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Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
July 06, 2025 - 4:00 PM
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An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.
New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
July 06, 2025 - 3:00 PM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard.
Want to take a dip in Paris? River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century
July 06, 2025 - 1:00 PM

PARIS (AP) — For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The long-polluted waterway is finally opening up as a summertime swim spot following a 1.4 billion euro ($1.5 billion) cleanup project that made it suitable for Olympic competitions last year.
Kamloops area realtors fined over undisclosed bylaw infractions
July 06, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Two Kamloops area realtors involved in the sale of a Lillooet property that had zoning bylaw infractions registered against it have each been fined $5,000.
Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships
July 06, 2025 - 10:00 AM

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters.
The Royal Train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize
July 06, 2025 - 8:00 AM

LONDON (AP) — The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time.
'Out of time': Kamloops mayor's delays in defamation case could be over
July 06, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The mayor of Kamloops will have his day in court next week as his defamation case against a rival councillor goes before a judge.
Academics call on Ottawa to speed up Palestinian student visas
July 05, 2025 - 9:00 PM

OTTAWA — A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died before they could leave the region.
BC nurse suspended for having sexual relationship with patient
July 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A BC nurse who had a sexual relationship with a patient has been suspended for 12 months.
Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change
July 05, 2025 - 6:00 PM

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami’s coastline that was devastated by coral bleaching two years ago.
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Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

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Top News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood

New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says

Want to take a dip in Paris? River Seine reopens to public swimming for first time in a century

Kamloops area realtors fined over undisclosed bylaw infractions

Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships

The Royal Train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize

'Out of time': Kamloops mayor's delays in defamation case could be over

Academics call on Ottawa to speed up Palestinian student visas

BC nurse suspended for having sexual relationship with patient

Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change

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