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A Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota - 151,000 miles later
August 17, 2025 - 3:00 PM

PETERSBURG, Mich. (AP) — A retired Michigan autoworker looked at a Facebook message after midnight from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet years ago?
Millions of dollars in Tesla EV rebate claims were legitimate, Ottawa says
July 13, 2025 - 3:00 PM

OTTAWA — Tesla legitimately claimed thousands of electric vehicle rebates in the final weekend before the department suspended its rebate program in January, Transport Canada said on Friday.
Penticton food truck owner caught with $10,000 of fentanyl
June 24, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Despite being caught with $10,000 worth of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, a 57-year-old Penticton food truck owner says she's turned her life around enough she shouldn't go to jail.
No jail for erratic Vernon Cadillac driver caught with ounce of fentanyl
June 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A 50-year-old BC man, caught driving his Cadillac erratically in Vernon, won't go to jail after two dozen bags of fentanyl and carfentanyl were found in his vehicle.
Kelowna’s new Tesla dealership is ready to go despite tanking stock
March 14, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Kelowna’s long-awaited Tesla dealership and service centre is ready for customers despite the controversy surrounding the car company's CEO Elon Musk and the fact that the company’s stock has taken a 30 per cent nosedive in the last month.
From Musk to mushrooms, Canadian buyers let money do the talking amid tariff turmoil
February 04, 2025 - 9:00 PM

VANCOUVER - Finance worker Michael Atkinson is a fan of electric cars, but lately he found himself embarrassed to drive his Tesla Model 3 around Vancouver.
30 arrests in two days in Kelowna drug trade crackdown
January 29, 2025 - 9:30 AM

Police made 30 arrests in two days during a drug trafficking crackdown project in Kelowna.
Kelowna man arrested with car key fob programmer
January 09, 2025 - 5:07 PM

A Kelowna man was caught in a stolen car this morning with a device used to reprogram car key fobs.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops music duo broke Guinness World Record for charity
July 27, 2024 - 6:00 AM

From open mic nemeses to a fundraising musical duo, these Kamloops artists are making their way in the music industry.
Brazen fourth Kamloops shooting injures one
May 07, 2024 - 10:48 AM

One man is in hospital after the latest in a string of shootings in Kamloops.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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iN PHOTOS: The lost speedways of the Thompson-Okanagan
Since 1950, about a dozen speedways came and went in the Thompson-Okanagan, not the least of which was the Billy Foster Memorial Speedway in West Kelowna. “The speedway was started by
October 17, 2022 7:00 AM
Kelowna landlord to pay $27,000 for wrongfully evicting tenants
A Kelowna landlord is on the hook for $27,000 after she failed to move into her rental property after she evicted the tenants. Tina and Scott MacLean were paying landlord Jane Li $2,200 a mo
May 24, 2025 6:00 AM
iN VIDEO: Lake Country couple leaves everything behind for new life on sailboat
It has been just over a year since Lake Country couple Tamara and Josh Lawrence left a typical life on the land to live on a 600-square-foot sailboat on the Atlantic Ocean. He was in corpora
April 12, 2023 6:00 AM
Two of three remaining properties near Kelowna’s newest waterfront park are for sale
There are only three privately owned properties preventing the creation of a major waterfront park north of Mission Creek along Okanagan Lake in Kelowna, but the city has yet to enter into negotia
December 24, 2023 7:00 AM
Penticton Indian Band issues 2nd cougar warning after dogs attacked
The Penticton Indian Band continues to warn residents of a potential cougar threat on the reserve. The band administration says it received a second report of a cougar attack on a family pet
April 23, 2021 2:30 PM
Owner of doomed northern Ontario mall and son set to testify at inquiry
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. - The inquiry into why a northern Ontario mall collapsed last summer killing two women and injuring dozens of others enters its final phase Monday, with the first of two key witness
July 14, 2013 10:00 AM
For $25 this Kamloops woman will end your relationship properly
A controversial new service in Kamloops will handle that messy breakup for you, for a fee. While Sar Ahsher Bank doesn't have any customers yet, she's already getting all kinds
October 06, 2022 7:00 AM
Dr. Bonnie Henry is one of the owners of a Similkameen winery
Keremeos is one of B.C.’s not so secret wine destinations. Tucked into the outrageously beautiful Similkameen Valley, this town, along with its neighbour wee Cawston, play host to a list of
May 29, 2020 8:00 AM
The deep, dark and mysterious history of Tranquille Sanatorium and psychiatric institution
KAMLOOPS - On this day 36 years ago, the Tranquille psychiatric institution staff started a three-week sit in to protest the closure of the institution. For nearly 80 years, staff had lived on the
October 16, 2021 12:00 PM
Egypt investigator: Noise heard in last second of downed Russian plane's cockpit recording
CAIRO - A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed last week in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the head of the joint investigation team s
November 07, 2015 1:00 PM

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