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RCMP tight-lipped about serious crime investigation at Kamloops home
April 16, 2024 - 3:04 PM

RCMP investigators have been at a North Kamloops home since late last week, but police are tight-lipped as to why.
Probe finds no wrongdoing after Kamloops fire crew missed body in encampment blaze
March 20, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The news was "devastating" for Kamloops firefighters when they learned a body was discovered in the debris of a burnt homeless encampment four days after they put out the blaze.
Kamloops mayor's torched SUV sold for scrap by city
March 16, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's burned-out SUV was sold for scraps, and the city got the cash.
Kamloops volunteer in her 90s known as 'Grandma' among city's homeless
March 15, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The people shuffling through the doors of a homeless shelter in Kamloops in the morning look sleepy-eyed and bedraggled after a rough night on the streets.
Seven dogs rescued from North Okanagan backyard breeder
January 19, 2024 - 9:51 AM

The BC SPCA has rescued seven dogs from abusive conditions in a small community in the North Okanagan.
Kamloops woman frustrated after finding homeless man freezing overnight
January 18, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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It was 3 a.m. on Sunday when Bonnie Jackson went to the bathroom and happened to look out the window onto the dark Kamloops street and saw something that shocked her.
Not enough beds: Cold and chaotic night for shelter operators in Kamloops
January 12, 2024 - 1:14 PM
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Glenn Hilke is resting at home today after spending the night collecting the homeless off Kamloops and helping them find shelter overnight when temperatures were at -36 Celsius with the windchill.
City orders Kamloops mayor to remove torched SUV from his car lot
December 12, 2023 - 10:04 AM

A twice-burned vehicle on the Kamloops mayor's car lot has been deemed a fire hazard and he's been ordered to tow it.
'Dramatic' arrest in Kelowna after man removes monitor, steals car
August 01, 2023 - 4:00 PM

Kelowna cops made a "dramatic" arrest Monday after a known criminal removed his electronic monitor and returned to the city.
Water rising too quickly for some Kamloops homeless campers
May 10, 2023 - 7:30 AM

The Thompson Rivers are picking up snow melt and rising quickly in Kamloops, putting pressure on campers and the City to keep tents, propane tanks and tarps from floating downstream.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
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B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

Local News Kelowna and Area

RCMP tight-lipped about serious crime investigation at Kamloops home

Probe finds no wrongdoing after Kamloops fire crew missed body in encampment blaze

Kamloops mayor's torched SUV sold for scrap by city

Kamloops volunteer in her 90s known as 'Grandma' among city's homeless

Seven dogs rescued from North Okanagan backyard breeder

Kamloops woman frustrated after finding homeless man freezing overnight

Not enough beds: Cold and chaotic night for shelter operators in Kamloops

City orders Kamloops mayor to remove torched SUV from his car lot

'Dramatic' arrest in Kelowna after man removes monitor, steals car

Water rising too quickly for some Kamloops homeless campers

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