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New Interior Health CEO isn’t enough for Kelowna MLAs
June 30, 2025 - 12:23 PM

Interior Health has a new CEO following the controversial Kelowna General Hospital pediatric unit closure, but local MLAs aren’t satisfied with the change.
BC First Nations are leading a waste revolution
June 29, 2025 - 4:00 PM
Volunteers play music to soothe shelter animals
June 29, 2025 - 8:00 AM

DENVER (AP) — It's often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test for an unlikely audience — man's best friend.
Movie Review: From bumper to bumper, 'F1' is Formula One spectacle
June 28, 2025 - 10:00 AM

The wide-screen spectacle of Formula One gets a gleaming, rip-roaring workout in Joseph Kosinski’s “F1,” a fine-tuned machine of a movie that, in its most riveting racing scenes, approaches a kind of high-speed splendor.
Interior Health CEO steps down following KGH pediatric closure controversy
June 27, 2025 - 10:11 AM

The CEO of Interior Health is stepping down since Kelowna General Hospital hasn’t been able to find enough doctors to reopen the pediatric ward.
Pentagon leaders cite military tactics to show destruction from US attacks on Iran
June 26, 2025 - 12:08 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders laid out new details Thursday about military tactics and explosives to bolster their argument that U.S. attacks had destroyed key Iranian nuclear facilities, but little more emerged on how far back the bombing had set

Tom Green to host Canadian country music awards in Kelowna
June 26, 2025 - 8:36 AM

Tom Green’s Canadian comeback continues with plans to host Canada’s biggest country music awards show.
Rustad wonders if he should have made 'blackmail' claim after Opposition caucus meets
June 26, 2025 - 7:36 AM

British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad said he wonders whether he should have used the word "blackmail" to describe the alleged behaviour of former B.C. Conservatives he's accused of trying to take over the party.
Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months
June 25, 2025 - 2:47 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.
Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination
June 25, 2025 - 1:45 PM

OTTAWA — A longtime B.C. MLA who was barred from running for the Conservative party in the April election said the Tories need to do a deep dive into their nomination processes — but he has little faith that will happen.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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