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Controversial FortisBC policy to turn off power during extreme wildfire risk under review
May 21, 2025 - 4:00 PM

FortisBC’s controversial policy to turn off power when extreme weather presents a serious wildfire risk is under review by the BC Utilities Commission after receiving criticism from customers in the areas of the Okanagan it serves.
Jailed Interior Health top doctor loses licence in BC
May 21, 2025 - 3:22 PM

Disgraced Interior Health doctor Albert de Villiers has been stripped of his licence, almost two years after he was jailed for sexually molesting the young son of family friends.
iN NUMBERS: The dreary bits of the May long weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
May 20, 2025 - 6:00 PM

You might have planned some fun in the sun, cold drinks or maybe even a barbecue this past weekend, but Victoria Day long weekend festivities seem to be well paired with rain, dangerous driving and booked up campsites.
West Kelowna resident demands financial review of controversial water treatment plant
May 20, 2025 - 4:50 PM

People in West Kelowna who get water from the Rose Valley water treatment plant have had water quality problems, unexpected costs on their water bills and have had to deal with miscommunication from the city about the situation.
Kelowna Mountie who sexted domestic abuse victim avoids criminal record
May 20, 2025 - 4:36 PM

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Penticton man who abandoned family returns to sue for family home
May 20, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A Penticton man who abandoned his wife and kids and shacked up with his bookkeeper has failed in his attempt to get his hands on his ex-wife's money.
Kelowna roofing company fined $20,000 by WorkSafeBC, again
May 19, 2025 - 4:30 PM

A Kelowna roofing company has been fined $20,000 for working on a two-story house without the correct protection.
Province withholds public notice probe for Kelowna sex offender
May 19, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The province has withheld nearly all findings of its investigation into why the public wasn't notified about a repeat sex offender released to Kelowna, only to reoffend.
Family feud: Callahan brothers' $42M bid snags Kelowna trailer park
May 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A family feud over a trailer park on prime Kelowna land appears to have been settled.
Kamloops senior promised not to seek wife's money; loses in court seeking wife's money
May 17, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kamloops widower who guaranteed his new partner he was "an honourable man" and would never attempt to take her home has been left with a Cadillac, but no money, after he went after her assets in divorce court.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Spam buns, worm poutine and pork tongue on the menu for Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of pickle flavours and something for those with a cast-iron stomach. There will be pork tongue, fiery dill Coke, deep-fried pickle Oreos and tzatziki-twisted pickles,

Thailand vows to tighten control on cannabis after smuggling cases involving tourists soar
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai officials on Wednesday said they planned to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months. Thailand became the first country

Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats
A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats. According to an April 11 BC Farm Industry Review Board decision, Kristi Gerigk had two dogs and 10 cats seized in February when s

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