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'Keen connection': Franklin expedition divers say 2023 season highly productive
January 28, 2024 - 12:00 PM
If it's possible to look through the eyes of the past, Jonathan Moore has done it.
A long-overlooked climate solution, geothermal could be in for its hottest decade yet
December 29, 2023 - 1:00 PM
CALGARY - It's clean, renewable, and right there below our feet, but geothermal energy has largely remained undeveloped in Canada.
Going back to the moon: 'This is Canada on the world stage, doing big things'
April 02, 2023 - 10:30 AM
WASHINGTON - Ask Marc Garneau if he'd go back to space and the first Canadian to ever make the trip doesn't hesitate: "In a wink."
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
January 01, 2022 - 12:00 PM
They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service. But both also saw their legacies tarnished by their actions in the long, bloody war in Iraq.
Fracking likely to create stronger, more common earthquakes in B.C.: study
May 26, 2021 - 8:00 PM
More damaging earthquakes can be expected more often in northern British Columbia as fracking oil and gas wells increases pressure underground, says newly published research.
Unique geology could mean future rockslides along section of Highway 97 in Okanagan
February 05, 2019 - 3:00 PM
PENTICTON - A $54 million highway widening project north of Summerland seems to have opened a Pandora’s box of potential rockslide issues since its completion in late 2008.
Aftershocks still rumbling following 6.2 quake that jolted Yukon, northwest B.C.
May 02, 2017 - 9:25 AM
WHITEHORSE - The U.S. Geological Survey reports more than 100 aftershocks, including nearly a dozen early this morning, have rumbled across the Alaska Panhandle, southern Yukon and parts of northwestern British Columbia.
Inadequate design blamed for failure of B.C.'s Mount Polley tailings dam: report
January 30, 2015 - 6:05 PM
VICTORIA - The construction of a mine tailings pond on top of a sloped glacial lake at British Columbia's Mount Polley mine weakened the foundation of the dam and was akin to loading a gun and then pulling the trigger, a report on the disaster concluded.
Vancouver Island will rip open like a zipper when overdue earthquake strikes
January 19, 2015 - 5:03 AM
PACHENA BAY, B.C. - The low tide, bright sunshine and constant roar of endlessly approaching waves display the full power of the wide-open Vancouver Island shoreline at the remote beach handed down to Stella Peters and her family as a wedding dowry.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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iN VIDEO: Kelowna lawyer swapped a RV for a sailboat and retired on the ocean
A lawyer from Kelowna considered retiring and travelling in an RV but decided to hit the high seas on a sailboat instead. Liam Clarke practiced law for 27 years and liked the idea of travell
April 25, 2024 7:00 AM
New Kamloops homeless drop-in centre, soup kitchen needed within weeks, not months
The City of Kamloops and local non-profit groups expect to replace the services of a drop-in support centre and soup kitchen before winter. That means more than 100 regular clients of The Lo
April 24, 2024 7:00 AM
Salmon Arm pharmacist pays fine for diverting drugs from hospital
A former Salmon Arm pharmacist has to pay a hefty fine for diverting drugs from the local hospital. Earlier this month, Laurent Roy, 59, pleaded guilty to 11 counts under the Pharmacy Operat
April 24, 2024 6:00 PM
'A spicy lady': Kamloops fire department celebrates oldest team member
A beloved senior in Kamloops is being celebrated for her impressive 35 years of service as an administrator at Kamloops Fire Rescue. For over three decades, Marilynn St. Jean has been at the
April 24, 2024 7:00 PM
iN PHOTOS: Perfect conditions for Pink Moon photos in Kamloops, Okanagan
The full Pink Moon was hanging big and bright in the sky over Kamloops and the Okanagan this week. The conditions were perfect without a cloud in sight when local photographers captured the
April 25, 2024 6:00 AM
Resident evacuated due to UBCO highrise construction in Kelowna has died
An evacuated resident of a supportive housing complex in downtown Kelowna passed away earlier this week. Jim Hadgraft, a tenant in Hadgraft Wilson Place, broke his leg on Tuesday, and p
April 25, 2024 2:14 PM
Kamloops man accused of snatching two girls, taking them to Vancouver Island
A Kamloops man was arrested within a day after he was accused of abducting two young girls and taking them to Vancouver Island. The incident was reported to Kamloops RCMP on Monday, April 22
April 24, 2024 10:22 AM
Two dead in head-on collision on Highway 5 in Clearwater
Two people are dead after a head-on collision on Highway 5 in Clearwater. A semi truck and a CN truck crashed into each other head-on at Highway 5 and Cliffe Road in Clearwater at around 12:
April 25, 2024 4:58 PM
Vernon-based Kal Tire has new president from outside founding family
Vernon-based Kal Tire has a new president from outside the company’s founding family. Kal Tire has announced Robert Foord, son of the company’s founder, is stepping down from the
March 04, 2024 10:40 AM
'Heartbreaking': Kamloops residents reflect on demolition of decades-old hotel, nightclub
A building with a long and entertaining past has been demolished to make way for new housing developments on Kamloops North Shore, leaving some residents feeling nostalgic. The Northbridge H
April 21, 2024 6:00 PM
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