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Kelowna businessperson to carry BC Conservative banner for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream
November 28, 2023 - 9:00 PM

The BC Conservatives have announced that Tara Armstrong is their candidate for the 2024 provincial election for the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding.
BC teacher reprimanded for calling her class a 'nightmare'
November 28, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A BC teacher was suspended after she told a class it was her "nightmare" and made racist comments to a vice principal.
Trucker who crashed into Kamloops front yard pleads guilty
November 28, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A trucker who drove a car carrier into a Kamloops home's front yard last year pleaded guilty to one of the three charges he faced last week.
Okanagan RCMP family preparing to light huge star on local mountain
November 28, 2023 - 4:30 PM

A star will be lit above Lake Country this week as part of an annual tradition that started during the COVID pandemic.
Highway 97 near Summerland will close for blasting this week
November 28, 2023 - 3:31 PM
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Highway 97 near Summerland will once again be closed for a short period of time this week.
Fatal plane crash in Columbia Valley south of Golden
November 28, 2023 - 2:34 PM

A small plane has crash near Kootenay National Park in the Columbia Valley killing the pilot, the lone occupant.
Hay spill causes traffic headache in Kamloops
November 28, 2023 - 1:25 PM
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A truck loaded with hay tipped over and dumped its load closing multiple lanes on a Kamloops road today.
North Okanagan’s top cop taking over Vancouver Island division
November 28, 2023 - 11:26 AM

After five years running the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP detachment, Supt. Shawna Baher will be taking over the RCMP’s Island Division in February.
Kelowna's popular outdoor skating rink set to open this week
November 28, 2023 - 10:45 AM

Kelowna’s popular outdoor skating rink in Stuart Park across from City Hall will open at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 1.
Merritt RCMP looking for owner of goat killed by dog in online video
November 28, 2023 - 8:38 AM

Police are trying to find the owner of a goat that was filmed being savagely attacked and killed by a pitbull last week.
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THOMPSON: The ongoing war against cockroaches
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Meeting high demand for Christmas turkeys challenging farmers in Kamloops, Okanagan
If you want a free run, locally grown turkey for your Christmas table you might want to hustle to get your order in. Some organic farmers in Kamloops and the Okanagan are struggling to keep up with demand. “There are people already ca

NFL disability program leaves retired Saints tight end hurting and angry
Boo Williams wakes up each morning not knowing how the pain will hit. It could be debilitating headaches that make it impossible to get out of bed. Sometimes the pain shoots down his neck. Through all of it, he's angry. Williams, who pl

YO MAMA: I’ll have peeta putta and jam any day
“Me scoopa no vroom vroom, scoopa hitchy wee-oooh-weee-oooh.” I chuckled from the kitchen as I listened to my two-year-old trying to explain something to his auntie in the other room. “I didn’t quite catch that

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