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Brain damaged man jailed for raping colleague at Lumby care home
September 28, 2025 - 6:00 AM

CONTENT ADVISORY - This article deals with violent sexual assault
Keremeos senior texted daughters before slashing wife's throat, stabbing himself
September 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

In the minutes before Keremeos senior Brian Reum sliced his wife's throat with a knife before stabbing himself in the chest, he sent a text message to his daughters.
Kootenay student wanted $800,000 for discrimination; college offered $44,000
September 02, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kootenay nursing student has been given two weeks to accept a $44,000 settlement from a Castlegar college after she alleged the school discriminated against her because of her dwarfism and anxiety.
A decade of sharing: Kamloops co-housing home calls it a day
June 25, 2025 - 6:00 AM

After more than a decade of communal living a unique and unconventional Kamloops co-housing project is coming to an end.
No jail for erratic Vernon Cadillac driver caught with ounce of fentanyl
June 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A 50-year-old BC man, caught driving his Cadillac erratically in Vernon, won't go to jail after two dozen bags of fentanyl and carfentanyl were found in his vehicle.
Kelowna’s tent city policies ‘make people want to give up’
June 07, 2025 - 9:00 AM
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8-year-old Kelowna actor plays reality TV star Honey Boo Boo in biopic
May 17, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Some kids take karate lessons after school, play hockey on the weekends or take music lessons, but 8-year-old Vale Cooper from Kelowna finds herself in Hallmark movies or in her latest role as reality TV icon Honey Boo Boo.
Kelowna man wins legal fight after ICBC 'ignored' the details
May 14, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna man has won a legal challenge against ICBC after the provincial insurer classified him as a part-time worker, which greatly reduced his benefits.
Kamloops on track to open city-owned medical clinic
May 07, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Kamloops may become the second city in B.C. to have a city taxpayer owned medical clinic.
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.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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