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What to do for Truth and Reconciliation Day in Kamloops, Okanagan
September 29, 2025 - 6:00 PM

You might be treating Truth and Reconciliation Day as just another statutory holiday, but there are events all around Kamloops and the Okanagan to help remind folks that it’s about remembering the ongoing effects of colonization and Canada’s imperialist history.
Brain damaged man jailed for raping colleague at Lumby care home
September 28, 2025 - 6:00 AM

CONTENT ADVISORY - This article deals with violent sexual assault
What's happening this weekend Okanagan, Kamloops
September 26, 2025 - 3:00 PM

The Thompson-Okanagan region is home to several exciting events every day of the week, but sometimes so many options can become overwhelming. To keep your weekend plans simple, we’ve compiled some of the best events from each major city for this upcoming weekend.
iN NUMBERS: Comparing Kamloops, Okanagan bureaucrat salaries
September 26, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Cost of living is often top-of-mind for most British Columbians, but it's likely not so pressing if you're a public sector executive in Kamloops or the Okanagan.
iN PHOTOS: Fall fun for families in Okanagan, Kamloops
September 26, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Autumn has arrived with its cooler temperatures and all its changing colours in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Kamloops, Kelowna 'good examples' amid BC municipal spending booms
September 25, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Budgets keep growing at city halls in BC and while some outpace growth, Kelowna and Kamloops appear to be on the right track.
Despite police inaction, BC spa owner gets 11 years for sexual assaulting patients
September 25, 2025 - 5:00 PM

When the first of seven victims went to the police to report that a BC spa owner had sexually assaulted them during a vaginal rejuvenation procedure, little was done.
Kelowna clinical trial for new cancer treatment
September 25, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Doctors in B.C. are working on a new cancer treatment method and patients in Kelowna will be able to participate in the clinical trial.
'It's way better': Vernon goose cull leads to clean beaches
September 24, 2025 - 6:00 AM

It wasn't without controversy, but a local government policy to cull the geese living in the north end of Okanagan Lake appears to have been a huge success.
Vernon’s Field of Screams unleashes four new nightmares
September 23, 2025 - 4:42 PM

Are you ready to scream?
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THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
OPINION Earlier this month, ABC - one of America’s major television networks - folded like a cheap suit when President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened: “I m

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

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

Kamloops lobby group says new housing rules lack rental protections
A Kamloops lobby group is calling on city hall to protect renters amid plans to densify urban neighbourhoods. New City of Kamloops plans "don't go far enough" to prioritize renters displaced by redevelopment, according to a Tr

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