News Items tag as: 2015 top stories

2015 TOP STORIES: Politics divided our ridings like never before as Liberals take office
January 02, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Big changes in the political map across Canada translated this year into upheaval for local politicians.
2015 TOP STORIES: Lunar eclipses, meteor showers and northern lights over the Southern Interior
January 02, 2016 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Every year we are treated to a handful of meteor showers, full moons and a few showings of northern lights, but 2015 offered up several rare occurrences to delight night sky watchers.
2015 TOP STORIES: Cute, fuzzy, and far out animal stories from around the Southern Interior
January 02, 2016 - 8:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From the cute, to the sad, to the downright weird, 2015 definitely had its share of animal tales.
2015 TOP STORIES: Marijuana goes mainstream as legalization looms
January 02, 2016 - 7:00 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Marijuana made the news so much in 2015 you could almost smell it wafting across Canada.
2015 TOP STORIES: Vernon headlines that got you talking
January 01, 2016 - 9:00 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - It may feel like 2015, and the news stories that defined it, went by in a blur. Most won’t remember every traffic accident, house fire or debate at City Hall, but there are stories from this past year that got people talking for weeks, if not months — the year's top stories.
2015 TOP STORIES: Penticton stories that will continue making waves in the new year
January 01, 2016 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - From waterslides and casinos to bridges and tourism, a lot of controversial issues came to light in Penticton in 2015, and a lot of them will likely continue to lead the news in 2016.
2015 TOP STORIES: Big bridges, little players and water wasters hot topics in the Central Okanagan
January 01, 2016 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - Transportation and water were prominent in local news in 2015 and transportation over water — in this case, a second bridge over Okanagan Lake — generated lots of interest.
2015 TOP STORIES: Kamloops deals with construction, recycling strike and referendum
January 01, 2016 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - It was an eventful year for Kamloops residents, as we dealt with an abundance of major roadwork, a referendum, a recycling strike, the construction of a new casino and of course the proposed Ajax Mine taking a step forward in its application.
2015 TOP STORIES: Kamloops headlines that got you talking
January 01, 2016 - 8:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - As the year comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on some of the stories that had some impact in and near the community of Kamloops. Here are some of the top stories for 2015.
2015 TOP STORIES: 17 of the oddest crime stories this year
January 01, 2016 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Crime remains a regular topic and source of news and it's tough to call them top stories so here, instead, are some of the odder ones we’ve noticed in the last year — particularly because the suspects committing them made some pretty poor choices along the way.
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