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Canada's sport system 'broken' and in need of change: report
September 01, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A new national report on how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport says "Canadian sport has lost its way" and the federal government must act to better protect athletes across the country.
Luck needed to buy Canada's World Cup game tickets, but odds improve the more you pay
July 29, 2025 - 9:00 PM

Canada Soccer's revamped fan membership program relaunched Tuesday, opening the door to its ticket allotment for Canada's games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
A soccer mystery: Why mighty China fails at the world's biggest sport
June 07, 2025 - 9:00 PM

In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a company that makes humanoid robots. There he floated an idea to fix the country's woeful men's soccer team.
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world's oldest living person at nearly 117
January 11, 2025 - 3:00 PM

MIAMI (AP) — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.
Vancouver Whitecaps fire head coach Vanni Sartini after three-plus seasons in charge
November 25, 2024 - 3:35 PM

VANCOUVER - Head coach Vanni Sartini paid the price Monday for the Vancouver Whitecaps' mediocre results this past season and subsequent first-round playoff exit.
The Latest: Hurricane Milton takes aim near Tampa Bay, Florida, once again a Category 5 storm
October 08, 2024 - 8:11 PM

Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago into projectiles.
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
January 01, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna man joins Jeremy Renner renovating buses for needy children
May 12, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Jeremy Renner may be a huge movie star but, aided by his Kelowna buddy Rory Milliken, he’s turning his passion for buying big trucks and buses into huge bonuses for organizations working with children in need.
Baseball will be a year-round sport in Penticton with new training facility
September 11, 2022 - 12:30 PM

South Okanagan baseball players will be able to take their game to the next level once a new indoor training facility opens its doors in Penticton.
Online 'one-stop shop' launches in Kamloops for families looking to register for sports
February 17, 2022 - 11:00 AM

The Kamloops Sports Council has launched a website to coordinate sports and events into one easy-to-use platform.
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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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Cold records shattered in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Yesterday was the coldest Dec. 22 documented in Kamloops and the Okanagan with records tumbling by 5 degrees or more. Kamloops recorded a low yesterday of -30.2 Celsius, breaking the 1891 re
December 23, 2022 8:07 AM
Man charged with murder in wife's drowning death near Revelstoke will face second trial
KAMLOOPS - A man charged with murder in connection to his wife's 2010 drowning death in Upper Arrow Lake will face another jury. Peter Beckett has been in custody for nearly six years in
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Okanagan parents warned to keep children from this toxic plant
Parents, if you have future botanists or even just outdoor-loving littles in your mix keep an eye out for an attractive but harmful plant. The Central Okanagan Regional District issued a war
March 29, 2021 5:07 PM
Tonne of illegally imported opium seized in B.C.
Around 2,500 individual packages of suspected opium were seized while being illegally imported into Canada last month through a joint operation involving RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency off
March 29, 2021 11:12 AM
Calgary man drives strangers 8 hours to Kamloops to be home for Christmas
When Trevor Williams heard a staff member from a car rental company quote a Lower Mainland couple $7,000 for them to hire a vehicle to drive from Calgary airport to Surrey after their flight was c
December 27, 2022 3:30 PM
B.C. deafblind man denied interpreter wins human rights complaint
A B.C. man who is deafblind has won a Human Rights Tribunal complaint after the organizers of a free three-day writing workshop refused to get him a sign language interpreter. According to a
August 27, 2022 8:00 AM
Man and woman assaulted after confronting man who was lighting grass on fire in Victoria
A suspect is in custody after two people in their 60s were allegedly assaulted in Victoria earlier this week, Police responded to a disturbance after 7 p.m. on July 26, according to a releas
July 29, 2023 12:00 PM
Mother shells out thousands trying to keep disabled Kelowna son off the streets
A Shuswap woman is trying from a distance to keep her disabled son off Kelowna streets, but it's not cheap. As he struggles in and out of shelter since his home burned down in March, Bev
June 11, 2023 6:00 PM
West Kelowna restaurateur asks customers to 'be nice' and understand COVID-19 restrictions
The owner of two West Kelowna restaurants just wants people to “be nice” to one another after his staff had to deal with some unruly customers. Ninety-nine per cent of people are
August 07, 2020 1:30 PM
More than 300 Merritt properties under evacuation order as homes considered 'uninhabitable'
Evacuation orders and alerts have been rescinded for numerous Merritt, Princeton, Keremeos and Cawston area properties but some are now under an order as their homes have been deemed "unsafe&
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