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This little piggy dug up the neighbour's yard, this one went on the highway, this piggy's owner went all the way to court
March 19, 2015 - 7:29 PM

KAMLOOPS – If pigs could fly, a 77-year-old farmer and his neighbours probably wouldn't be in the predicament that landed them in Kamloops Provincial Court this month.
Victim identified in fatal Shuswap car crash
March 19, 2015 - 2:46 PM

BLIND BAY – A Sorrento woman has been identified as the person who died in a three car crash on Highway 1 in Blind Bay on Monday.
Bullets, condoms and refuse - see what's dumped in our protected grasslands
March 19, 2015 - 2:29 PM

KAMLOOPS – Watching several trucks drive by Batchelor Heights into the province's protected grasslands and not knowing the driver's purpose for visiting makes Park Ranger Amanda Weber-Roy nervous as she prepares for a day of work in the Lac du Bois Grasslands Saturday.
Case of Ontario man accused of killing Merritt and Abbotsford girls in 1970s goes to trial
March 19, 2015 - 1:00 PM

VICTORIA - The case of an Ontario man charged with first-degree murder in the historic deaths of two young girls in B.C. will go directly to trial.
Judge denies Kamloops man's plea to have seized marijuana plants returned
March 19, 2015 - 10:29 AM

KAMLOOPS - A provincial court judge has denied a Kamloops man's application to be reunited with 10 medical marijuana plants that were seized by RCMP last summer.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

This little piggy dug up the neighbour's yard, this one went on the highway, this piggy's owner went all the way to court