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The unlikely love story of an endangered BC tree and the little bird who eats its seeds
November 30, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Spirit North helping Okanagan Indigenous youth reach full potential through sport
February 13, 2023 - 2:19 PM

Tyren Boots is a transplanted member of the Ontario Mohawk Nation whose office is the snow-covered fields and forests high above the Okanagan Valley.
Everything you needed to know about Kamloops cross-country ski trail etiquette
January 17, 2022 - 6:31 AM

Cross-country skiing is a popular Canadian pastime for those who love a good cardio workout, fresh air and the soothing sound of swishing skis.
National and international headlines from 2015
January 01, 2016 - 6:30 PM

An in-brief survey of some of the significant news events in 2015, in chronological order:
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School Trustees left to choose which children in BC will be left behind
OPINION School Trustees left to choose which children in BC will be left behind Once again, we are in the thick of the annual public school budget cycle in BC. During the next few months, as is outlined in the

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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Victim in critical condition after downtown Kelowna shooting
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Fewer jobs available, unemployment on the rise in Thompson-Okanagan
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End of consumer carbon tax leaves $1.5-billion hole in B.C. budget
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Top News - Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

The unlikely love story of an endangered BC tree and the little bird who eats its seeds

Spirit North helping Okanagan Indigenous youth reach full potential through sport

Everything you needed to know about Kamloops cross-country ski trail etiquette

National and international headlines from 2015

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