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Dirty air causes health hazard across Interior, flight cancellations at Kamloops airport
July 31, 2021 - 2:00 PM

As smoke continues to hang over the Thompson Okanagan due to wildfires in the area, the Kamloops airport announced flights were cancelled this morning.
Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave
July 30, 2021 - 2:00 PM

VANCOUVER - Two groups focused on environmental issues are calling on the British Columbia government to come up with a plan to track "heat dome injuries" following record-setting temperatures that are also linked with 570 deaths in the province over a one-week period.
Owner of derelict Kelowna house surprised by city demolition order
July 29, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The owner of a derelict home in Rutland seems to have been taken off guard by Kelowna city council's order to tear the building down earlier this week.
Vacant van rolls through Kamloops Dollarama
July 28, 2021 - 11:19 AM

A Dollarama in Kamloops received an unwanted entrance Tuesday night after a moving van rolled into the storefront.
Extreme heat about to settle into the Thompson Okanagan
July 27, 2021 - 5:20 PM

The province is asking British Columbians to take precautions this week as another heat wave is poised to make life uncomfortable.
Kelowna city staff wants home with 'life safety concerns' torn down
July 26, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Gibson Road in Kelowna is a pleasant street with nicely kept-up single-family homes on one side, farmland on the other and a spectacular view of Rutland, downtown and Okanagan Lake.
Kamloops Tim Hortons closes its doors after street-related incident
July 21, 2021 - 7:00 PM

A North Kamloops Tim Hortons restaurant has closed indefinitely as a result of an incident last weekend that was the latest in a series of property crime and other social issues impacting the area.
Evacuation order for properties affected by wildfire near Mabel Lake
July 20, 2021 - 11:23 AM

A 600-hectare wildfire burning on the east side of Mable Lake has prompted another evacuation order.
BCSPCA offers up ways to help wildlife during a wildfire
July 18, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Like humans, the BC SPCA says animals struggle to cope when wildfires rage and their normal way of life is upended.
After pandemic hunkering, the art of reopening your home
July 14, 2021 - 9:00 PM

When COVID put an abrupt halt to social gatherings, many homes were reconfigured to encompass school study areas and home offices. Now that pandemic restrictions are easing, there is a gentle art to opening your home again to guests who (like hosts) are out of practice and grappling with a somewhat changed social terrain.
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Actor Sylvester Stallone approves of Rambo statue erected in small B.C. town
- This story was originally published Aug. 15, 2020. Actor Sylvester Stallone likes a new wooden statue honouring the 1980s movie Rambo: First Blood that was erected in a small B.C. community this week. First Blood, a 1982 action

Recipe: Anna Olsen’s no bake cheesecake
Did you know today, July 30, is National Cheesecake Day? A great excuse to eat this delicious favourite dessert this weekend. Blueberries are also in season right now making this combination dreamy. No Bake Cheesecake with Blueberry Sauce

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Two travellers from U.S. fined $20,000 each for fake vaccination documents
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Smoke is causing some flights to divert from Kamloops and Penticton to Kelowna Airport
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