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Kamloops jail has highest number in the province for in-custody deaths
September 25, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Since August 2014 there have been four in-custody death’s at six regional provincial jails, three of which were in Kamloops according to data from the Ministry of Justice.
Hundreds of North Okanagan deer heads still needed for disease study
September 25, 2015 - 4:30 PM

“WE HAVE A THREE YEAR LIMIT ON THE PROJECT AND WE STILL NEED OVER 200 SAMPLES”
Pick up a bottle, a glass or a bargain at one of these Kelowna weekend events
September 25, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA – It may be a rainy forecast on the horizon for Kelowna this weekend, but there are so many events happening you may not even notice.
Irrigation districts say Kelowna mayor jumping the gun on water quality push
September 25, 2015 - 1:10 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna’s four major irrigation districts say they are well into the plan to improve water quality and eventually connect their systems and they’re not quite sure why city council wants to change the plan.
First fall weekend warm and sunny in the Okanagan
September 25, 2015 - 8:29 AM

OKANAGAN - The first weekend of autumn will be a typical one in the Okanagan, with warm days and cool nights.
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THOMPSON: When the death of a friend stops you in your tracks
OPINION A friend of mine for 46 years died last week. He did not tell most of us that he had lung cancer. We lost him, before we knew what took him. I respect his choice. He was never one to call attention to himself.

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

Former BC realtor who misrepresented sale ordered to pay back $300K deposit
A former BC realtor has been ordered to give back a $300,000 deposit after the BC Court of Appeal found he hadn't told the buyer of a $6.2-million property he owned that renovations had been done without a permit. According to a May 20

Kamloops jail has highest number in the province for in-custody deaths