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Staff shortage means disabled Kamloops student excluded from school activities
June 03, 2025 - 5:00 PM

One child's needs were deemed too much to bring them along for a Kamloops school event, until her mother spoke up.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops forager uses dandelions to make mead
June 03, 2025 - 4:00 AM
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Dandelions are considered a weed by some and are prevalent in backyards everywhere, but Kamloops forager is finding a useful purpose for them.
Young Penticton murder suspect breaches bail conditions once again
May 28, 2025 - 11:30 AM

A young offender facing a second-degree murder charge in the 2021 death of Penticton’s Taig Savage is back in custody after breaching bail conditions for the second time in recent days.
Bell announces plans to open six AI data centres in B.C., including Kamloops
May 28, 2025 - 8:03 AM

Bell Canada has announced it will open six artificial intelligence data centres in B.C. as part of a plan to create the largest AI compute project in Canada.
A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
May 27, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan.
Okanagan MLA calls school board’s support for Indigenous sovereignty ‘propaganda’
May 26, 2025 - 4:30 PM

After taking heat from her former party, the Penticton Indian Band, some of her own constituents and the Central Okanagan School Board, Independent Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong continues her fight against Indigenous rights.
Okanagan school board latest to take aim at MLA Tara Armstrong
May 23, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Independent Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong continues to fight against Indigenous sovereignty, but the Central Okanagan school district is standing with First Nations.
Penticton Vees VP talks social media, fans and consent heading into WHL spotlight
May 23, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Seventeen-year-olds don’t have a reputation for great judgement so when young hockey players are thrust into the spotlight they might not know how to handle it, which is why the Penticton Vees’ vice president said the team works hard to guide players on and off the ice.
iN PHOTOS: A peek behind the curtain at Cirque du Soleil show in Kelowna
May 22, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Everyone had a different demeanour warming up on the ice for the Cirque du Soleil show in Kelowna. Some of the stunting skaters were pure focus, others were smiling and laughing, but come showtime they all have nerves of steel.
Poilievre names Kamloops and Okanagan Conservative MPs to 'shadow cabinet'
May 21, 2025 - 4:30 PM

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to fill critics roles including two from Kamloops and one from the Okanagan.
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Strawberry dilemma: Buy cheap American or more pricey Okanagan grown
Fruit stands with rows and rows of fresh strawberries in the Okanagan should tell you they’re in season, but if you shop for your berries at the grocery store you might feel like it’s a struggle to buy Canadian right now. Americ

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Leaky sewage system nets another fine for South Okanagan development
A South Okanagan developer was hit with another fine for its leaky sewage system, this time for $158,000. The sewage system was recently taken over by the regional district, but that didn't stop the province from handing down its third

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