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Fire & Flower files for court protection from creditors under CCAA
June 06, 2023 - 10:00 PM
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TORONTO - Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. says it has received a court order for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
iN VIDEO: Vancouver Island scuba divers spot shark in rare shallow-water sighting
June 06, 2023 - 9:00 PM

NANAIMO, B.C. - Connor McTavish and three companions had just planned to explore the site of a shipwreck in Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island last month when he spotted something in the corner of his eye — a two-metre-long sixgill shark.
BC strata found negligent, ordered to pay $14,000 over leaky wall
June 06, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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A BC strata has been ordered to pay a resident $14,000 after it was found to have been negligent in repairing the exterior wall of a townhouse.
Most Kamloops, Okanagan housing prices fell in May
June 06, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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The sale of houses picked up in Kamloops and the Okanagan in May compared to April but prices in most categories took a hit.
‘We’re running for our ancestors’: Syilx Unity Run connects community to the land
June 06, 2023 - 4:30 PM

More than 100 syilx Youth, Elders and community members gathered at the Syilx Nation Indian Residential School (SIRS) Monument in snpintktn (Penticton) on June 1 to kick off a four-day run across their territory. The ceremony reminded participants to honour their ancestors and lift each other up as they travelled through their homelands – just as their ancestors had done.
Campfire ban coming to Kamloops Fire Centre this week
June 06, 2023 - 3:49 PM

The BC Wildfire Service is banning campfires throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre as of this Thursday.
Prenatal clinic opens at Kamloops hospital
June 06, 2023 - 2:30 PM

The Interior Health Authority just opened a midwifery clinic at Royal Inland Hospital.
Arrest made following Kelowna convenience store arson fire
June 06, 2023 - 1:33 PM

A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed the Bankhead Convenience Store in Kelowna this past weekend.
UPDATE: Crews making progress on grass fire at Kamloops recycling facility
June 06, 2023 - 1:27 PM

A grass fire near at a Kamloops recycling plant sent smoke high above the city today.
Canucks release schedule, ticket prices for Penticton's Young Stars Classic
June 06, 2023 - 11:09 AM

The Vancouver Canucks have announced the game schedule and ticket details for the 10th edition of the popular Young Stars Classic hockey tournament in Penticton.
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iN PHOTOS: Clear skies perfect for Strawberry Moon photography in Kamloops, Okanagan
Photographers took advantage of the bright full Moon over the weekend, snapped photos and shared them on iNFOnews.ca's social media channels. June's full moon, also known as the Strawberry Moon, was at fullest in the wee hours

Britannia Brewing coming to Kelowna’s industrial north end
A Lower Mainland craft beer company is expanding to Kelowna. Britannia Brewing Co. has locations in the Steveston neighbourhood of Richmond and in Ladner. It wants a pub/restaurant at 8999 Jim Bailey Rd. in the industrial north end of Kelow

Fire & Flower files for court protection from creditors under CCAA
TORONTO - Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. says it has received a court order for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The company had been pursuing additional financing to raise capital

BC strata found negligent, ordered to pay $14,000 over leaky wall
A BC strata has been ordered to pay a resident $14,000 after it was found to have been negligent in repairing the exterior wall of a townhouse. According to a June 1 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Rupa Deb, who owns a townhouse in t

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