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His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it. More like him are doing the same
October 19, 2024 - 12:00 PM

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and enlisted National Guard member was calling for taking up arms against police and government officials in his own country.
Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction
September 08, 2024 - 1:00 PM

DALLAS (AP) — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded will go up for auction later this month.
The Latest | Palestinians flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warnings
May 09, 2024 - 3:01 PM

Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up their tents and other belongings and fled the southern city of Rafah for other parts of Gaza, according to the United Nations.
Unions to get more power with federal replacement worker ban
November 16, 2023 - 12:03 PM
'Feel validated': Time to nerd it up at Penticton comic book convention
October 18, 2023 - 11:30 AM

There’s no shame in indulging in geeky pleasures at Penticton's annual comic-book convention.
U.S. lawmakers making one last push to reform cannabis laws before November midterms
August 03, 2022 - 10:00 PM
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WASHINGTON - The surprise climate spending bill isn't the only piece of marquee legislation in the U.S. Senate that's getting a lot of Canadian attention.
Small Okanagan community may lose its only grocery store
November 07, 2021 - 9:33 AM

Dahlia and Derek Millington are left wondering what else they can do to get more people to shop at their little grocery store in Okanagan Falls.
Need outdoor inspiration? Enjoy these gorgeous Thompson, Okanagan hikes
June 05, 2021 - 2:42 PM

Across the globe, the pandemic has sent people out to explore their own backyards, and for those who live in Kamloops and the Okanagan it couldn't be nicer.
Disneyland reopening marks California's COVID-19 turnaround
May 01, 2021 - 5:30 AM

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequined Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients were being treated in outdoor tents.
Naramata neighbourhood seed library sprouts in time for spring
March 06, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Naramata is turning into a seedy place and you might want to follow their lead.
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THOMPSON: Is AI good or evil, or somewhere in between?
OPINION Apple started airing a television commercial called “Write Smarter” last Fall. It shows an office worker in a cubicle using Apple’s “intelligence” system on his iPhone 16 Pro.

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

Developer pitches 4,000 'attainable' homes for Vernon
A Kelowna developer is proposing a huge development for Vernon featuring hundreds of affordably priced homes for a 1,000-acre site off Commonage Road. Kerkhoff Develop-Build wants to build 250 homes to begin with ramping up to 4,000 new hom

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'It's hurtful': Okanagan vet frustrated by pet owners' misconceptions about rising costs
The increasing cost of medicine and equipment and general inflation are driving up the costs of veterinary care and an Okanagan veterinarian is seeing more frustrated clients as a result. &l
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From humble beginnings to Beverly Hills, Kamloops fashion designer shines
The home studio of Kamloops fashion designer Delayne Dixon is small and humble, yet the pieces of clothing created in it have made it to runways around the world with the latest collection heading
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RCMP mistake sees Vernon man with $200,000 of meth, cocaine walk free
A Vernon man,whose fingerprints were found on a bag containing $200,000 of meth and cocaine – which was hidden in a secret compartment in his Jeep – has walked out of court a free man
February 09, 2025 7:00 AM
BC gym teacher who inappropriately touched students allowed to teach again
A B.C. physical education teacher has been suspended and ordered to take a course after making students play a game in which he touched them inappropriately. Michael James Granville Rhodes h
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Kamloops mayor files RCMP complaint against another councillor, this time for 'hacking'
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson suspected a Kamloops city councillor "hacked" into another board's meetings, but the subject of that complaint said he simply asked staff. The mayor to
February 07, 2025 6:00 PM
Salmon Arm sex offender gets bail after breach in Kelowna
A Salmon Arm man who disappeared with his teenage daughters three years ago and fled across the country has just been granted bail after he was arrested for breaching his probation. Caleb Gu
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North Okanagan ranchers charged over 2023 irrigation ban
The owners of a North Okanagan cattle ranch have been charged for allegedly ignoring a contentious irrigation ban that saw farmers go head-to-head with government officials in the summer of 2023.
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Developer pitches 4,000 'attainable' homes for Vernon
A Kelowna developer is proposing a huge development for Vernon featuring hundreds of affordably priced homes for a 1,000-acre site off Commonage Road. Kerkhoff Develop-Build wants to build 2
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How to fight the winter blues in Okanagan and Kamloops
The winter blues are no joke and in the Okanagan and Kamloops where the sun nearly disappears for the chilly months, the blues can feel even darker. To aid in the fight iNFOnews.ca has compi
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Secwepemc dispute with Highland Valley mine active as province speeds up reviews
A First Nations land dispute with an expansion at BC's biggest copper mine is still active despite the province's attempts to speed up permitting. Faced with the threat of a U.S. tra
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