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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.
Trump says he hasn't 'had a lot of luck' with Canada ahead of latest tariff deadline
July 25, 2025 - 10:53 AM

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.
'Goosebumps' and euphoria after workers trapped in B.C. mine were freed
July 25, 2025 - 10:28 AM

The employer of three workers who were trapped in a northern British Columbia mine has spoken of the joyous reaction when the men emerged safely, after more than 60 hours underground.
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
iN NUMBERS: Gambling in B.C. from your phone to the racetrack
July 25, 2025 - 5:00 AM

There seems to be a million ways to gamble nowadays. You can toss a coin, go to the casino, sit in bed on your phone with a bag of Cheetos and put all your money on the Kelowna Rockets, just to name a few.
iN PHOTOS: Uncommon wading birds observed on Kamloops pond
July 25, 2025 - 4:00 AM

American avocets are not the most common wading birds to spot in BC, but several were feeding at a saline pond in the Kamloops area last weekend.
Rapper GloRilla is arrested on marijuana charges following investigation of a burglary at her home
July 24, 2025 - 10:00 PM
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Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after “a significant amount of marijuana” was found by police while they investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta.
Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris
July 24, 2025 - 9:29 PM

Natural air is flowing to the area where three contractors are trapped in a northern British Columbia mine, the operator's safety chief said, adding that there appears to be a stable rescue route to them behind the massive rockfall that cut them off.
'Fragile': An emotional day for Jasper residents one year after devastating wildfire
July 24, 2025 - 9:00 PM

JASPER, ALTA. — Kimberley Stark has a scavenger hunt planned for her three kids on theplot of land in Jasper, Alta., where they used to crawl, play and sleep.
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iN DISCUSSION: Rats. So many rats
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 30. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
There are numerous kinds of juicy berries growing in Kamloops and the Okanagan in early summer each with bright colours, unique flavours and packed with nutrients. While some berries like raspberries are more common to find growing in garde

Rapper GloRilla is arrested on marijuana charges following investigation of a burglary at her home
Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after “a significant amount of marijuana” was found by police while they investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, vo

Vernon's Tiki Village motel pitched to developers for $6M
Vernon's Tiki Village Inn Motel is up for sale, with the realtor pitching the prospect of the site being used for 180 multifamily apartment units. The Tiki Village Motel is on the market for $6-million with the sale including six n

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Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for 'Feels So Good,' dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single “Feels So Good” and later became a voice actor on the
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Penticton garden decimated by rats as spread continues
Kathy Blannin McKenzie is an avid gardener in Penticton who lost her hard work to rats this year and is not having great luck ridding them from her yard. Rats recently chewed through her mar
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Kelowna pedestrian killed on Harvey in two-car crash
A pedestrian was killed in a two-car crash over the weekend and police are still investigating. A 33-year-old Kelowna woman was killed in a collision that involved two vehicles at the i
June 23, 2025 2:02 PM
House arrest for Kelowna man who worked while claiming EI
A 62-year-old Kelowna man who claimed $8,000 of unemployment insurance he wasn't eligible for will now spend a few months under house arrest. In 2019, Richard Peter Bigler made 10 separa
July 22, 2025 4:00 AM
'Unfair and flawed': Tribunal orders ICBC to pay after it cancels victim's treatment
A BC woman left in chronic pain following a car crash has had to resort to taking ICBC to a Tribunal to get the provincially-owned insurance company to cover $4,700 of chiropractic and massage&nbs
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BC movers damage furniture, deny responsibility, and then sue
A BC moving company that damaged multiple pieces of furniture after it said it would pack and wrap them, has been ordered to knock $900 off its final bill after it sued the customer. Accordi
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North Okanagan massage therapist who promoted ivermectin gets fined
A North Okanagan massage therapist who recommended a patient take ivermectin has been fined $350. According to a recently published April 8 College of Complementary Health Professions of BC
July 21, 2025 6:00 PM
Kamloops woman's 24-hour ordeal getting a marmot out of her car engine
It took almost 24 hours for a Kamloops resident and busy mother to get a marmot out of her car engine a few days ago. The marmot scurried under the hoods of a few cars in the neighbourhood b
July 24, 2025 7:00 AM
Salmon Arm casino worker defrauded employer to feed gambling addiction
A Salmon Arm casino worker who defrauded the casino where he worked to feed his own gambling addiction put in no effort to cover his tracks when he swiped $21,000. Chasers casino shift manag
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'Very frightening': Paddleboarder loses air on lake near Kamloops
Trinica Teskey had a harrowing paddleboard incident while out with her boyfriend at Pavilion Lake west of Kamloops a few days ago. A long-time Kamloops resident, Teskey recently relocated to
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