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No end in sight to spring-like weather in Okanagan, Kamloops
March 04, 2025 - 4:30 PM

It feels like spring has sprung in Kamloops and the Okanagan and the forecast shows sunny days ahead.
Why newcomers find out Kelownafornia isn’t as sunny as they thought
February 23, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Some people think the Lower Mainland wears the crown for most grey days per year, and Kelowna is a sunshine capital by comparison but that isn't really the case.
Sunshine on the way but it will stay cold this week in Okanagan, Kamloops
February 03, 2025 - 12:30 PM

It might not look like it today, but Kamloops and the Okanagan should have some sunny days ahead this week.
Snow coming down on Thompson-Okanagan mountain passes, but sunny days ahead
January 10, 2025 - 2:00 PM
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Heads up, travellers, some snow is coming down on the mountain pass highways in the Thompson and Okanagan regions but it should be clear by Sunday.
‘Don’t cancel winter yet’: Kamloops, Okanagan could still see a cold snap
January 07, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A forecast mild La Nina this winter typically means colder than normal temperatures, but it has been balmy in Kamloops and the Okanagan so far.
'Mild and a bit dull': Odds of white Christmas in Okanagan, Kamloops low
December 23, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Dreams of a white Christmas in Kamloops and the Okanagan will likely go unfulfilled this year.
Heavy snow, freezing rain prompts travel advisories for southern Interior mountain passes
December 18, 2024 - 11:00 AM

If you have plans to travel on high elevation highways in the southern Interior, you may want to postpone those plans as a moisture-laden Pacific front weather system moves through.
‘It’s a bit of a toss up’: Dream cautiously of a white Christmas in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 17, 2024 - 7:00 AM

With forecast temperatures teasing a white Christmas in Kamloops and the Okanagan it’s hard to tell whether there will be snow on the ground on Dec. 25.
Okanagan, Kamloops getting first significant snow of season
December 16, 2024 - 12:30 PM

The first significant snowfall of the year at lower elevations in the Thompson-Okanagan region is underway today.
Winter storm bringing heavy snow to passes on Coquihalla, Trans-Canada this weekend
December 06, 2024 - 12:10 PM
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Heavy snowfall is expected this weekend on the Coquihalla and Trans-Canada with freezing rain on the Okanagan Connector.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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