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West Kelowna man looking for new conductor to take over $10,000 model railroad set
September 19, 2021 - 7:05 AM

As a model train enthusiast gets ready for departure from West Kelowna, he wants to find a new home for his little community.
Osoyoos Desert Model Railroad approaching end of the line
August 11, 2021 - 7:30 AM

All aboard!
From Kelowna to Kamloops, Interior lakes hold underwater mysteries
July 28, 2021 - 6:20 PM

Deep beneath the waves of the Interior’s many lakes are secrets only divers can explore.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
July 19, 2021 - 5:30 AM

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:
Transport minister orders CN, CP to take new wildfire prevention measures
July 11, 2021 - 11:00 AM

OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra ordered Canada's two major railroad operators to step up their fire prevention efforts as of Sunday as wildfires continue to scorch British Columbia.
CN Rail fined $100,000 for spraying pesticides along tracks in B.C.
May 29, 2021 - 4:30 PM

CN Rail will have to pay $100,000 after spraying pesticides in northwestern B.C. along railroad tracks.
Kelowna, Vernon have e-scooters — why not Kamloops?
May 22, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Now that Vernon and Kelowna are both onboard to see e-scooters rolling on streets and sidewalks, a Kamloops advocacy group hopes to see the same changes come to Kamloops.
US Grizzly guru tries to defuse human conflicts with bears
March 28, 2021 - 1:04 PM

KALISPELL, Mont. - In 1988, the renowned grizzly bear biologist Tim Manley was working as a research assistant on the South Fork Flathead River, trying to devise a reliable method for counting grizzlies in the dense and mountainous terrain of the Northern Continental Divide. More than a decade had passed since the species was federally protected in 1975, and a critical piece of the recovery puzzle remained missing: What is an accurate baseline population for grizzlies?
'Stars align' for CP Rail deal to buy rival for US$25 billion, HQ remains in Calgary
March 21, 2021 - 4:30 PM

CALGARY - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s deal to buy U.S. rival Kansas City Southern for US$25 billion will create the first single-owner rail network linking Canada, the United States and Mexico, the companies said Sunday, touting the deal as mutually beneficial.
New 'Ezzzy' moving option offered in the Okanagan
March 15, 2021 - 8:00 AM Business Spotlight

When it comes to moving and cleaning services, Ezzzy does it.
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THOMPSON: The art of saying 'No' will save you time, effort - and your sanity
OPINION I don’t know when I first learned the power of the word, “No!” I mean a considered, “No," not the one you discover as a toddler and willfully - often gleefully - respond with to your parents&rs

Kamloops Farmers' Market is a delicious adventure
The Kamloops Farmer’s Market is a bi-weekly market that beautifully showcases the bounty from the surrounding areas of the Thompson Valley. The big market happens on Saturdays with around 100 vendors on site selling their products. We

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This $2.5M Kelowna industrial site could be yours for $116K at city tax sale
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Details of homicide outside Penticton high school paint a blurry picture for mother of victim
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Motorcycle crash claims life in Kamloops
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These Penticton off-roaders aren't just talking about garbage in the bush
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55-year-old man struck and killed on Highway 6 in Coldstream
A 55-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck while he was outside his stopped vehicle on Highway 6 in Coldstream last Friday. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP closed the highway
September 27, 2021 9:09 AM
TRENDING NOW: Bear finds lost GoPro and makes a video
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September 24, 2021 12:30 PM
B.C.'s police watchdog investigating Kamloops crash that killed motorcyclist
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision on the Trans-Canada Highway in Kamloops last night after passing a police vehicle, and the province's police watchdog is investigating. The motor
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UPDATE: Robert Riley Saunders pocketed nearly $500,000 from fraud
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Penticton man paralyzed for second time
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