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Owners claim Spallumcheen tried to purchase property with drug lab, illegal logging
July 28, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The Township of Spallumcheen tried to buy a North Okanagan property months before police found a drug lab. Now the province wants to seize it.
Grass fire in Kamloops park blamed on after-school wienie roast
July 28, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The cause of a fire that encroached on Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops last month was an after-school hotdog cookout.
Trump says he ended friendship with Epstein because he 'stole people that worked for me'
July 28, 2025 - 4:38 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he ended his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and threw the now-disgraced financier out of his private club in Florida after Epstein betrayed him more than once by hiring people who had worked for him.
Motion expected in Nanaimo, B.C., to ask for closure of safe injection site
July 28, 2025 - 3:49 PM

A councillor in Nanaimo, B.C., wants the local health authority to close an overdose prevention site next to city hall, in a motion the mayor says reflects frustration growing within the community.
Carney says trade talks in 'intense phase' after Trump scores win with European Union
July 28, 2025 - 2:44 PM

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that Canada's negotiations with the United States are in an "intense phase" after President Donald Trump achieved a critical agreement with the European Union days away from his tariff deadline.
$77M in funding to bring high-speed internet to 7,000 in BC Interior
July 28, 2025 - 2:30 PM

The federal and provincial governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the BC Interior including the North Okanagan and Kamloops area.
BC teen earns $1,800 in fines after crashing into parked dump truck
July 28, 2025 - 1:00 PM
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BC Highway Patrol officers clocked a 16-year-old from Abbotsford doing excessive speeds on the Trans-Canada and the teen eventually crashed into a dump truck at an off ramp.
Extreme heat expected to be brief in Kamloops, Okanagan this week
July 28, 2025 - 12:29 PM

The Southern Interior, including Kamloops and the Okanagan, is expecting some serious heat this week, but only for a few days.
Police identify human remains found after Coldstream house fire
July 28, 2025 - 11:32 AM

Vernon RCMP have confirmed the identity of the person who died in a house fire in Coldstream last week.
B.C.'s Eby tilts at Trump's dislike of windmills to jolt provincial call to power
July 28, 2025 - 11:24 AM

VANCOUVER — Premier David Eby used British Columbia's latest call for more power sources to invite American clean energy producers to the province after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized "ugly" windmills in Scotland.
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THOMPSON: Donald the liar and the Jeffrey Epstein files
OPINION Earlier this month, Donald Trump was asked time and time again about releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. Epstein was a financier and child sex offender…a vocation and avocation that don’t necessa

iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
There are numerous kinds of juicy berries growing in Kamloops and the Okanagan in early summer each with bright colours, unique flavours and packed with nutrients. While some berries like raspberries are more common to find growing in garde

Rapper GloRilla is arrested on marijuana charges following investigation of a burglary at her home
Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after “a significant amount of marijuana” was found by police while they investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, vo

iN VIDEO: At $22M, this luxury estate in Shuswap is a deal
An extravagant luxury estate on Shuswap Lake is still on the market, even after the price was dropped from $30 million to $22 million late last year. The Fighting Dog Ranch estate sits on 73 acres in Sunnybrae and includes two homes with a

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North Okanagan massage therapist who promoted ivermectin gets fined
A North Okanagan massage therapist who recommended a patient take ivermectin has been fined $350. According to a recently published April 8 College of Complementary Health Professions of BC
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Kelowna bank robber awarded $10,000 by Human Rights Tribunal
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iN PHOTOS: Relax and unwind at Japanese gardens in Kamloops, Okanagan
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iN VIDEO: Hummingbird moths buzz around in Kamloops
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Peachland mayor not backing down after church refuses to sell property for fire hall
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