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Retailers add COVID-19 surcharge for services to help offset costs of pandemic
May 26, 2020 - 6:00 PM

VANCOUVER - Among the many changes that returning customers to Hatz Hair Studio in North Vancouver may notice is a $5 charge on their bill to help offset costs associated with operating during the coronavirus.
iN VIDEO: How to properly clean and disinfect surfaces from COVID-19
March 24, 2020 - 7:00 AM

You're stuck at home, trying your best to clean and disinfect, but are you doing it right?
Professional cleaners to the rescue? Not yet
March 18, 2020 - 7:30 AM

While the rest of the world is being put on hold due to COVID-19, cleaning companies have been putting on gloves and getting to work.
Tim Hortons moving to take-out, drive-thru and delivery only starting Tuesday
March 16, 2020 - 2:53 PM

TORONTO - Tim Hortons parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. says it is asking Canadian restaurant owners to provide take-out, drive-thru and delivery only in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Meet the future of portable toilets - the Lux Loo
January 24, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Almost everyone knows the pain of taking a bathroom break in the cramped blue porta-potties found at outdoor events.
High-end hostels offer 'flashpackers' affordable luxuries, social connection
April 17, 2019 - 6:00 AM

Back in the day, the best backpackers could expect from a hostel was a rock-hard bunk bed, a grimy shared bathroom, and with luck, checking out with all their belongings in tact.
Google tracks your movements, like it or not: AP Exclusive
August 13, 2018 - 10:30 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.
Artificial intelligence promises advantages for airlines and their passengers
April 30, 2018 - 6:00 AM

MONTREAL - Canada's two largest airlines say artificial intelligence can be a game-changer for aviation by helping to boost revenues, pare costs and provide passengers with a more personalized travel experience.
Food trends for 2017: Filipino fare, fancy mocktails, vegetable innovations
December 31, 2016 - 8:30 AM

TORONTO - Filipino food, fancy fizzes, twists on traditional Jewish mainstays and artisanal jerky are a few trends that foodie insiders are seeing in their culinary crystal balls for 2017.
Five star hotel in five years: Luxury development proposed for Kamloops
November 19, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – Kamloops could see not only its first five star hotel, but its first hotel-condo hybrid in as few as five years.
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JONESIE: TNRD spending isn't the real issue
OPINION Nice to see shock and a swift reaction in Kamloops when residents learned how their hard-earned money was being spent by staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. If you tuned it out because those

Soup Sisters pivots to offer virtual soup-making parties
One of my favourite achievements was being a founder of the Kelowna chapter of Soup Sisters back in 2011. This amazing organization brings together charitable-hearted people to gather and collectively make a big batch of soup to provide the

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US missing persons podcaster looking into Ryan Shtuka case
An American missing person's podcaster has turned her focus north to the Ryan Shtuka case. Shtuka, 20, mysteriously disappeared while walking home from a party at Sun Peaks Feb. 17, 2018
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Billionaire-owned Douglas ranch near Merritt wins appeal barring public from accessing lakes
The wealthy U.S. owner of a B.C. Interior cattle ranch has won an appeal blocking the public from accessing its lakes. Two years after the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club won a lengthy Davi
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Kamloops leads the way as new COVID-19 cases rise in Interior Health
After four weeks of seeing the number of new COVID-19 cases decline in the Interior Health region, the numbers turned the other way last week. From Feb. 21 to 27 there were 231 new cases det
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B.C. conservation officer who refused to kill 2 bear cubs still fighting to return to work
A conservation officer who gained national attention after losing his job for refusing to kill two orphan cubs in Port Hardy in 2015 has filed a petition to get his job back. In June 2020, t
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iN VIDEO: How the B.C Wildlife Park in Kamloops earned the trust of a cougar
Medical care of a housecat can be complicated enough. But as you might expect, taking care of a cougar can involve some extra steps, as you'll see in a video posted by BC Wildlife Park.&
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B.C. transgender woman files human rights complaint after stint in male prison
A B.C. transgender woman has who was refused a transfer to a women's prison has filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. In a Mar. 3 B.C. Human Right Tribunal decision, Mak
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Lack of supports for Penticton's supportive housing sparks war of words with province
Initiatives to help Penticton’s homeless took an unfortunate step backwards this week following several heated exchanges between Penticton city council and B.C. Housing Minister David Eby.
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$500K win for Shuswap mother and daughter who bought lotto ticket in Kelowna
Theresa Worthington and her daughter Alexa thought they were stopping at the store to satisfy a licorice craving but instead found themselves $500,000 richer. Theresa, from Sorrento, and Al
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Interior Health, City of Kelowna appear headed for a parking showdown
Interior Health has backed away from plans for a staff parkade next to Kelowna General Hospital but that's not sitting well with Kelowna city councillor Luke Stack. Instead, Interior Hea
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