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Leading Edge Glass - No Appointment Necessary
April 10, 2023 - 8:00 AM
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There's almost nothing more frustrating than a chip or crack in your vehicle's windshield. And if you do find yourself with a windshield needing repair or replacement, then Leading Edge Glass in Kelowna is your go-to choice. They provide quality windshield repair and replacement services for any vehicle – without an appointment.
Custom Welding On Call
October 02, 2022 - 8:00 AM
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Sometimes equipment breaks and needs to be fixed — fast. Or, maybe you’ve thought about adding a decorative metalwork piece to your home garden or a unique fence or gate.
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
August 30, 2021 - 7:40 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida's floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat.
Suspected arson in Kamloops leaves woman dead, family displaced
July 16, 2019 - 8:52 AM

KAMLOOPS - A suspicious early morning fire in a Westsyde mobile home park yesterday has left one woman dead and a family displaced.
Friends of badly beaten West Kelowna senior have a plan to help and it needs you
May 03, 2019 - 8:16 AM

KELOWNA - Friends of an elderly West Kelowna woman who was badly beaten and left for dead on a rural road are looking for community support to get the woman back on her feet.
Several injured as Tornado tears through Ottawa and Gatineau, Que.
September 21, 2018 - 10:13 PM

OTTAWA - A tornado ripped through the Ottawa area Friday afternoon, damaging homes and vehicles and sending several people to hospital as severe thunderstorms and high wind gusts also pounded southern Ontario.
Home buyers, tenants from Lower Mainland moving to outlying areas to live
March 26, 2017 - 7:22 AM

POWELL RIVER, B.C. - David Repa recalls the shock he felt sitting down at a bank after selling his Vancouver business in 2013 and realizing for the first time how much of "a joke" his prospects were of owning a home in the city.
UPDATE: Strong California quake causes injuries, damage
August 24, 2014 - 2:22 PM

NAPA, Calif. - The largest earthquake to hit the San Francisco Bay Area in 25 years sent scores of people to hospitals, ignited fires, damaged multiple historic buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in California's wine country on Sunday.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to 'embrace' cannabis tourism after 4-20 'debacle'
VANCOUVER - The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity." The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

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'Heartbreaking': Kamloops residents reflect on demolition of decades-old hotel, nightclub
A building with a long and entertaining past has been demolished to make way for new housing developments on Kamloops North Shore, leaving some residents feeling nostalgic. The Northbridge H
April 21, 2024 6:00 PM
Kamloops RCMP knew 'suspicious debris' was a body long before informing the public
Kamloops Mounties issued a cryptic news release in January after officers blocked a downtown riverfront trail and asked the public to stay clear of the area. The public would learn the next
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Kamloops mayor considers selling business, home to avoid conflicts, pay legal bills
The mayor of Kamloops is considering his options as he looks to sell his home and his business. Reid Hamer-Jackson said he forgot about the listing, which was posted two years ago, but
April 20, 2024 7:00 AM
Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each ti
April 21, 2024 6:00 AM
Kamloops serial rapist gets sentence doubled
Troy Schank was already in custody for rape when he pleaded guilty in a Kamloops courtroom to two more sexual assaults. The 37-year-old's time in prison doubled to five years April 22 fo
April 22, 2024 5:07 PM
JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like
April 19, 2024 12:00 PM
With climate change, drought are lush green lawns a thing of the past in Kamloops, Okanagan?
Drought risk, tighter water restrictions and increased wildfire risk are just a few reasons why some residents in the southern Interior are rethinking what their lawns and yards should look like.
April 21, 2024 7:00 PM
Kamloops home torched days after search
A Kamloops home went up in flames overnight just days after it was searched by police. An officer patrolling the area spot the 1315 Tranquille Road home up in flames around 3 a.m., April 20.
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Crown seeks 5 years prison for Kelowna man who distributed video of him raping young girl
It was bad enough that Benjamin Lanchick raped an unconscious 16-year-old girl who was a guest in his apartment in July 2021. He made it worse by recording two videos of his activities with
April 20, 2024 7:00 PM
RCMP launch murder investigation after body discovered near Big White
RCMP are conducting a homicide investigation after a body was found in a creek near Big White Ski Resort on Saturday. Kelowna RCMP received a call on Saturday, April 20 about a dead body in
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