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Missing cockatiel miraculously survives 48 hours in very un-tropical Kamloops weather
April 12, 2022 - 6:30 AM

The family of a cockatiel who went missing in Kamloops a few days ago got a happy and surprising reunion yesterday.
Kamloops family desperate to find missing cockatiel
April 08, 2022 - 4:37 PM

A family in Kamloops is distraught after their much cherished cockatiel went missing today.
Looking for a forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
November 19, 2017 - 11:01 AM

KAMLOOPS - Jelly is a jolly two-year-old Cockatiel looking to sing his way into your heart.
Mounties help livestock displaced by B.C. wildfires as drivers urged to look out
July 21, 2017 - 8:33 AM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires in British Columbia, but the flames have also forced livestock left behind to flee beyond their enclosures.
2015 TOP STORIES: Cute, fuzzy, and far out animal stories from around the Southern Interior
January 02, 2016 - 8:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From the cute, to the sad, to the downright weird, 2015 definitely had its share of animal tales.
Chance, community spirit, and the power of social media reunite lost cockatiel with Vernon family
July 08, 2015 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - It would have been a different story if Allison Griffiths hadn’t taken the afternoon off.
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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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No shortage of seasonal foreign agriculture workers expected in B.C. this year
It appears there won’t be a shortage of agricultural workers on Okanagan farms and orchards this season following the first full year of biometric requirements for all foreign workers, and a
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iN PHOTOS: Why tobacco failed to be the Okanagan's biggest crop
Not once but three times in Kelowna’s history, tobacco looked to become the dominant crop in the region. While First Nations people grew and harvested tobacco for hundreds of years bef
December 18, 2022 2:30 PM
North Okanagan woman faces trial over sexual abuse of young boy at ministry-funded home
VERNON - A former youth worker faces allegations of sexual assault and sexual touching against a minor in relation to an incident that occurred during her employment at a government-funded care ho
August 13, 2018 6:30 PM
Osoyoos family in court for $8 million debt on $3 million home
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March 15, 2023 6:00 AM
Badly needed rental housing bogged down at Vernon city hall
They say silence is golden. When it comes to getting new housing built in Vernon, that rings very true as city staff stay silent on just when they’re going to look at new applications,
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—This story was published in February 2020. Lisa Vincent happened to be in the right place at the right time to capture, on video, a Speedo-wearing man equipped with a set of skis ri
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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.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fi
April 18, 2024 6:00 PM
Gas could rise by five cents this week and five cents the week after, analyst says
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Top News - Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Missing cockatiel miraculously survives 48 hours in very un-tropical Kamloops weather

Kamloops family desperate to find missing cockatiel

Looking for a forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week

Mounties help livestock displaced by B.C. wildfires as drivers urged to look out

2015 TOP STORIES: Cute, fuzzy, and far out animal stories from around the Southern Interior

Chance, community spirit, and the power of social media reunite lost cockatiel with Vernon family

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