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Hockey players' acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after ruling
July 25, 2025 - 9:00 PM

LONDON — The acquittal of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who were accused of sexual assault continued to reverberate Friday in the southwestern Ontario city where the trial — and the encounter that gave rise to it — took place, as some residents and advocates said the case provides opportunities for important conversations around consent.
BC landlord ordered to pay tenants $65,000 loses appeal
July 25, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A BC landlord who evicted his tenants when he sold a rental property to a couple who never moved in or finalized the sale has been left on the hook to pay $65,000 to the tenants who were found to have been wrongly evicted.
Summerland man accuses district of 'playing dirty' in lengthy mushroom farm dispute
July 25, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Summerland man lost his court challenge against the district, but said its announcement a month later serves to "mislead" residents.
Minister says demand doesn't justify specialized scanner at future Kamloops cancer centre
July 25, 2025 - 5:30 PM

The need for a specialized scanner to detect cancer cells isn't high enough to include it within the new Kamloops Cancer Centre.
'Goosebumps' and euphoria after workers trapped in B.C. mine were freed
July 25, 2025 - 4:19 PM

It was a "euphoric" moment as three drilling company workers were brought to safety after spending more than 60 hours trapped underground in a mine in a remote area of northwestern British Columbia, their employer said Friday.
Peachland mayor not backing down after church refuses to sell property for fire hall
July 25, 2025 - 3:30 PM

The Peachland Baptist Church alleges the District of Peachland has been trying to force it to sell in order to build a new firehall.
Trump says he hasn't 'had a lot of luck' with Canada ahead of latest tariff deadline
July 25, 2025 - 2:08 PM

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday his administration hasn't "had a lot of luck with Canada" in its trade negotiations, tempering expectations of a deal ahead of next week's deadline to avert tariffs.
iN VIDEO: Williams Lake drunk driver injured in low speed crash caught on camera
July 25, 2025 - 11:00 AM

BC Highway Patrol captured a “strange crash” in Williams Lake that ended with head injury for a drunk driver.
Human remains found after Coldstream house fire
July 25, 2025 - 10:25 AM

Firefighters found human remains inside a home that was severely damaged by a blaze in Coldstream yesterday afternoon.
Sex offender planned to start new life with abducted Kamloops teens
July 25, 2025 - 6:00 AM

CONTENT ADVISORY - This article deals with sexual assault
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Rapper GloRilla is arrested on marijuana charges following investigation of a burglary at her home
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Vernon's Tiki Village motel pitched to developers for $6M
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Kamloops politicians not giving up fight for specialized scanner for cancer patients
If the province won't budge on its refusal to add a specialized scanner to the long-awaited Kamloops cancer centre, local politicians want it somewhere else in the city. Clearwater mayor
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Top News - Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Hockey players' acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after ruling

BC landlord ordered to pay tenants $65,000 loses appeal

Summerland man accuses district of 'playing dirty' in lengthy mushroom farm dispute

Minister says demand doesn't justify specialized scanner at future Kamloops cancer centre

'Goosebumps' and euphoria after workers trapped in B.C. mine were freed

Peachland mayor not backing down after church refuses to sell property for fire hall

Trump says he hasn't 'had a lot of luck' with Canada ahead of latest tariff deadline

iN VIDEO: Williams Lake drunk driver injured in low speed crash caught on camera

Human remains found after Coldstream house fire

Sex offender planned to start new life with abducted Kamloops teens

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