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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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'Worst case scenario': Witness details grisly discovery in Bagabuyo trial
A Kamloops man whose grandfather was allegedly tasked with helping dispose of a body made the dark discovery himself as he sought answers. Justin William Robertson, 42, was the first witness
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'Untold story': Vernon's 'bush boys' featured in new podcast
In the fall of 2003, two teenage boys arrived in Vernon and claimed to have been raised in the deep B.C. wilderness without contact with society. The story of the "bush boys" becam
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BAGABUYO TRIAL: 'I will go to jail': Victim confided to friend he hid money from divorce
The first step on the path that lead to Mohd Abdullah's death was his own efforts to hide his money from his ex-wife, a BC Supreme Court was told. A friend of Abdullah's told the cou
May 02, 2025 6:44 AM
Court hears Kamloops murder victim's final message to fiancé
Mohd Abdullah's failed efforts to recover a cache of hidden money led him to leave a final message for his fiancé before meeting his lawyer — the last day he was seen alive.
May 13, 2025 4:00 PM
Bank looks to foreclose on accused Kamloops killer's home
A Kamloops man accused of murder may lose his home as a bank seeks to foreclose on his mortgage. Rogelio Butch Dharamdas Bagabuyo Jr. is in custody for the murder of Mohd Abdullah in 2021, b
May 30, 2023 7:00 PM
‘El Diablo’ the devilish grouse of Sun Peaks gains 'cult-like' following
For years, skiers and snowboarders at Sun Peaks Resort have been greeted by the mountain’s own devil. A grouse, aptly named “El Diablo,” Spanish for the devil, is known for
January 22, 2022 6:00 AM
Kamloops murder victim's estate sues over $800K entrusted to lawyer and alleged killer
Mohd Abdullah's family is taking his alleged killer to court over nearly $800,000 the victim entrusted to him. The lawsuit filed by Abdullah's estate gives some insight into where Ka
April 24, 2025 6:00 AM
Kelowna woman who hit and killed partner with car pleads guilty
A Kelowna woman who hit and killed her boyfriend in her car has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Ka-Mikosit Favelle had been charged with the murder of Adam Lawrence but appeared at the Kelow
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Police seized bags, ropes, shovels and a blood-stained jacket in Bagabuyo murder investigation
A Kamloops lawyer's first-degree murder trial started slowly Monday as the Crown lawyers presented dozens of exhibits. Bags, ropes, shovels and a blood-stained jacket were among the doze
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Murdered Vernon senior likely discovered accused at his isolated property
Crown prosecutors allege that Peter Michael Visintainer murdered 79-year-old Wolf-Ingo Rudolf Beyer when Beyer discovered Visintainer at his rural property deep in the hills off Westside Road.
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