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Election 2024 Latest: With 1 week to go, Harris speaks in Washington as Trump stumps in Pennsylvania
October 29, 2024 - 7:18 PM

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her campaign’s “closing argument” Tuesday from the same spot in Washington where former President Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Latest: Trump and Harris court Latino voters as early voting starts in key battleground states
October 22, 2024 - 6:10 PM

With just over two weeks before the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are hitting the campaign trail in strategic battleground states.
Italian family believes painting found in a dump in 1960s is a Picasso and seeks authentication
October 05, 2024 - 3:30 PM

MILAN (AP) — An Italian family hopes to prove definitively that a painting discarded from a villa on the island of Capri more than 60 years ago is a Picasso, and has been gathering scientific data to persuade Picasso’s estate administration in Paris to make the definitive call.
Benefits of Upgrading before Selling your Home in the Okanagan Valley
September 02, 2024 - 8:00 AM
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B.C. lifts last 'wildfire of note' designation as number of blazes drops below 300
August 26, 2024 - 4:06 PM

VANCOUVER - There are no longer any "wildfires of note" burning in British Columbia, with the BC Wildfire Service saying favourable weather had allowed crews to make good progress in the province's battle against hundreds of blazes.
'Nothing like this in the Okanagan': Vernon restaurant a game changer
August 22, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Perched high in the hills above Vernon the Edge Restaurant and Bar quietly opened its doors last week giving diners some of the best views of any eatery in the region.
Animals, like those in Jasper, know how to dodge wildfires, say biologists
July 30, 2024 - 9:00 PM

Parks Canada wants everyone to know that despite the wildfire scorching Jasper National Park, Bear 222 is OK.
Multiple structures ablaze as wildfire roars into Jasper, Alta., townsite
July 24, 2024 - 8:20 PM

EDMONTON - One of two raging, wind-whipped fires menacing Jasper, Alta., roared into town Wednesday night and began burning buildings.
Years after Insite ruling, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in BC
July 18, 2024 - 9:00 PM

In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal.
Using fire to heal the land — and mitigate BC wildfires
June 05, 2024 - 9:10 AM
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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 December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN VIDEO: Kamloops baker gives crash course on making the perfect macaron
The kitchen at Mary Ann’s Macarons in Kamloops is clean and comfortable, a place where thousands of festive macarons are made all year round. The baker behind the business is Ashley Funk, although she is known by many customers and fe

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says. The owner of a me

iN MAPS: The most festive Christmas displays in Kamloops
There are a lot of festive holiday houses to see in Kamloops where residents go over the top with lights and decorations. For over a decade, iNFOnews.ca has been adding to its list of addresses that really get into the holiday spirit so res

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Penticton fraudster convinced everyone she had cancer — including her husband
WHILE ON PROBATION FOR FRAUD, SHE FOUND PLENTY OF NEW VICTIMS IN THE OKANAGAN. Scott can clearly remember where he was six years ago when his wife told him she had cancer. She&
December 18, 2024 7:00 AM
Rescued Sun Peaks skiers ducked ropes from new chair lift
Recent rescue operations at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops have been centred around terrain unlocked by a new chairlift. Though the area has long been part of the resort, the West Bowl Expre
December 17, 2024 6:00 PM
Christian group handing out pamphlets near Kelowna high school
Members of a Christian group were outside Rutland Senior Secondary School in Kelowna handing out bibles and pamphlets during students’ lunch hour today. A student posted a photo of one
December 18, 2024 6:00 PM
BC man sues movers that charged 'transfer fee' after truck broke down
A BC mover that charged a customer $400 for transferring their belonging to a new truck after the original truck broke down has been ordered to pay $1,400 after the disgruntled customer took them
December 17, 2024 6:00 AM
Construction on most difficult stretch of cycling trail from Sicamous to Osoyoos underway
The most technically challenging section of a cycling trail, that would run from Sicamous in the north to Osoyoos in the south, is under construction in Peachland after decades of effort to make i
December 19, 2024 6:00 AM
Merritt sawmill fined $70,000 for high-risk violation
A Merritt sawmill has been fined $70,000 for failing to have the correct safety features on a convey belt. According to a recently published Oct. 29 WorkSafeBC penalty notice, Aspen Planers
December 16, 2024 6:00 PM
All cancer care services under one roof 'not feasible' in Kamloops: health ministry
Critics of the upcoming Kamloops cancer clinic want the plans redrawn to avoid splitting chemotherapy and radiation services, but the province says it's simply not feasible. The BC Minis
December 19, 2024 7:00 AM
One dead after collision with snow plow on Okanagan Connector
A pickup truck driver died after colliding with a snow plow on Highway 97C this morning. The driver was alone in the truck and the crash happened while they were trying to pass the snow plow
December 18, 2024 4:54 PM
Vancouver Police Union criticizes assault case's handling after officer's suicide
VANCOUVER - When Vancouver police deputy chief Fiona Wilson addressed reporters Tuesday about two Central Saanich police officers facing sexual assault charges, she called the allegations "deeply cor
December 19, 2024 4:01 PM
RCMP ask for help to find missing Kamloops woman
Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 19-year-old woman. Holy Dunstan was last seen on the city’s North Shore on Dec. 12, according to an RCMP media re
December 18, 2024 3:45 PM

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