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UPDATE: Semi fire on Coquihalla Highway
June 28, 2015 - 4:39 PM

MERRITT – A semi burst into flames on the Coquihalla Highway this afternoon, severely restricting traffic for several hours.
No hiking on Okanagan rail corridor just yet
June 28, 2015 - 4:33 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - Officials with the District of Lake Country are trying to get out the message the CN Rail line through the community is off limits despite the referendum which approved the purchase of the land as part of the Okanagan Rail Trail.
Wildfire crews hopping with 16 new fires on weekend
June 28, 2015 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Almost half of the 16 new wildfires sparked in the Thompson-Okanagan region over the weekend were preventable because people caused them.
Scorching heat sizzles high temperature records
June 28, 2015 - 10:24 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The heat wave blasting the Southern Interior cranked the temperature up a notch Saturday breaking high temperature records in the Thompson-Okanagan.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

UPDATE: Semi fire on Coquihalla Highway