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Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim
October 31, 2024 - 7:00 PM
'Poison in every puff': Warning labels on individual smokes coming this summer
May 31, 2023 - 12:00 PM

Health Canada's new regulations that require warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes are set to come into effect this summer.
Clampdown on vaping could send users back toward cigarettes
October 08, 2019 - 6:00 AM

WASHINGTON - Only two years ago, electronic cigarettes were viewed as a small industry with big potential to improve public health by offering a path to steer millions of smokers away from deadly cigarettes.
How Kamloops' once booming cigar industry went up in smoke
September 02, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops was once home to a company that created, sold, and exported nearly 4,000 Havana cigars per day.
Cigarette packs with graphic images, blunt warnings are effective: focus groups
July 21, 2018 - 11:00 AM

OTTAWA - One image shows a woman's torso with a cigarette being burned into her bladder through underwear.
Alberta will ban menthol tobacco sales in four months to curb youth smoking
June 01, 2015 - 7:02 AM

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is joining provinces that are banning the sale of menthol tobacco.
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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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'Untold story': Vernon's 'bush boys' featured in new podcast
In the fall of 2003, two teenage boys arrived in Vernon and claimed to have been raised in the deep B.C. wilderness without contact with society. The story of the "bush boys" becam
March 13, 2022 12:29 PM
'Worst case scenario': Witness details grisly discovery in Bagabuyo trial
A Kamloops man whose grandfather was allegedly tasked with helping dispose of a body made the dark discovery himself as he sought answers. Justin William Robertson, 42, was the first witness
April 16, 2025 6:30 AM
BAGABUYO TRIAL: 'I will go to jail': Victim confided to friend he hid money from divorce
The first step on the path that lead to Mohd Abdullah's death was his own efforts to hide his money from his ex-wife, a BC Supreme Court was told. A friend of Abdullah's told the cou
May 02, 2025 6:44 AM
Court hears Kamloops murder victim's final message to fiancé
Mohd Abdullah's failed efforts to recover a cache of hidden money led him to leave a final message for his fiancé before meeting his lawyer — the last day he was seen alive.
May 13, 2025 4:00 PM
‘El Diablo’ the devilish grouse of Sun Peaks gains 'cult-like' following
For years, skiers and snowboarders at Sun Peaks Resort have been greeted by the mountain’s own devil. A grouse, aptly named “El Diablo,” Spanish for the devil, is known for
January 22, 2022 6:00 AM
Bank looks to foreclose on accused Kamloops killer's home
A Kamloops man accused of murder may lose his home as a bank seeks to foreclose on his mortgage. Rogelio Butch Dharamdas Bagabuyo Jr. is in custody for the murder of Mohd Abdullah in 2021, b
May 30, 2023 7:00 PM
Kamloops murder victim's estate sues over $800K entrusted to lawyer and alleged killer
Mohd Abdullah's family is taking his alleged killer to court over nearly $800,000 the victim entrusted to him. The lawsuit filed by Abdullah's estate gives some insight into where Ka
April 24, 2025 6:00 AM
Kelowna woman who hit and killed partner with car pleads guilty
A Kelowna woman who hit and killed her boyfriend in her car has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Ka-Mikosit Favelle had been charged with the murder of Adam Lawrence but appeared at the Kelow
July 15, 2025 6:00 PM
Confused about your responsibilities to stay home? Dr. Bonnie Henry clarifies
As you move about Kamloops or any Okanagan town or city, you might think it's business as usual. There's kids playing together in parks, people shopping or lingering or recreating in surpr
March 22, 2020 12:00 PM
Murdered Vernon senior likely discovered accused at his isolated property
Crown prosecutors allege that Peter Michael Visintainer murdered 79-year-old Wolf-Ingo Rudolf Beyer when Beyer discovered Visintainer at his rural property deep in the hills off Westside Road.
August 05, 2025 2:00 PM

Top News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim

'Poison in every puff': Warning labels on individual smokes coming this summer

Clampdown on vaping could send users back toward cigarettes

How Kamloops' once booming cigar industry went up in smoke

Cigarette packs with graphic images, blunt warnings are effective: focus groups

Alberta will ban menthol tobacco sales in four months to curb youth smoking

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