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Coca leaves remain a source of work, faith and identity in Bolivia
September 13, 2025 - 8:00 AM

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Utah college event; shooter in custody, FBI says
September 10, 2025 - 3:27 PM

OREM, Utah (AP) — The person suspected of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus Wednesday is now in custody.
Dirty soda trend bubbles up to Canada with 'Mormon Wives' as inspiration
August 16, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Jeremy Guenette was sitting in an Idaho parking lot waiting for his kids to finish back-to-school shopping two years ago, when he noticed business was booming at a nearby truck mixing colas, cream and fruity flavours.
Why Russian olive trees are controversial in the Okanagan and Kamloops
August 10, 2025 - 9:00 AM

The Russian olive tree is admired for its silvery leaves, yellow fragrant flowers and fleshy fruit that look like olives.
The Latest: Gaza death toll passes 60,000 as Israel and Trump feel pressure over famine alert
July 29, 2025 - 1:34 PM

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza passed 60,000 on Tuesday. The world's leading authority on food crises said the “ worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” in the territory of over 2 million people as

Three iconic Canadian rock bands making stop in Penticton this fall
June 17, 2025 - 9:07 AM

Iconic Canadian rockers The Tea Party, Headstones and Finger Eleven are stopping in Penticton on their cross-country tour.
iN PHOTOS: Six colourful wildflowers growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
May 21, 2025 - 4:00 AM

There are so many kinds of wildflowers to find and identify while out exploring the grasslands in the Okanagan and Kamloops, and the following are just a few common ones you can keep an eye out for.
Bank of Canada rate cut odds for June fall after April inflation data
May 20, 2025 - 11:34 AM

OTTAWA — Signs that underlying inflation was picking up in April put the Bank of Canada in a tricky position ahead of its June interest rate decision, with some economists arguing a second straight pause is now more likely.
Kamloops elder, leader devotes life to reclaiming traditional knowledge
May 20, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Colleen Seymour is a respected and influential elder in her Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc community in Kamloops who has dedicated her life to uplifting Indigenous education, health and reconciliation.
Kamloops Liberal candidate says 'tea-sipping urbanite' gun laws need a revisit
April 27, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kamloops Liberal candidate diverted from the party's recent gun crackdowns.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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Why you don’t have to be quiet in a public library in Kamloops, Okanagan anymore
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Kamloops area hospital district sidesteps IH to recruit doctors
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Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to
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THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
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Kelowna RCMP seize thousands in cash and drugs during traffic stops
Kelowna RCMP found drug traffickers in traffic stops over the weekend. Police were “engaged in targeted enforcement efforts” around Kelowna and managed to seize drugs and cash du
September 15, 2025 4:18 PM
Pedestrian killed in collision on Trans-Canada in Salmon Arm
Police closed the Trans-Canada Highway after a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Salmon Arm early this morning. BC Ambulance told Salmon Arm RCMP that a male pedestrian was in cardiac arr
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Illegal gold mining is fuelling a 'mercury boom' in Mexico, poisoning people and the environment
SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements.
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iN PHOTOS: The beauty of komorebi captured in Kamloops, Okanagan
Sicamous photographer and nature lover Joy Daniels has been capturing the mesmerizing effects of sunlight moving through leafy trees on her morning walks this summer. The dance between light
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