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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

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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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Why smoke in November in the Interior is generally a good thing
The smoke you're seeing now in the Thompson-Okanagan region may mean a lot less smoke next summer as wildfire mitigation efforts continue through open burning. Haze that may be visible on the fine fall days in November is likely smoke f