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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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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is jus

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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