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'Simple mistake' says Kelowna man charged with flying drone in wildfire zone
January 22, 2025 - 2:50 PM

A Kelowna realtor charged for flying a drone during a wildfire says he made a mistake and landed the drone as soon as he saw a helicopter.
Kelowna realtor charged with flying drone in active fire zone
January 22, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A Kelowna realtor has been charged for flying a drone in an active fire zone during the McDougall Creek Wildfire in 2023.
iN PHOTOS: A peek inside a bustling, vintage Kamloops yarn shop
November 01, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Tucked into an industrial park on the outskirts of Kamloops is a small mill filling a big gap in a growing vintage market.
Countdown to a 'navigable' Oyama canal begins with dredging underway
September 11, 2024 - 6:00 AM

After years of fighting through bureaucratic red tape, community organizing and raising nearly $100,000 dollars, the Oyama Canal will soon be safe for boats to pass through.
Why a CN railroad bridge in Kamloops has two tall towers
June 09, 2024 - 6:30 AM

Kamloops commuters drive past the CN railroad bridge that spans the North Thompson River every day, but some might not know the bridge holds a unique claim to fame.
Survey finds most people in BC support drug testing for cannabis
October 27, 2023 - 3:30 PM
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A new poll on legal cannabis shows most British Columbians are in favour of drug testing in the workplace and pardons for pre-legalization possession convictions.
Kelowna worker wins right to take employer to human rights tribunal
August 16, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna worker will have his chance to present a discrimination case to the BC Human Rights Tribunal against his former employer.
The long history of paddle wheelers between Kamloops and Enderby
July 09, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The Okanagan has many stories and displays of its paddle wheelers but other versions of those classic ships plied the rivers and lakes from Savona, through Kamloops, to Enderby.
BC couple awarded $4,500 after bizarre noise coming from neighbour's condo
May 18, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A BC man is on the hook for $4,500 after his downstairs neighbours took him to the small claims court over a bizarre tapping noise coming from his apartment.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops residents brace for another year of 'ear-piercing' construction
May 15, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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A Kamloops construction project hasn't seen a foundation built after more than two years of work, but nearby Pineview residents expect machinery to continue to disturb the neighbourhood this summer.
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JONESIE: Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas just can't help himself
OPINION People are going to start to think I don’t like Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, since I really haven't had anything good to say about him. That’s not really true. I will say this: He’s been Kelowna’s b

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

BC tenant's misconduct nets him $57,000, until landlord finds out
A BC tenant has been ordered to pay $3,500 to his landlord after he hoodwinked the Residential Tenancy Branch about why he'd been evicted, which led to the landlord being ordered to pay the tenant $57,000. According to a Sept. 11 BC Sup

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