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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.
Live updates | UN resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza fails
December 08, 2023 - 5:36 PM
The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, where Israeli troops rounded up Palestinian men in the northern part of the territory for interrogation, seeking Hamas militants.
What's Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
December 02, 2023 - 11:30 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.”
A 'predator' at CSIS: Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture
November 30, 2023 - 9:00 PM
VANCOUVER - A rookie surveillance officer with Canada's spy agency and another officer decades her senior were tracking a person in British Columbia in the summer of 2019 when they lost sight of their target.
Okanagan and Okanogan: One land, worlds apart
October 29, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Although they share the same watershed, the international border has made the Okanagan vastly different from its US ‘Okanogan’ counterpart, says a UBCO professor.
Kamloops judge scolds lawyers for fraudster's proposed house arrest
June 29, 2023 - 12:03 PM
A Kamloops judge wasn't impressed with a proposed house arrest sentence for a local fraudster.
Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
April 25, 2023 - 8:20 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96.
Huge waves bring Hawaii surf contest The Eddie after hiatus
January 22, 2023 - 9:00 PM
HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world’s most prestigious and storied surfing contests — dubbed the “Super Bowl of Surfing” — went forward Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years with towering wave faces and a gigantic swell that was expected to grow throughout the day.
Putting interest rate hike in perspective for Thompson-Okanagan home buyers
July 13, 2022 - 7:00 PM
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The Bank of Canada’s 1% hike in its prime interest rate today, July 13, is actually a good thing, one Okanagan-based realtor says.
SUMMERTIME STAPLE: You simply have to float the channel in Penticton
June 25, 2022 - 6:00 AM
Sit back and let the afternoon go while floating the seven-kilometre waterway that connects Okanagan Lake to Skaha Lake.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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UPDATE: Kamloops mayor suspends city's top employee
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is giving the city's top employee the boot, claiming it's time for a "new direction." Acting chief administrative officer Byron McCorkell
March 27, 2024 1:50 PM
No better time for Big White residents to raise their voices with big changes in the works
Kelly Blair first moved into The Rock at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna 40 years ago and now owns, and at times rents out, the classic structure with real climbing rocks indoors. His view
March 27, 2024 7:00 AM
'Trying to cope': Merritt father desperate to find missing daughter
A father in Merritt is desperately searching for his daughter since she went missing almost two months ago. Patrick Moran’s daughter Tara Moran, 27, was last seen in Merritt on Jan. 31
March 25, 2024 7:00 AM
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible t
March 27, 2024 7:49 AM
RCMP close Highway 97 in Kelowna for unfolding incident
Highway 97 between Sexsmith and Edwards roads has been closed by the RCMP this afternoon. An “unfolding incident” requiring a heavy police presence was unfolding in the 100 block
March 27, 2024 3:33 PM
Crews to search underwater in Kal Lake for missing North Okanagan man
The search for a missing Coldstream man is going underwater more than three months after he went missing. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP will begin using sonar equipment on Kalamalka Lake this w
March 27, 2024 8:52 AM
iN PHOTOS: Cats lounge on tiny custom couches made in Kamloops
Miniature crocheted couches for cats appear to be a hit and the cats look undeniably adorable lying on them. The unique pet accessories are handmade by Kamloops resident Laurie Waddell who
March 27, 2024 6:00 AM
Vernon businessperson fights City Hall in court, and wins
Yuri Bos has been trying for more than a year to get a business licence so he can lease two parcels of his commercial land in the 4600 block on 34 Street in Vernon. For some undisclosed reas
March 26, 2024 6:00 PM
Big jump in gas prices in Kamloops and the Okanagan ahead of carbon tax increase
The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into 3.3 cents per litre of gasoline at the pumps. But, after holding fairly steady in March, prices went up by more
March 28, 2024 7:20 AM
iN PHOTOS: Wet, wild and wonderful waterfalls in Kamloops, Okanagan
There's something enchanting and mesmerizing about waterfalls with their misty sprays and captivating sounds, and every one of them is completely different. There are many places to find
March 26, 2024 6:00 AM
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