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Inside the high-stakes battle to win a New York City casino license
July 20, 2025 - 9:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square. A sprawling gambling hall along Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk. A Hard Rock casino complex next to the home stadium of baseball’s New York Mets.
Tk'emlups 'healing house' construction cost estimated at $7.5M
January 30, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Plans are moving forward as Tk'emlups te Secwepemc looks for contractors to manage its planned healing house, a health-care facility for Kamloops Indian Residential School survivors and their families.
City suing developer building 42-storey highrise in downtown Kelowna
January 22, 2025 - 6:00 PM

The City of Kelowna is suing a downtown developer alleging that construction of its 42-storey tower on Water Street has caused cracks in a neighbouring building.
$150M Kamloops RCMP station to cost triple Kelowna's detachment
January 10, 2025 - 12:17 PM

Get ready for another big ask from Kamloops city hall.
'I think it's wrong:' Vernon adds another fee to developers building much-needed housing
September 10, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Amidst a housing crisis, and a push by the province to ease the red tape involved in building, the City of Vernon has introduced a fee seen by many in the industry as sending the wrong message.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
August 20, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of August 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
iN PHOTOS: Gondola project in North Okanagan takes big step forward
April 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The Okanagan Gondola project reveals a new rendering for its project as it received its final approval from the Regional District of North Okanagan. It is now advancing to the next phase of the project with hopes of being open in 2025.
Future of highrise on former Kelowna RCMP site to be decided in court
October 16, 2023 - 11:07 AM

The future of a highrise on city-owned land in downtown Kelowna is now in the hands of the courts with the city’s lawyers calling for the total rejection of a lawsuit filed against it.
First Nations key to connecting rail trails from Sicamous to Osoyoos
October 16, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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While some progress was made this year in multiple efforts to create a 200 km long walking/cycling trail from Sicamous to Osoyoos, the final product is still years away.
'Tainted' process for former RCMP building in Kelowna lets developer start over
August 09, 2023 - 4:32 PM
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The controversial redevelopment of the former RCMP building at 350 Doyle Ave. in downtown Kelowna is being revised, yet again.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Judge gives Okanagan RV park another chance to evict tenants
An Okanagan trailer park embroiled in a long-running dispute with several long-term residents will get another chance to collect more than $20,000 of back rent after a BC court sent the file back
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North Okanagan woman faces trial over sexual abuse of young boy at ministry-funded home
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Man charged with murder in wife's drowning death near Revelstoke will face second trial
KAMLOOPS - A man charged with murder in connection to his wife's 2010 drowning death in Upper Arrow Lake will face another jury. Peter Beckett has been in custody for nearly six years in
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Cold records shattered in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Yesterday was the coldest Dec. 22 documented in Kamloops and the Okanagan with records tumbling by 5 degrees or more. Kamloops recorded a low yesterday of -30.2 Celsius, breaking the 1891 re
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Tonne of illegally imported opium seized in B.C.
Around 2,500 individual packages of suspected opium were seized while being illegally imported into Canada last month through a joint operation involving RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency off
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Okanagan parents warned to keep children from this toxic plant
Parents, if you have future botanists or even just outdoor-loving littles in your mix keep an eye out for an attractive but harmful plant. The Central Okanagan Regional District issued a war
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B.C. deafblind man denied interpreter wins human rights complaint
A B.C. man who is deafblind has won a Human Rights Tribunal complaint after the organizers of a free three-day writing workshop refused to get him a sign language interpreter. According to a
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iN VIDEO: Ryan Shtuka documentary finalist at Canada Shorts Film Festival
Nearly two years after his disappearance, Ryan Shtuka's name, face and story are still being shared in hopes of generating tips or clues on what happened. A documentary on the missing ma
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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 ra
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Man and woman assaulted after confronting man who was lighting grass on fire in Victoria
A suspect is in custody after two people in their 60s were allegedly assaulted in Victoria earlier this week, Police responded to a disturbance after 7 p.m. on July 26, according to a releas
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