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Fight to keep potentially devastating invasive mussels out of Okanagan gains momentum
June 19, 2018 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - Progress is being made in the fight to keep invasive zebra and quagga mussels out of the Okanagan's lakes.
How a Kamloops Indigenous artist is educating her audience through music
June 19, 2018 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - At 19 she's has already shared the stage with Arcade Fire and is planning to release her first album this summer.
Prominent Kamloops skydiver remembered for his love of life and soaring after fatal accident
June 19, 2018 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A world-renowned skydiver from Kamloops has died after an accident at a skydiving facility in Illinois.
Trump raises risk of economically harmful US-China trade war
June 19, 2018 - 5:00 PM

WASHINGTON - The United States and China edged closer Tuesday to triggering the riskiest trade war in decades, a fight that could weaken the world's two largest economies, unsettle relations between Beijing and Washington and crimp global growth.
Mayor hopes parks master plan will represent a new era in park operations
June 19, 2018 - 4:55 PM

PENTICTON - Mayor Andrew Jakubeit expressed hope closure had been reached on a long running and divisive issue in Penticton with the approval of the long awaited Parks and Recreation Master Plan this afternoon.
Former Vernon man accused of murdering his wife seeks bail
June 19, 2018 - 4:46 PM

VERNON - A former Vernon man accused of murdering his wife with the help of his brother will have to wait a little longer to learn if he’ll be released on bail.
Trump assails Canadian tariffs, accuses people of smuggling U.S. goods home
June 19, 2018 - 4:30 PM

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump launched another trade tirade against Canadians, accusing them Tuesday of sneaking their American shopping back home — all because of what he calls "massive" tariffs on American goods.
City of Penticton going after unlicensed vacation rentals
June 19, 2018 - 4:00 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton City Council approved a few changes to the city’s vacation rentals program in a bid to bring unlicensed operations into compliance.
Kamloops wines win big at national competition
June 19, 2018 - 4:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Wineries in Kamloops walked away from a national championship with 10 medals.
Kamloops city council amends bylaw to reduce unnecessary idling
June 19, 2018 - 3:19 PM

KAMLOOPS - City council has voted unanimously to approve a bylaw amendment that would restrict all motor vehicles within the City of Kamloops to three minutes of idling.
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OPINION The headline blared "In Bill Morneau's riding, 40% of children live in poverty, report says". The story is about a report issued by "Campaign 2000" going over the latest child poverty n

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Man killed while walking on train tracks in North Okanagan
LAVINGTON - An Okanagan man was killed Sunday afternoon after getting hit by a train. Police say in a media release the 25-year-old Penticton man was seen walking on the tracks in Lavington
June 18, 2018 9:42 AM
Suing your drunk driver: The path taken by two Okanagan families devastated by 2014 crash
VERNON - Two families whose lives were changed forever by a drunk driver didn’t get to leave the nightmare behind them after the offender was convicted and taken away to jail. They went back
June 18, 2018 6:30 PM
Barry Trotz resigns as coach of Stanley Cup-winning Washington Capitals
Barry Trotz abruptly stepped down as coach of the Washington Capitals on Monday after failing to agree to terms on a new contract, a stunning move that left the newly minted Stanley Cup champions
June 18, 2018 2:30 PM
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
10:35 a.m. Monday, June 18, 2018 KAMLOOPS - RCMP say missing 49-year-old Kamloops man has been located. All personal information about the missing man has been removed from this arti
June 18, 2018 10:38 AM
Here's how to protect yourself from those pesky mosquitoes in the Southern Interior
Each year once the snow melts and the sun comes out, mosquitoes hatch and begin flying their way around the Southern Interior. There are a few things you can do to protect yourself and your
June 14, 2018 8:00 PM
Protections for immigrants erode under Trump since inaugural
The Trump administration's move to separate immigrant parents from their children on the U.S.-Mexico border has grabbed attention around the world, drawn scorn from human-rights organizations
June 18, 2018 8:30 AM
Kookies for Khloe Kardashian: Manitoba cookie company gets custom order
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba cookie company is receiving praise from Khloe Kardashian for custom creations featuring her daughter True. The famous Kardashian posted a photo of the custom-order cook
June 18, 2018 9:00 PM
VIDEO: Trump digs in on immigration amid family separation crisis
WASHINGTON - Facing rising outrage from some Republicans as well as Democrats over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Mo
June 18, 2018 4:30 PM
City of Penticton payroll exceeds $23 million
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton spent nearly a quarter of a million dollars on mayor and council salaries and expenses last year, but that was only a fraction of the total $23,449,480 spent on s
June 18, 2018 4:00 PM
Ramifications of a trade war: an expert look at the numbers for Canada
OTTAWA - A new analysis of escalating trade disputes involving the United States warns that a deterioration into an all-out, global trade war would knock North America's economies into recessi
June 17, 2018 9:00 PM

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