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iN NUMBERS: Summer of music in Okanagan, Kamloops
August 13, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Whether you have a few hundred bucks in your pocket or just a ball of lint, there’s plenty of live music to enjoy in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Fired Westside fire chief loses human rights case against regional district
August 12, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A former Central Okanagan fire chief, who was suspended for giving misleading information to the media and later fired, has lost a BC Human Rights Tribunal case where he argued the Regional District discriminated against him because of his PTSD.
Vernon paddleboarder victim of hit and run on Kal Lake
August 11, 2025 - 5:15 PM

A Vernon woman was injured and mentally shaken up after getting hit by a speedboat while paddleboarding with a friend on Kalamalka Lake Sunday evening.
Heat wave in Okanagan, Kamloops likely won’t last
August 11, 2025 - 2:30 PM

A mini heat wave is hitting the South Thompson and South Okanagan regions, but the weather office says it’s going to pass later in the week.
Ten of the biggest, multi-million dollar companies in Okanagan, Kamloops
August 10, 2025 - 4:00 AM

You might have heard of some of these companies, or driven past a sign with their name on it in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
$5,000 worth of putters stolen from Vernon golf shop
August 07, 2025 - 1:46 PM

There may be some bargain-priced putters on Facebook Marketplace after a pair thieves walked out of a Vernon golf shop with eight expensive clubs more than a week ago.
What a 40 percent chance of rain really means in Kamloops, Okanagan
August 07, 2025 - 6:00 AM

If you’re not a meteorologist you might reasonably assume a 40 per cent chance of precipitation in, say, Kelowna means there’s a 40 per cent chance it’s going to rain throughout the city. You’d be wrong though.
Mysterious statue of woman appears on Vernon sidewalk
August 06, 2025 - 11:21 AM

A statue of a woman showed up on a sidewalk in Vernon this morning and been picked up the RCMP who are waiting for its owner to come forward.
Murdered Vernon senior likely discovered accused at his isolated property
August 05, 2025 - 2:00 PM

Crown prosecutors allege that Peter Michael Visintainer murdered 79-year-old Wolf-Ingo Rudolf Beyer when Beyer discovered Visintainer at his rural property deep in the hills off Westside Road.
Vandalism at Kamloops mayor's business raises concerns about local politicians safety
August 01, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Municipal politicians in Kamloops are no strangers to threats to their safety in the past few years.
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Fun festivals for foodies in Okanagan, Kamloops
Foodies in Kamloops and the Okanagan might want to mark their calendars for some unique upcoming festivals in the region celebrating pickles, garlic, tomatoes and hot peppers. The inaugural Farmstrong Cider Pickle Festival in Armstrong ki

What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy
President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states. Trump said Monday that he hopes to deci

Is anyone buying the new shiny Kelowna condos? Actually, they already did
If you hadn't stepped foot in Kelowna for five years, you'd likely be amazed at the number of glass towers now dotting the city's skyline. So far this year, 740 brand-new condo units have come onto the real estate market, more t

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