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'You are not my king,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles
October 21, 2024 - 11:43 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday.
$155,000 raised by march for Kelowna's homeless
February 25, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Hundreds of people walked to raise money for Kelowna’s homeless yesterday at an annual fundraiser.
Kelowna study looks behind closed doors of new supportive housing
April 28, 2023 - 7:30 AM

A new study shows that the vast majority of residents in supportive housing complexes are not getting the medical attention they need and some are turning to substance use for the first time.
Old-school Kamloops barber reaching 50 years in business
December 04, 2022 - 2:31 PM

A barbershop in Kamloops has been operating for just shy of 50 years.
Kelowna support worker speaks out after client denied haircut because he can't wear a mask
November 29, 2020 - 8:33 AM

After his disabled client was refused a haircut at a Kelowna hair salon for not wearing a mask, a community support worker is hoping to open a conversation on how to keep everyone safe during the pandemic.
Kamloops dad gets haircut from daughter to raise money for domestic violence, mental health services
October 16, 2020 - 7:00 AM

When Kamloops resident Nathaniel Martin's daughter wanted to cut his hair, he came up with an idea to give back to the community while rocking the bad 'do.
Return of family visits in Interior long term care homes is 'heart-wrenching' and confusing
July 18, 2020 - 6:30 AM

While long term care homes in the Interior Health Region are slowly opening up to visitors, some are finding the rules confusing even though they’re happy to regain some closeness to their loved ones.
The people who cared for a COVID-19 patient: How a single case was handled
April 30, 2020 - 8:00 PM

VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains.
'SNL' returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks
April 12, 2020 - 8:00 PM

NEW YORK - “Saturday Night Live” tried its first “quarantine version" of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the comedy show's entire cast phoning in with jokes from home.
As COVID-19 shutters salons, Canadians take hair into their own hands
March 25, 2020 - 9:00 PM

Stylists are bracing for a tangle of misbegotten hairdos as the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered salons, prompting Canadians to reveal their true colours or risk primping their own tresses.
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iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

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

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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