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Gas prices continue to soar for weekend drivers, experts predict no immediate relief
May 15, 2022 - 9:00 PM

National gas prices continued their staggering rise this weekend, with drivers in Vancouver told to brace for as much as $2.34 per litre at the pumps.
Small wins buoy Ukraine; West says Russians losing momentum
May 15, 2022 - 9:00 PM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faces a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed Sunday by wins on and off the battlefield.
Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
May 15, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada with the third-fastest growing downtown core is the plethora of highrises that are not only under construction but in the works.
Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say
May 15, 2022 - 4:33 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics and drove to the area a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance with the intent of killing as many Black people as possible, officials said Sunday.
North Okanagan's population growth double what was predicted
May 15, 2022 - 4:05 PM
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The population of the North Okanagan grew at twice the rate it was expected to, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
MYSTERY FILM: Decades-old footage from unidentified Vernon school surfaces
May 15, 2022 - 3:28 PM

A Vernon vintage film buff is asking for the public's help identify the contents of a mystery reel from a film taken in an unidentified Vernon school over 40 years ago.
Okanagan, Kamloops has some of the cheapest gas in B.C. right now
May 15, 2022 - 3:02 PM

Central and North Okanagan communities have some of the cheapest gas in the province right now as the Lower Mainland continues to break gas price records.
B.C. senior wins case after Christian charity tries to evict him
May 15, 2022 - 2:33 PM
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A B.C. senior has been given a reprieve and escaped eviction for now after he won a court case against the Residential Tenancy Branch and the Christian charity that tried to evict him.
Kamloops hospital’s pediatrics, obstetrics unit temporarily closes due to staff calling in sick
May 15, 2022 - 1:45 PM

After a number of sick calls yesterday, Royal Inland Hospital’s pediatrics and obstetrics unit was temporarily closed and patients were transported to other units.
B.C. Lions cancel practice in Kamloops, CFL players on strike
May 15, 2022 - 11:18 AM

The B.C. Lions have cancelled a practice in Kamloops that was scheduled for today as Canadian Football League players are on strike.
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The moon will be eclipsed over Kamloops, Okanagan tonight
- This article was first published May 7, 2022. There will be a lunar eclipse on May 15 when the moon falls into the earth’s cone-shaped shadow, and it will be happening at a reasonable hour for skywatchers in Kamloops and the Oka

Kelowna’s Doc Willoughby’s pub to reopen as Bernie’s for dinner and a movie
One of Kelowna’s longest standing pubs is now closed but is slated to re-open in June with a new name and a new movie-centred theme. Doc Willoughby’s was a fixture on Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna since it opened in 1999.

Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing ops: police
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law enforcement officials said Thursday. New challenges are emerging as a t

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