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How Kamloops councillors and staff have leashed the mayor
April 18, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A workplace investigation into the mayor of Kamloops and how he treats staff was so secret that the City wouldn't even acknowledge its existence.
Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter gets lifetime ban from NBA
April 17, 2024 - 9:00 PM

TORONTO - Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for life.
The Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump’s hush money trial
April 16, 2024 - 4:55 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Following a protracted questionnaire phase and hours of questioning on Tuesday, seven jurors were seated by the time the court adjourned on the second day of Donald Trump ’s hush money trial. Jury selection will resume Thursday morning.
40 new complex care housing units coming to Kelowna
April 15, 2024 - 3:20 PM
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The BC government is building 40 housing units in Kelowna to support those struggling with mental health and addiction with additional units to be built in Kamloops.
TRU hosting anti-racism, white privilege conference
April 13, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Thompson Rivers University is organizing a conference on equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
Drought, heat raise risk of repeat of last summer's record-breaking wildfires in Canada
April 10, 2024 - 4:30 PM

OTTAWA - Persistent drought and months of above-average temperatures have escalated the risk of another record-breaking wildfire season, federal ministers said Wednesday as they warned about the urgent need to address climate change.
B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre
April 10, 2024 - 1:44 PM

A hydrologist with B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says the April snow survey shows the lowest snowpack on record with the Okanagan faring worse than some parts of the province but better than others.
The Latest | Israeli strike kills 3 sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
April 10, 2024 - 1:44 PM

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, according to Israel's army and the militant group's official media, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.”
Kamloops drug supplier got 'permission' to sell from Lower Mainland, Calgary gangsters
April 09, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Crown prosecutors are trying to lock up a former Kamloops drug trafficker for 12 years.
Lac Le Jeune resort near Kamloops reopens five years after closure
April 03, 2024 - 11:30 AM

A popular resort near Kamloops is reopening after being closed for five years.
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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 fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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