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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
October 07, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades.
Giorgio Armani, who dressed the powerful and famous from boardroom to Hollywood, dies at 91
September 04, 2025 - 10:59 AM

MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, died Thursday, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91.
iN PHOTOS: Whimsical water lilies bloom in Okanagan, Kamloops
August 29, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Some ponds, lakes and marshes in Kamloops and the Okanagan are looking festive this summer as fragrant, showy water lilies are blooming in pinks, whites and yellows.
Why Russian olive trees are controversial in the Okanagan and Kamloops
August 10, 2025 - 9:00 AM

The Russian olive tree is admired for its silvery leaves, yellow fragrant flowers and fleshy fruit that look like olives.
Why the search for meaning can cause ‘purpose anxiety,’ and what to do about it
August 09, 2025 - 10:00 AM

“Find your purpose.”
Let kids create their own garden, and other tips for instilling a love for growing things
August 02, 2025 - 8:00 AM

When I was a kid, my friends and I spent long summer days outdoors, picking daisies, observing roly-poly (also known as pill) bugs, holding caterpillars and trying to catch fireflies (lightning bugs).
iN PHOTOS: Relax and unwind at Japanese gardens in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 28, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Japanese gardens provide a peaceful refuge in busy, urban settings in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and some shade during the summertime heat.
Highly destructive, invasive beetle suspected in Kamloops garden
July 22, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Kamloops gardener Laine Martin rushed to protect her raspberry and rose bushes over the weekend from an attack by what appears to be an invasive Japanese beetle.
Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
July 15, 2025 - 1:00 AM

VICTORIA — The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall.
Manitoba renews provincewide emergency order as wildfires rage, forcing thousands out
July 10, 2025 - 2:20 PM

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government declared a provincewide state of emergency Thursday for the second time this year, as renewed wildfires forced thousands more out of northern communities.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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