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In BC the state can tell you what to do with your money, even when you’re dead
June 23, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Some might gripe that their spouse keeps too close an eye on their spending habits, but the wrath of a partner after a frivolous purchase is small fry compared to the power the state has once you're dead.
Was Curtis Sagmoen a killer? RCMP fill in some of the blanks in the case
June 20, 2025 - 6:00 AM

After years of speculation, police are now saying that Curtis Sagmoen was the main suspect in the suspicious death of both Nicole Bell and Traci Genereaux.
Sign banning union recruiter removed from Kamloops construction site
June 19, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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A trade union recruiter was barred from a Kamloops construction site and someone took to advertising his banishment.
Kamloops firefighters displaced after vehicle fire in fire hall
June 18, 2025 - 1:54 PM
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A vehicle fire forced Kamloops firefighters out of their regular station early Tuesday night.
Merritt teens first on scene of hotel fire take action, alert guests
June 13, 2025 - 4:00 PM

Merritt teenagers Jacob Sutherland and Jayda Bonner didn’t hesitate to take action when they saw flames coming from the Comfort Inn & Suites on Crawford Avenue in the wee hours Friday.
UBCO building network of cameras to act as smoke detectors in forest
June 10, 2025 - 2:00 PM

UBC Okanagan is working on a network of cameras that would work like smoke alarms in the forest.
Kamloops man accused in stabbing spree led police to hidden knives
June 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A man accused in a 2020 stabbing spree stowed away two knives before he returned to the scene.
Crews on scene of out of control wildfire near Okanagan Falls
June 04, 2025 - 3:47 PM

Smoke can be seen from a wildfire near Okanagan Falls this afternoon as local and BC Wildfire crews respond.
West Kelowna firefighters douse duplex fire and save a cat
May 29, 2025 - 11:34 AM

West Kelowna Fire Rescue put out a blaze that engulfed a duplex this morning.
'Very good year': Bumper crop of morel mushrooms in Thompson-Okanagan
May 26, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Foragers are having fun picking morel mushrooms in the Thompson-Okanagan region this spring as there is an abundance this year.
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iN DISCUSSION: ICBC's no fault system criticized
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 23. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

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

Kelowna strata management firm fined $15K for not doing any managing
A Kelowna strata management company is on the hook $15,000 after it failed to do anything for a property it was managing. According to a June 2 BC Financial Services Authority decision, property manager Robert Tomislav Zivkovic provided &qu

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