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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.
A small Serbian town is home to Robin Hood - in a new TV series
August 03, 2025 - 10:00 AM

SIMANOVCI, Serbia (AP) — Villages and castles from 12th-century England came to life in a small town in Serbia for the filming of a new series about Robin Hood that has just wrapped in the landlocked country in southeast Europe.
'Sinister and disturbing': No jail for Penticton man who killed girlfriend's pet lizard
April 07, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Coming back home one morning after a massive argument with her boyfriend, a Penticton woman found her place a mess and the lid to her pet lizard's enclosure removed.
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows
February 27, 2025 - 10:56 PM

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple's home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, investigators said.
'Emilia Pérez' tops Oscar nominations with 13, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' land 10 apiece
January 23, 2025 - 1:14 PM

In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday.
The Los Angeles landmarks from film and TV damaged by wildfires
January 10, 2025 - 9:00 PM

The high school where Brian De Palma brought Stephen King’s “Carrie” to life, Will Rogers’ ranch house and a motel owned by William Randolph Hearst are among some of the famous structures that have been damaged or destroyed by the California wildfires.
Stars lose homes in Los Angeles area fires and Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1M to relief effort
January 09, 2025 - 4:53 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Jeff Bridges, and R&B star Jhené Aiko, and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events.
Penticton plans to expand monitored security camera program
December 09, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Penticton is expanding a monitored security camera program, with plans to put in more oversight.
Priestman out in wake of Olympic drone-spying scandal, Herdman yet to give evidence
November 12, 2024 - 1:22 PM

The independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal involving members of the Canadian women's soccer team coaching staff leaves as many questions as answers.
Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris lean into the campaign’s last leg with less than a week left
October 30, 2024 - 6:37 PM

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris crisscrossed several swing states on Wednesday, passing each other in Wisconsin, where the former president appeared in Green Bay with a one-time local icon, retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre.
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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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Man charged with murder in wife's drowning death near Revelstoke will face second trial
KAMLOOPS - A man charged with murder in connection to his wife's 2010 drowning death in Upper Arrow Lake will face another jury. Peter Beckett has been in custody for nearly six years in
June 29, 2017 10:15 AM
Cold records shattered in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Yesterday was the coldest Dec. 22 documented in Kamloops and the Okanagan with records tumbling by 5 degrees or more. Kamloops recorded a low yesterday of -30.2 Celsius, breaking the 1891 re
December 23, 2022 8:07 AM
Okanagan parents warned to keep children from this toxic plant
Parents, if you have future botanists or even just outdoor-loving littles in your mix keep an eye out for an attractive but harmful plant. The Central Okanagan Regional District issued a war
March 29, 2021 5:07 PM
Tonne of illegally imported opium seized in B.C.
Around 2,500 individual packages of suspected opium were seized while being illegally imported into Canada last month through a joint operation involving RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency off
March 29, 2021 11:12 AM
B.C. deafblind man denied interpreter wins human rights complaint
A B.C. man who is deafblind has won a Human Rights Tribunal complaint after the organizers of a free three-day writing workshop refused to get him a sign language interpreter. According to a
August 27, 2022 8:00 AM
How to attract hummingbirds that may arrive early in Kamloops, Okanagan
Three species of migratory hummingbirds could be arriving in backyards in the Okanagan and Kamloops as early as next month. The rufous, calliope and and black-chinned hummingbirds head
February 22, 2022 8:00 AM
POLL: British Columbians are getting a reputation for poor treatment of out-of-province guests. How do you feel about that?
British Columbians are gaining a reputation through the summer of COVID-19. Starting in towns close to the border, drivers with Alberta licence plates have found nasty notes on their windshi
July 31, 2020 1:23 PM
Calgary man drives strangers 8 hours to Kamloops to be home for Christmas
When Trevor Williams heard a staff member from a car rental company quote a Lower Mainland couple $7,000 for them to hire a vehicle to drive from Calgary airport to Surrey after their flight was c
December 27, 2022 3:30 PM
North Okanagan woman faces trial over sexual abuse of young boy at ministry-funded home
VERNON - A former youth worker faces allegations of sexual assault and sexual touching against a minor in relation to an incident that occurred during her employment at a government-funded care ho
August 13, 2018 6:30 PM
Mother shells out thousands trying to keep disabled Kelowna son off the streets
A Shuswap woman is trying from a distance to keep her disabled son off Kelowna streets, but it's not cheap. As he struggles in and out of shelter since his home burned down in March, Bev
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