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Calling on wildlife photographers to enter BC SPCA contest
July 04, 2024 - 3:42 PM

The 16th annual BC SPCA wildlife photography contest is underway and looking for submissions.
The Latest | First day of Trump's hush money trial adjourns with no jurors selected
April 15, 2024 - 2:25 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of Donald Trump 's historic hush money trial ended Monday after hours of pretrial motions and an initial jury selection process that saw dozens of prospective jurors excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial. The court ultimately adjourned without any jurors being seated, with the selection process resuming on Tuesday.
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?
October 21, 2023 - 9:00 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are considered hazardous waste.
Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
September 10, 2023 - 9:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don’t think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at U.S. Open matches make their frequent requests for “new balls please.”
Time to try growing some vegetable or flower transplants
March 31, 2021 - 5:30 AM
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If you’ve never grown your own transplants for your garden, perhaps this is the year to do it. It’s economical, it allows you to grow varieties you might not be able to buy as transplants, it’s satisfying and it’s easy.
Early winter blast struck end-of-harvest blow to Okanagan apple growers
October 30, 2020 - 6:30 AM
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The early season snow followed by a blast of Arctic air in the southern Interior last weekend has wreaked havoc on apple and grape crops bringing an abrupt end to the harvest.
Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90
April 07, 2017 - 5:45 AM

LOS ANGELES - Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed "Mr. Warmth" whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died Thursday. He was 90.
REMINDER: Recycling changes start today in Kamloops
April 03, 2017 - 4:40 PM

KAMLOOPS - Are you sure that goes in the recycling?
College students aiming to make puck for blind hockey players
August 03, 2015 - 6:00 AM

TORONTO - A pair of Ontario college students is facing a tough crowd as they try to design an audible hockey puck that can be used by visually impaired players.
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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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Vernon woman found dead leaves behind two daughters
A woman found dead in a Vernon home has been identified as 32-year-old Kaylee Bannister. An online fundraiser set up in her memory says that Bannister left behind two young daughters.
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Okanagan woman charged in 2 separate cases of kidnapping
An Okanagan woman with a lengthy criminal record is back behind bars having been recently charged with two separate counts of kidnapping. Amanda Marie Sach, along with three other suspects,
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UPDATE: Controversial video of Kamloops RCMP arrest going viral
A Kamloops RCMP officer was recorded making a controversial arrest in front of city hall Monday, and the video is making rounds on the internet. In the video, Const. Dave Tucker already had
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Death of man whose body was found near Silver Star deemed suspicious
RCMP are investigating after the discovery of a 30-year-old man's body who appears to have died in suspicious circumstances. According to an RCMP media release, the body of Miguel Suzor
July 05, 2023 12:04 PM
Kelowna bakery featured on Food Network closing for good
It was the perfect storm for Whisk Bakery + Cafe. A combination of personal issues, the rising costs of items due to inflation and issues with finding and retaining staff means the bakery wi
July 21, 2022 12:30 PM
How controversial Okanagan MLA Tara Armstrong got herself a raise
Controversial Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong got herself a big pay raise by helping to form the new political party One BC. Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie is the n
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Canada's only desert is in B.C. but not where you think it is
Canada’s only desert is in the Southern Interior of B.C. but it might not be where you think it is. They lay that claim in Osoyoos, where you’ll find the Nk’Mip desert cult
July 03, 2021 12:03 PM
iN MAPS: The most festive Christmas displays in Kamloops
There are a lot of festive holiday houses to see in Kamloops where residents go over the top with lights and decorations. For over a decade, iNFOnews.ca has been adding to its list of addres
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Kelowna cannabis grower suing Shuswap weed firm, alleges it's owed $250K
A Kelowna cannabis growing company is suing a Shuswap marijuana processor alleging that it hasn't paid for roughly $250,000 of weed. In a Notice of Claim filed at the Vernon courthouse A
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One dead in Fraser Canyon head-on collision
Police are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage of a fatal accident involving three vehicles in a Fraser Canyon collision on Sunday. BC Highway Patrol said two vehicles collided head-on
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