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Meet the Kamloops man who cares for birds of prey, the creepiest of crawlies
October 30, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Jamie Pearce has been flying birds of prey for audiences at the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops for over six years in demonstrations that bring awareness of the beauty and importance of different raptor species in the local ecosystem.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Tarantuloid spiders rare sight in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 26, 2022 - 7:30 AM

Tarantuloid spiders never cease to fright and delight when spotted, because of their tarantula-like body and large size.
2021 box office closes with more fireworks for 'Spider-Man'
January 02, 2022 - 5:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out 2021 with more fireworks at the box office for “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which topped all films for the third straight week and already charts among the highest grossing films ever.
Spidey nets 3rd best opening of all time with $253 million
December 19, 2021 - 1:10 PM

Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” not only shattered pandemic-era box office records; it became the third best opening of all time behind “Avengers: Endgame” ($357.1 million) and “Avengers: Infinity War" ($257.7 million).
Tarantuloid spiders shock and fascinate residents in Kamloops
September 28, 2021 - 7:00 AM

While tarantuloid spiders are not a new discovery in the province, their unique appearance and large size continues to be a shock for some who get the chance to spot them.
'Shang-Chi' blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
September 05, 2021 - 9:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — On what's traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" smashed the record for Labor Day openings with an estimated $71.4 million in ticket sales, giving a box office reeling from the recent coronavirus surge a huge lift heading into the fall season.
Creepy-crawly that predates dinosaurs spotted in West Kelowna
May 01, 2021 - 8:26 AM

A spider that has barely changed in the last 400 million years was recently spotted in a West Kelowna backyard.
Why 2020 has become a bumper year for black widow spiders
September 22, 2020 - 7:00 AM

It's the only venomous spider in the Okanagan, and it's the one spider that's decided to show up in force in 2020.
5 creepy crawlies you (probably) didn't know existed in the Thompson-Okanagan
September 19, 2020 - 11:30 AM

There's an odd fascination around here with creepy crawlies. Pay attention to any community forum long enough and you'll see someone post a photo of some critter that looks like something rejected from a Star Wars reboot, while everyone else either freaks out or tries to identify it. Perhaps it's because the Okanagan is mostly populated by people transplanted from elsewhere.
iN VIDEO: Kids mourn Black Panther with mock funerals, '42' jerseys
September 02, 2020 - 7:00 PM

NEW YORK - In their driveways or in their bedrooms, using little cardboard boxes or piles of backyard dirt, young fans of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman paid their respects with lots of Wakanda salutes and mock funerals attended by action figures.
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Strawberry dilemma: Buy cheap American or more pricey Okanagan grown
Fruit stands with rows and rows of fresh strawberries in the Okanagan should tell you they’re in season, but if you shop for your berries at the grocery store you might feel like it’s a struggle to buy Canadian right now. Americ

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he's tasked with recommending cannabis sale regulations — including potential legalization of adult use of marijuana — should aim to provide a structure in a s

Leaky sewage system nets another fine for South Okanagan development
A South Okanagan developer was hit with another fine for its leaky sewage system, this time for $158,000. The sewage system was recently taken over by the regional district, but that didn't stop the province from handing down its third

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