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Federal election voter toolkit for Kamloops and the Okanagan
April 15, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Federal election day is fast approaching, so here are some resources that you might find helpful before you head to the ballot box.
Double-digit sentences for armed men guilty of North Okanagan home invasion
April 14, 2025 - 1:23 PM

It was midnight and James Jurica and his then-girlfriend Candice Kado were awake and lying in bed at their rural Lumby home when two men, armed with a shotgun and with masks pulled over their faces, broke in.
'Beginnings of colonization': New book on Vernon's O'Keefe Ranch doesn't romanticize history
April 14, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Okanagan historian Ken Mather spent 20 years living on the O'Keefe Ranch and now, more than 40 years after he first began working there he's penned a book about the historic site.
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
April 13, 2025 - 4:00 PM

UPDATE: April 13, 2025
Court overturns Summerland's efforts to restrict family's FOIs
April 13, 2025 - 2:00 PM

A BC judge has ruled that a family's efforts to get information from Summerland's town hall were unfairly blocked.
40 years of cracking jokes: Vernon fish market up for sale
April 13, 2025 - 4:00 AM

It's impossible to buy anything from Bob Gibson without him telling you a joke, a story or some kind of fable.
iN VIDEO: Federal electoral district changes in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 12, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Federal election day is fast approaching and voters in Kamloops and the Okanagan might find they are voting in a new district.
A look back at the federal election campaign this week
April 11, 2025 - 5:00 PM

The federal election campaign is well underway with just over two weeks until election day.
10-year prohibition for Vernon who lawyer who lacked 'candour and honesty': Law Society
April 10, 2025 - 5:04 PM

A Vernon lawyer who lacked "candour and honesty" has been prohibited from practicing law for 10 years.
Rent prices in Kelowna and Kamloops trending down
April 09, 2025 - 4:30 PM
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Rent prices in Kelowna and Kamloops are on their way down, but renters might not be noticing quite yet.
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THOMPSON: The latest grooming systems for men have gone too far
OPINION Like most folks, I have more stuff squirrelled away in my bathroom drawers and cabinet than I use. A recent inspection found a cologne someone gave me that I don’t like, a prescription drug that expired

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

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