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Judge in hate speech trial won't hear free speech charter argument before trial
July 13, 2015 - 9:00 PM

QUESNEL - The hate-speech versus free-speech debate continues in a Quesnel courtroom after a judge decided to wait until the end of trial to hear constitutional arguments from the accused charged with promoting hatred.
In Kamloops, tossing a cigarette butt will cost you
July 13, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Fair warning, smokers: If you discard your cigarette out the window, expect a ticket.
Pesticide ban back on the table in Kamloops
July 13, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – The notion of a Kamloops-wide ban on cosmetic pesticide use is back on the city’s agenda this week.
UPDATE: Former Vernon cop accused of child porn faces ex-wife-accuser on first day of trial
July 13, 2015 - 5:27 PM

ADDICTED TO COCAINE, HEROIN, ALCOHOL
Vancouver council wants province to make changes following report on Kamloops girl who fell through foster care cracks
July 13, 2015 - 2:31 PM

VANCOUVER - After reviewing a lengthy report on a young woman who fell through the cracks of government care, Vancouver’s city council is calling on the province to make changes for better foster care in B.C.
Coroner names young man killed in ATV rollover near Salmon Arm
July 13, 2015 - 1:32 PM

SALMON ARM - The name of a young man killed last week in an all-terrain vehicle crash has been released.
UPDATE: Coroner identifies victim in Shuswap house boat accident
July 13, 2015 - 1:12 PM

SICAMOUS - A young Alberta woman died in a house boat accident last Friday.
Cascades Casino grand opening pushed back until August
July 13, 2015 - 1:10 PM

KAMLOOPS – The grand opening of the new casino in Aberdeen is being pushed back nearly three weeks.
UPDATE: Man who needs medical treatment located
July 13, 2015 - 11:57 AM

UPDATE: 3:13 P.M., JULY 13, 2015
Smoky skies advisory ends for Southern Interior
July 13, 2015 - 11:32 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A system that broke a nearly three-week heat wave and dropped rain in the Interior also helped clear the smoke.
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Kelowna pastor who broke COVID rules loses legal challenge
A Kelowna pastor who held a church service during lockdown has lost a legal challenge against the province. According to a Sept. 21 B.C. Provincial Court decision, Pastor Arthur Charles Lucier from the Kelowna Harvest Church challenged the

New Asian fusion eatery opens in downtown Vernon
An Asian restaurant located in the heart of Vernon opened this month. Jade Asian Kitchen specializes in authentic Chinese cuisine, Japanese sushi and Canadian comfort foods. “We love it here in Vernon and are getting lots of pos

Front companies being used to launder illicit cannabis cash: intelligence agency
OTTAWA - Canada’s financial intelligence agency says a wide range of businesses — from food wholesalers to electronics repair services — are being used to disguise the proceeds of illicit cannabis operations. In a new oper

Peachland golf course project comes with hundreds of homes
More than a decade after first being approved, work is expected to start next year on a new golf course and up to 500 homes on what’s known as the Ponderosa lands in upper Peachland. In 2011, a plan for those lands was approved by the

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