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Clean makeup business founded in Salmon Arm expands to Victoria as sales skyrocket
September 03, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A business owner from Salmon Arm is winning awards and seeing her sales skyrocket as her line of clean makeup products expands.
Signs your teen's mental health is taking a hit from COVID pandemic restrictions
September 03, 2021 - 6:00 AM

With the pandemic well into its fourth wave, some young people appear to be struggling with mental health issues after a year and a half of increased social isolation.
How a Kamloops entrepreneur's invention makes dealing with dog poop less smelly and gross
September 02, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Dog lovers in western Canada can expect to see a first-of-its kind product on pet store shelves, thanks to a creative entrepreneur in Kamloops.
Kamloops's Greg Stewart unleashes gold winning shot put at Tokyo Paralympics
September 01, 2021 - 11:40 AM

Competitive shot putter Greg Stewart won a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics with his first throw in the men's shot put - F46 yesterday.
Cities in Thompson-Okanagan look at raising taxes to pay for RCMP salary hike
September 01, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Thompson-Okanagan cities are preparing for a salary increase for the RCMP detachments they contract.
Kamloops mayor pleads with drug users not to use alone as overdose death toll climbs in B.C.
August 31, 2021 - 4:37 PM

It has been five years since a state of emergency was declared in B.C. to address the opioid crisis, and the province is on track to reach the highest year of overdose deaths on record.
B.C.'s police watchdog investigating fatal RCMP-involved shooting in Quesnel
August 31, 2021 - 1:51 PM

An investigation has been launched by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. into an officer-involved fatal shooting in Quesnel early this morning.
iN PHOTOS: SilverStar Mountain Resort gets snowy surprise on last day of August
August 31, 2021 - 12:07 PM

While the weather today in the southern Interior feels a lot cooler, and in some cases wetter, than expected on the last day of August, there was an even bigger surprise for those at SilverStar Mountain Resort near Vernon.
Jessie Simpson going home five years after brutal attack
August 31, 2021 - 7:00 AM

After five years of recovering in hospital and a care facility, Jessie Simpson is finally going home to live with his family in Savona.
Man charged in Shuswap stabbing has charges stayed when witness is no show
August 30, 2021 - 4:21 PM

An accused in Kamloops court today in connection with a Shuswap stabbing had the charges against him stayed when a witness didn't show up.
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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 April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

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