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'Cruel and ageist': The harsh reality of seniors living in crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan
May 09, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A growing number of seniors are living in poverty and falling into homelessness in B.C., and the crisis is exacerbating already high levels of social isolation.
South Okanagan endangered plant vandal scandal a misunderstanding
May 08, 2025 - 4:30 PM

It's looking like a scandal over the fate of an endangered species of plant on a South Okanagan beach might be nothing but a lot of speculation.
Planned burn during 2023 Shuswap wildfire could have killed trapped firefighters
May 07, 2025 - 9:00 PM

British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became "trapped by extreme fire behaviour" that cut off their escape.
Tiny House Warriors given conditional sentences after 4-year TMX case
May 05, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Four members of the Tiny House Warriors arrested after confrontations at a Trans Mountain pipeline work camp in 2021 will not face any jail time.
Time takes its toll on South Okanagan jail house built in 1896
May 03, 2025 - 11:00 AM

A fundraising campaign is underway in Oliver and the surrounding area to restore the historic Fairview Jail building — one of the oldest remaining structures of its kind in the Okanagan Valley.
Witness describes discovery of shooting victim at Shuswap car wash
May 01, 2025 - 8:20 AM

A woman who was friends with the victim of a 2021 Shuswap shooting found the man bleeding in his truck just moments after the gunshot.
iN PHOTOS: Vernon photographer turns hardship into creative connections
April 30, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Less than a year ago Vernon resident Alexa Wyatt picked up her camera while recovering from a car accident and is turning her photography hobby into a business that gives back to her community.
Kamloops Filipino Canadian says community 'shaken to its core' by festival tragedy
April 29, 2025 - 4:00 PM

Kamloops resident Dylan Pushak was in the Philippines with his family when a horrific and deadly crime took place at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day Festival.
iN VIDEO: A look inside West Kelowna’s iconic Gorman Bros. Lumber mill
April 24, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Anyone travelling between West Kelowna and Peachland has passed the decades-old Gorman Bros. sawmill with its teal sided warehouses and tidy stacks of lumber.
Angry BC teacher who grabbed students' phones gets reprimanded
April 20, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A BC French teacher who snatched students' phones and laptops without asking, seemed angry and annoyed and raised her voice, has received a two-day suspension and a black mark from the regulator all due to her behaviour on a single day three and a half years ago.
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

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