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How does June Squibb do it at age 95? 'I just gird my loins and go'
October 05, 2025 - 9:00 PM

TORONTO (AP) — There are 70-year-olds who want to be like June Squibb when they grow up.
Volkswagen of Kamloops - Driven by Service, Fuelled by Trust
September 29, 2025 - 7:30 PM
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A world of corporate-owned companies means fewer and fewer locally-owned businesses to choose from. They do exist, though, and one such gem is Volkswagen of Kamloops—a Canadian-made auto dealership boasting an unparalleled reputation for putting clients first.
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
September 17, 2025 - 7:44 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely beginning Wednesday after comments that he made about Charlie Kirk's killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say it would not air the show and provoked some ominous comments from a top federal regulator.
Giorgio Armani, who dressed the powerful and famous from boardroom to Hollywood, dies at 91
September 04, 2025 - 10:59 AM

MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, died Thursday, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91.
Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas
August 30, 2025 - 3:00 PM

Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.”
In Riga, Carney extends Canadian military mission in Latvia by three years to 2029
August 26, 2025 - 2:41 PM

RIGA — Canada will keep troops in Latvia for another three years as part of a mission to deter further Russian aggression in Europe, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday.
Kamloops taxpayers to mull $188M in more debt for capital projects
August 08, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Kamloops city hall debt is about spike again and taxpayers will soon be asked for their blessing.
Barney Bentall playing barn dance at Armstrong's Caravan Farm Theatre
August 05, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong will have a famous musician making an appearance at an upcoming country barn dance benefit concert.
Inside the high-stakes battle to win a New York City casino license
July 20, 2025 - 9:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square. A sprawling gambling hall along Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk. A Hard Rock casino complex next to the home stadium of baseball’s New York Mets.
Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' is canceled by CBS and will end in May 2026
July 18, 2025 - 8:05 AM

CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent and persistent late-night critics.
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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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Shuswap man left in pain as regulator curbs opioids against doctor's advice
A Shuswap man, who accused regulators of forcing him to live in severe pain, has had a minor win in court in his legal case over how much pain medication he can take. According to an April 1
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This is not Thompson Rivers University's next president
Do you see it? You may think it's the new president of Thompson Rivers University. In fact, it's a computer's best approximation of her — and it's almost exact.
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Kal Tire spreading holiday cheer with 1st annual Vernon Car Giveaway
Vernon’s Kal Tire and Swan Lake Motors want to help a local individual or family in need of a vehicle to commute safely this holiday season with the chance to win a fully restored Chrysler T
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PADOVA CITY: Political, economic scandal once loomed over Kamloops Tranquille farm
Long after it was a sanatorium but long before plans for a winery, the sprawling 300-acre Kamloops property on Tranquille Road was a site of political and financial scandal. In the 1990s, an
June 26, 2022 7:53 AM
Kamloops air ambulance firm claims bias; sues over lost government contract
A Kamloops helicopter company has failed in a legal challenge to extend a lucrative air ambulance contract claiming the procurement process wasn't fair. Summit Helicopters had claim
June 14, 2025 12:00 PM
UPDATE: Crash near Heffley Creek claims a life
KAMLOOPS - One person is dead after two pickup trucks crashed on Highway 5 north, north of the Rayleigh ball fields Monday afternoon. The male driver was alone in the first pickup truck, tra
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The true story of Grand Chief Nicola, told by his descendant
After weeks of searching for an Indigenous historian who could tell me the story of Grand Chief Nicola, I was thrilled when I was given the contact of one of his direct descendants. Skyaka, otherw
October 28, 2023 6:00 AM
Early morning wake up call for Armstrong couple as semi careens into home
“YOU SEE A TANKER TRUCK RIGHT BESIDE YOUR WINDOW AND IT WAKES YOU UP IN A HURRY” ARMSTRONG - Philip Marchand and his wife had a rude awakening this morning when a semi truck ca
July 20, 2017 1:52 PM
Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez leaving TV booth following cancer diagnosis
TORONTO - Longtime Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez is stepping away from the broadcast booth after being diagnosed with cancer. In a statement released by Sportsnet, Martinez sai
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UPDATE: This is the second most expensive home ever sold in the Okanagan
A home listed for sale for almost $14 million sold this spring in Kelowna. The listing agent’s office, Jane Hoffman Realty/Coldwell Banker, would not reveal what the property sold for
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