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Doug Ford's Ontario PCs win re-election, with tariff threats around the corner
February 28, 2025 - 12:58 PM

TORONTO - Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won't have long to sit back and bask in the glow of winning a third majority government with an imminent tariff threat around the corner.
BC First Nation calls out rail companies after five fires
July 12, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Thompson Valley First Nation has seen five wildfires along railway tracks in just over two months. It's calling on rail companies and the federal government to better manage the risk in the fire prone region.
The Latest | Israeli troops launch attacks in central Gaza, possibly widening their offensive
June 05, 2024 - 6:42 PM

The Israeli military said it has “operational control” over two areas of central Gaza as it carries out ground incursions and airstrikes in a possible broadening of its monthslong war against Hamas. The army said Wednesday its was fighting “above and below ground” in eastern parts of Deir al-Balah and the built-up Bureij refugee camp.
Okanagan symphony conductor alleges she was fired over decolonization concert
December 29, 2023 - 11:30 AM

A lawsuit launched against the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra Society by fired conductor and music director Rosemary Thomson centres on a conflict that arose during a concert about decolonization.
Former clients raise concerns about prominent BC drug treatment provider
October 21, 2023 - 11:30 AM
FireSmart could become essential when buying fire insurance in the Okanagan
September 03, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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As bad as wildfires have been this year, BC is nowhere near to being in California’s league.
BC waterslides fined for not paying 'managers' overtime
August 08, 2023 - 1:30 PM

A BC waterpark that hired "managers" but only paid them two to three dollars more than the minimum wage, has lost an appeal after the company was fined for not paying overtime.
Bride fires Kamloops wedding planner, then sues
March 29, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A bride has lost a legal challenge against a Kamloops wedding planner after she fired her two weeks before the wedding.
How Interior Health's 'complex care' facilities differ from other housing
January 27, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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Interior Health is finally opening its new complex care homes after months of preparation.
B.C. public sector union says it's ending job action amid hope for deal
August 30, 2022 - 1:30 PM

BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's largest public-sector union says it is standing down from two weeks of limited job action as hopes rise for a deal with the government after contract talks resumed.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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Kamloops trustee asks fellow school board members to forgo pay in face of budget shortfall
A Kamloops school trustee is proposing elected officials in charge of the region's schools suspend their pay in the face of a budget shortfall and impending staff cuts. Trustee Jodhbir K
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Kelowna man who filmed dozens of people in public washrooms jailed
Over a period of three or four years, 34-year-old Kelowna resident Jeremy Aaron Dudus took more than 50 videos of people in washrooms around the city without them knowing. He also spied on h
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Ministry hopes to clear rockslide on Highway 3A north of Keremeos this week
Highway 3A north of Keremeos will be closed for at least another few days as crews continue to deal with a rockslide Tuesday. The slide came down onto Highway 3A at Yellow Lake, April 15, cl
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South Okanagan developer loses appeal of $200K fine for leaky sewage
A South Okanagan developer has lost an appeal after being fined almost $200,000 for a faulty sewage system. According to an April 10 BC Environmental Appeal Board decision, developer John Aa
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Salmon Arm RCMP ask for help to find missing person from 23 years ago
Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public’s help to track down a man who went missing in the early 2000s. Raymond “Ray” Kohout is a nurse, husband and father of three who h
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Bagabuyo trial: Man recalls lengthy, 'aimless' search to bury body
An elderly man who agreed to help his friend, Rogelio "Butch" Bagabuyo, dispose of a mysterious plastic bin three years ago said the pair drove for hours without success, looking for a p
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