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BC taqueria sells a Corona to-go without food, gets shuttered
August 02, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A BC taqueria has been ordered to close for a day after it sold a bottle of Corona to go without food.
iN PHOTOS: Why a popular Kamloops Halloween display had to close for good
September 12, 2022 - 7:00 PM
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There are a number of reasons why a popular haunted house in Kamloops is not going up this year, but the owner’s passion for Halloween isn’t one of them.
iN VIDEO: Hurricane Laura thrashes Louisiana, but damage is less than predicted
August 27, 2020 - 5:31 PM

LAKE CHARLES, La. - One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., Laura barreled across Louisiana on Thursday, shearing off roofs, killing a least six people and maintaining ferocious strength while carving a destructive path hundreds of miles inland.
Philadelphia cleaning up after some Super Bowl celebrations turn unruly
February 05, 2018 - 8:45 AM

Philadelphia was cleaning up Monday after pockets of Super Bowl victory celebrations turned unruly overnight, with rowdy Eagles fans smashing department store windows, looting a gas station convenience store and toppling a number of the city's famously greased light poles.
A weakening Matthew rakes Atlantic coast; US deaths at 10
October 08, 2016 - 1:00 PM

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A fast-weakening Hurricane Matthew continued its march along the Atlantic coast Saturday, lashing two of the South's most historic cities and some of its most popular resort islands, flattening trees, swamping streets and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands.
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LETTER: Summerland is not a business – but it should be
OPINION It’s time for a wake-up call in Summerland. Our municipal government is making financially irresponsible decisions, and taxpayers are the ones paying the price. From skyrocketing taxes to a disastr

American booze pulled from BC Liquor Stores available at independent outlets
Two BC Liquor Stores in Kamloops were bustling this week as employees pulled American booze off the shelves including Jack Daniel’s American bourbon whisky, Tito’s vodka from Texas and Jim Beam Kentucky bourbon. The action is in

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

'Skating on thin ice': Kelowna's housing sales well below normal
A BC real estate analysis report says Kelowna's housing market is "skating on thin ice" as February's sales were a mere fraction of what was expected. According to The Kelowna Rennie Advantage report, the jump in sales fro

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Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Early humans were regularly using animal bones to make cutting tools 1.5 million years ago. A newly discovered cache of 27 carved and sharpened bones from elephants a
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Nurses, midwives can help treat depression during pregnancy and new motherhood: study
TORONTO - Nurses, midwives and doulas can treat depression and anxiety symptoms experienced during pregnancy and after delivery,a new study says. The clinical trial, published Monday in the
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Meet the world's oldest female barber. A 108-year-old Japanese woman is overjoyed at the recognition
TOKYO (AP) — Meet the world's oldest female barber: She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal re
March 08, 2025 11:00 AM
A new cookbook ties healthy eating to good sleep
Anyone who has ever suffered in bed after eating three slices of pizza could surmise there is some relationship between food and sleep quality. For Marie-Pierre St-Onge, the director of Colu
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
ITOMAN, Japan (AP) — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge.
March 08, 2025 4:00 PM
Kamloops RCMP catch Valleyview stabbing suspect
A man was taken to hospital and a suspect was arrested after a stabbing in Kamloops’ Valleyview neighbourhood earlier this week. Kamloops RCMP were called to a stabbing in the 1700-blo
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Buffy Sainte-Marie loses top Canadian arts honours including Junos, Polaris and Canada's Walk of Fame induction
TORONTO - Buffy Sainte-Marie lost her Juno awards, Polaris Music Prize and several Hall of Fame inductions in a matter of hours on Friday — a continued unwinding of her legacy as arts organizations r
March 07, 2025 5:47 PM
Forget about paying those parking tickets from private BC companies
There’s two sides to every parking ticket from private lots. On the one hand, there’s the law. On the other is the reality the private companies can't actually make you pay.
July 31, 2023 7:00 PM
New riverfront homeless shelter planned for Kamloops
Kamloops is getting a new homeless shelter near downtown. Once built, the 56-bed shelter will be next door to the Yacht Club that's been used as winter shelter in recent years.
February 12, 2025 4:30 PM
iN PHOTOS: Sun halo appears in clear blue skies in Kamloops region
Residents in the Kamloops area were treated to a halo around the sun on a blue-sky day in early March, and some shutterbugs were able to get stunning captures of the uncommon atmospheric event.
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Top News - Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

BC taqueria sells a Corona to-go without food, gets shuttered

iN PHOTOS: Why a popular Kamloops Halloween display had to close for good

iN VIDEO: Hurricane Laura thrashes Louisiana, but damage is less than predicted

Philadelphia cleaning up after some Super Bowl celebrations turn unruly

A weakening Matthew rakes Atlantic coast; US deaths at 10

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