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Victim of Kelowna 2019 RCMP shooting launches lawsuit
December 02, 2021 - 10:32 AM

A man who was shot during a traffic stop in Kelowna in 2019 has launched a civil claim against the officer who pulled the trigger.
‘We are not here to get killed’: Wet’suwet’en solidarity actions met with armed police response
November 26, 2021 - 7:00 PM
Workers in B.C. to get 5 paid sick days a year
November 24, 2021 - 1:25 PM

British Columbians will receive a minimum of five paid sick days each year, beginning Jan. 1, 2022.
Full-time work leading the way for new hires in Thompson-Okanagan
October 26, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Over the past year there were 13,000 new full-time jobs created in the Thompson-Okanagan region although there were 200 fewer part-time jobs.
Government bracing for surge in passport renewals
October 16, 2021 - 8:00 PM

OTTAWA - Pierce Schoel thought he might be able to avoid a long wait at the passport office in Kitchener, Ont. by going in the middle of the day.
B.C. leads in job creation numbers, but more work ahead, says recovery minister
October 09, 2021 - 9:00 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia posted the top job recovery rate in Canada last month and the province's unemployment rate has dropped below six per cent, but there's more work ahead, says Economic Recovery Minister Ravi Kahlon.
Canada faces wave of terminations as workplace vaccine mandates take effect: Lawyer
October 06, 2021 - 5:30 PM

HALIFAX - Canada is facing a potential wave of terminations tied to mandatory workplace vaccine policies as a growing number of employers require workers to be fully inoculated against COVID-19 — or risk losing their jobs, legal experts say.
Canada makes vaccines mandatory for public servants, air and rail workers, travellers
October 06, 2021 - 1:35 PM

OTTAWA - The core public service, air travel and rail employees and passengers must all be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October, according to Canada’s new mandatory vaccine policy.
Not all Kamloops, Okanagan workers treated equally on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2021 - 7:30 AM

The first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday gives many government and institutional workers a paid day off to reflect on the tragic impact residential schools had on First Nations in Canada.
COVID impact on hotels in Kamloops, Okanagan far worse this year than 2020
September 26, 2021 - 11:30 AM

Even though B.C. and the world were locked down during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the hotel industry suffered more in 2021, especially in the Thompson-Okanagan-Kootenay tourism region.
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B.C. turkey farmers struggling to get birds to Kamloops, Okanagan for Christmas
Christmas dinner may look a little different this year for families in Kamloops and the Okanagan if turkeys are unable to trot through the hindered supply lines. After last month's flooding events damaged Highway 1 , Highway 3 a

Kekuli Cafe is finally under construction in Kamloops
The Kekuli Café in Kamloops is finally under construction and is projected to open its doors in six weeks. Owner Elijah Mack-Stirling said it has not been easy opening the business but there are no longer obstacles in the way.

Ontario pot products often out of stock because of poor forecasts: auditor's report
TORONTO - Ontario’s auditor general says some cannabis products are often out of stock because the province’s pot retailer is inaccurately forecasting inventory levels. In a report released Wednesday, Bonnie Lysyk detailed how p

Uptick in tiny home sales continue amid Okanagan housing crunch
The co-owner of a Vernon-based tiny home company continues to see increased demand for the small houses because of how expensive Okanagan housing has become. OIiver Stankiewicz, co-owner of Summit Tiny Homes, started the business of manufac

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Kekuli Cafe is finally under construction in Kamloops
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Sign welcoming homeless people posted at controversial Kamloops shelter site
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