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Most British Columbians support lower residential speed limits and photo radar: poll
December 15, 2024 - 10:00 AM
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Most British Columbians are in favour of lower speed limits in residential areas, and using photo radar to catch dangerous drivers.
AS THE WORLD BURNS: The art and science of responding to BC wildfires
August 25, 2024 - 9:00 PM
The Latest | ‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
June 28, 2024 - 1:56 PM

Displaced Palestinian families in Gaza's south have fled what they said was intensifying Israeli fire in northern areas of Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere, describing a chaotic night as the sounds of fighting drew closer and prompted the difficult decision to evacuate.
The Latest | Rafah's hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO says
May 08, 2024 - 7:45 PM

The World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down.
Patience: In a major home project, the joy is in the work
April 16, 2021 - 5:30 AM
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CASTELBUONO, Italy - When my wife and I bought a hectare (about 2.5 acres) of countryside with three buildings on it in the mountains of Sicily four years ago, I didn’t expect – or want – the work to be done quickly. Little did I know it would become what feels like a lifetime of work.
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made pioneering spaceflight 60 years ago
April 13, 2021 - 5:30 AM

MOSCOW - Crushed into the pilot's seat by heavy G-forces, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin saw flames outside his spacecraft and prepared to die. His voice broke the tense silence at ground control: “I’m burning. Goodbye, comrades.”
How to proceed when porch pirates pinch your packages
December 20, 2020 - 3:30 PM

’Tis the season for parcel deliveries to residential addresses, especially so this year as many consumers shift to online purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why electric vehicle charging stations in B.C.'s Interior is still 'the wild west'
February 11, 2020 - 8:00 AM

If you’re taking a break as you drive your electric car from Osoyoos to Kamloops, you might want to think about stopping in at Peachland’s free recharge station.
Great white tagging program off N.S. stirs debate over treatment of sharks
October 14, 2019 - 8:00 PM

LUNENBURG, N.S. - Enthusiastic scientists aboard the research vessel MV Ocearch pumped their fists as a voice crackled over the radio announcing the expedition had hooked its 11th great white shark this fall off Nova Scotia.
Once mighty Kelowna Kinsmen Club trying to rise from the ashes
March 25, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - There was a day when service clubs were about the only choice for people wanting to give back to their communities. Today, with so many options to choose from, the former stalwarts of the community have fallen on hard times.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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BC man sues police watchdog over report into Vernon murder
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Kamloops trustee asks fellow school board members to forgo pay in face of budget shortfall
A Kamloops school trustee is proposing elected officials in charge of the region's schools suspend their pay in the face of a budget shortfall and impending staff cuts. Trustee Jodhbir K
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Kelowna man who filmed dozens of people in public washrooms jailed
Over a period of three or four years, 34-year-old Kelowna resident Jeremy Aaron Dudus took more than 50 videos of people in washrooms around the city without them knowing. He also spied on h
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South Okanagan developer loses appeal of $200K fine for leaky sewage
A South Okanagan developer has lost an appeal after being fined almost $200,000 for a faulty sewage system. According to an April 10 BC Environmental Appeal Board decision, developer John Aa
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Ministry hopes to clear rockslide on Highway 3A north of Keremeos this week
Highway 3A north of Keremeos will be closed for at least another few days as crews continue to deal with a rockslide Tuesday. The slide came down onto Highway 3A at Yellow Lake, April 15, cl
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Salmon Arm RCMP ask for help to find missing person from 23 years ago
Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public’s help to track down a man who went missing in the early 2000s. Raymond “Ray” Kohout is a nurse, husband and father of three who h
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assis
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Bagabuyo trial: Man recalls lengthy, 'aimless' search to bury body
An elderly man who agreed to help his friend, Rogelio "Butch" Bagabuyo, dispose of a mysterious plastic bin three years ago said the pair drove for hours without success, looking for a p
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