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Oasis sends fans 'Supersonic' as long-awaited reunion tour starts in Cardiff
July 05, 2025 - 1:11 AM

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop's greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstatic for the band's 1990s hits.
B.C. funds more policing as hate crimes rose by 23 per cent between 2022 to 2023
July 04, 2025 - 4:14 PM

Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP's hate crimes unit.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case
July 02, 2025 - 3:52 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s celebrated figures behind bars for life. The rapper was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses and denied bail as he awaits sentencing.
Eyewitness account tells story of crew trapped by devastating 2023 Shuswap wildfire
July 02, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A BC Wildfire helicopter pilot was one of the first to notice that the wind was quickly changing as they stared down and saw ground crews working on a controlled burn in the forest below.
'It's a privilege to live here': What this Canada Day means for new citizens
July 01, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Samantha Sannella shed happy tears as she stood to sing the national anthem at her citizenship ceremony in early June, nearly three decades after she moved to Canada.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, calls charges 'badly exaggerated'
June 27, 2025 - 6:57 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs' lawyer implored a jury on Friday to acquit the hip-hop mogul, arguing overzealous federal prosecutors twisted his drug use and swinger lifestyle into a sex trafficking and racketeering case that could put him behind bars for life.
Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months
June 25, 2025 - 2:47 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.
Canada changes course, starts busing citizens out of Israel
June 23, 2025 - 5:34 PM

OTTAWA — Ottawa has started offering buses to Canadians looking to leave Israel and the West Bank, along with those who manage to flee Iran — but few have taken up the offer days after Canada told citizens in the region to find their own way to neighbouring countries.
B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help
June 23, 2025 - 4:34 PM

A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran said that federal officials told him there was "almost nothing" the Canadian government could do to help him and his family.
After 40-year mystery, police say 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
June 23, 2025 - 2:08 PM

Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect known as "Mr. X" who is thought to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack.
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iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

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No dogs allowed: Dangerous algae at popular lake near Kamloops
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iN NUMBERS: Species invading the Okanagan and Kamloops
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$11M fine for North Okanagan man caught with 1.5 million illegal cigarettes
A North Okanagan man is on the hook $11 million after police found 1.5 million illegal cigarettes in his truck and trailer. On top of the hefty fine he'll also spend one month under hous
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UPDATE: Kamloops-Thompson school district superintendent resigns
The head of the Kamloops-Thompson school district has resigned from her role after four years on the job. School District 73 confirmed superintendent Rhonda Nixon's last day is tomorrow,
July 03, 2025 2:58 PM
Kamloops woman's documentary broaches 'taboo' mental health topics
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Woman waiting to plead guilty at Vernon courthouse goes on the run
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BC nurse suspended for having sexual relationship with patient
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North Okanagan landowner protects 80 acres with conservation covenant
Bears, deer, moose and more will forever enjoy a swath of land near Lumby because the landowner decided to turn 80 acres into a conservation area. The landowner, who wants to stay anonymous,
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Former North Okanagan massage therapist acquitted of sexual assault
A judge acquitted a former North Okanagan massage therapist on Thursday after he was accused of groping a patient. Dennis Desrocher, 74, who practiced out of an Enderby clinic for 16 years,
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Top News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

Oasis sends fans 'Supersonic' as long-awaited reunion tour starts in Cardiff

B.C. funds more policing as hate crimes rose by 23 per cent between 2022 to 2023

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case

Eyewitness account tells story of crew trapped by devastating 2023 Shuswap wildfire

'It's a privilege to live here': What this Canada Day means for new citizens

Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing, calls charges 'badly exaggerated'

Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months

Canada changes course, starts busing citizens out of Israel

B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help

After 40-year mystery, police say 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead

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