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Federal election voter toolkit for Kamloops and the Okanagan
April 15, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Federal election day is fast approaching, so here are some resources that you might find helpful before you head to the ballot box.
Kelowna councillor admits mistakes as city faces lawsuit for underground parking fiasco
April 14, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A year ago residents of a subsidized apartment building in downtown Kelowna were evacuated due to underground parkade construction and now a city councillor has admitted the city has made mistakes.
Double-digit sentences for armed men guilty of North Okanagan home invasion
April 14, 2025 - 1:23 PM

It was midnight and James Jurica and his then-girlfriend Candice Kado were awake and lying in bed at their rural Lumby home when two men, armed with a shotgun and with masks pulled over their faces, broke in.
iN NUMBERS: Okanagan drivers got the most tickets in a dangerous driving crackdown
April 14, 2025 - 7:00 AM

If there was a competition for who could get the most traffic tickets, drivers in the Okanagan would win every time.
Prolific Kelowna shoplifter ordered to pay stores back
April 13, 2025 - 7:00 PM

In an unusual move, a BC judge has attempted to make a prolific Kelowna shoplifter pay back the stores for all the stuff he stole.
Revelstoke ski resort fined $78,000 after worker seriously injured
April 13, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A Revelstoke ski resort has been fined $78,000 after a staff member sustained serious injuries when the vehicle they were reversing went over an embankment.
Court overturns Summerland's efforts to restrict family's FOIs
April 13, 2025 - 2:00 PM

A BC judge has ruled that a family's efforts to get information from Summerland's town hall were unfairly blocked.
Why Kamloops council won't pay the mayor's legal bills
April 13, 2025 - 12:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops hoped in vain council would cover his legal fees for abandoned or dismissed code of conduct investigations.
iN VIDEO: Federal electoral district changes in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 12, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Federal election day is fast approaching and voters in Kamloops and the Okanagan might find they are voting in a new district.
No guard rail nets Kelowna roofing company $20,000 fine
April 12, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A Kelowna roofing company has been fined $20,000 for failing to put up guard rails while working on the roof of a two-storey house.
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THOMPSON: The latest grooming systems for men have gone too far
OPINION Like most folks, I have more stuff squirrelled away in my bathroom drawers and cabinet than I use. A recent inspection found a cologne someone gave me that I don’t like, a prescription drug that expired

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Federal election voter toolkit for Kamloops and the Okanagan

Kelowna councillor admits mistakes as city faces lawsuit for underground parking fiasco

Double-digit sentences for armed men guilty of North Okanagan home invasion

iN NUMBERS: Okanagan drivers got the most tickets in a dangerous driving crackdown

Prolific Kelowna shoplifter ordered to pay stores back

Revelstoke ski resort fined $78,000 after worker seriously injured

Court overturns Summerland's efforts to restrict family's FOIs

Why Kamloops council won't pay the mayor's legal bills

iN VIDEO: Federal electoral district changes in Kamloops, Okanagan

No guard rail nets Kelowna roofing company $20,000 fine

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