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The Latest: Justice Department fires over a dozen employees who helped prosecute Trump
January 27, 2025 - 4:54 PM

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including “removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates” and an “Iron Dome for America.”
Hearings to begin on B.C.’s Site C dam
December 09, 2013 - 5:04 AM

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – To Gwen Johansson, the most valuable thing about the Peace River that wends its way though northern British Columbia and Alberta is the view from her kitchen window.
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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 first week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

Developer pitches 4,000 'attainable' homes for Vernon
A Kelowna developer is proposing a huge development for Vernon featuring hundreds of affordably priced homes for a 1,000-acre site off Commonage Road. Kerkhoff Develop-Build wants to build 250 homes to begin with ramping up to 4,000 new hom

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North Okanagan ranchers charged over 2023 irrigation ban
The owners of a North Okanagan cattle ranch have been charged for allegedly ignoring a contentious irrigation ban that saw farmers go head-to-head with government officials in the summer of 2023.
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Kamloops mayor files RCMP complaint against another councillor, this time for 'hacking'
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson suspected a Kamloops city councillor "hacked" into another board's meetings, but the subject of that complaint said he simply asked staff. The mayor to
February 07, 2025 6:00 PM
Kamloops mayor got nearly 20 privacy breach warnings since election: court documents
Kamloops mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's release of a confidential workplace investigation last April was far from his only privacy breach. According to court documents, the City's head o
February 06, 2025 6:00 PM
iN PHOTOS: Entertaining wildlife captures in Kamloops, Okanagan
There isn't a shortage of wildlife to photograph in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and some very skilled and patient photographers keep us entertained with their work. These photograph
February 07, 2025 6:00 AM
From humble beginnings to Beverly Hills, Kamloops fashion designer shines
The home studio of Kamloops fashion designer Delayne Dixon is small and humble, yet the pieces of clothing created in it have made it to runways around the world with the latest collection heading
February 08, 2025 7:00 AM
No end in sight to freezing temperatures in Okanagan, Kamloops
With the first week of true unpleasantly cold temperatures of the winter coming to a close, it doesn’t look like it’s going to warm up in Kamloops and the Okanagan any time soon.
February 07, 2025 7:00 AM
iN PHOTOS: How playful otters adapt to icy conditions in Kamloops, Okanagan
River otters are lively members of the weasel family and no matter how cold the winter months can get, the critters can be spotted playing on icy lakes and rivers in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
February 04, 2025 6:00 AM
From Musk to mushrooms, Canadian buyers let money do the talking amid tariff turmoil
VANCOUVER - Finance worker Michael Atkinson is a fan of electric cars, but lately he found himself embarrassed to drive his Tesla Model 3 around Vancouver. Dismayed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk an
February 04, 2025 9:00 PM
Vernon Winter Carnival's frosty festivities get underway this weekend
The 65th annual Vernon Winter Carnival kicks off Friday with nine days of fun. The theme this year is Back to the 80s and includes a host of events around Vernon including some highly antici
February 06, 2025 7:00 PM
Kelowna mayor steps away from duties for health reasons
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas has been temporarily sidelined due to a tear in an artery in his neck. “Tom Dyas will be temporarily away from his duties as mayor to recover from a vertebr
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