquitoes in Kamloops, Okanagan yards
July 18, 2025 - 4:00 AM

While dragonflies are beautiful with brilliant colours and papery, shiny wings, the insects can also keep mosquitoes at bay for gardeners in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Kamloops school district loses bid to snub public information request
July 17, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The Kamloops-Thompson School District is being forced to follow through with a Freedom of Information request after it tried to ignore the matter then claiming the applicant was threatening and harassing staff.
BREATHE EASY: For once, summer air quality in Kamloops, Okanagan beats the east
July 16, 2025 - 7:00 PM

After years of poor air quality due to wildfire smoke, Kamloops and the Okanagan are for once looking better than many parts of the country this year.
Kamloops mayor recruits councillor's brother in defamation suit
July 16, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson continues his legal campaign against a fellow councillor and has now brought her brother into the lawsuit.
iN PHOTOS: Coyote family grows up near Kamloops neighbourhood
July 16, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Kamloops wildlife photographer Michael Kennedy observed a family of coyotes throughout the month of June as the pups grew up in a wooded area of his neighbourhood.
Missing man's body pulled from river in Kamloops
July 15, 2025 - 3:39 PM

The body of a foreign student who was swept away by the river in Kamloops was recovered Tuesday.
iN VIDEO: Mother duck in Shuswap takes boatload of babies for a swim
July 15, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A merganser mother duck was seen hopping off a dock and going for a swim with an enormous number of babies following behind her in Tappen Bay in the Shuswap a few days ago.
Giant snake hops onto boat platform in Kalamalka Lake
July 14, 2025 - 6:30 PM

Lake Country resident Austin Hawthorne was out on his boat in Kalamalka Lake a few days ago when he saw something unusual swimming in the water.
iN NUMBERS: Unemployment numbers for Kamloops and Okanagan
July 14, 2025 - 5:00 AM

If someone told you, “you look like you have a case of the Mondays,” today, maybe you wish you were part of these unemployment statistics.
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iN DISCUSSION: Don't rush charges for Kelowna crane collapse
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 30. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
There are numerous kinds of juicy berries growing in Kamloops and the Okanagan in early summer each with bright colours, unique flavours and packed with nutrients. While some berries like raspberries are more common to find growing in garde

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

Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

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