News Items tag as: KMMAR2023

Pet food banks in B.C. struggle to keep up with demand
May 26, 2023 - 12:15 PM

An early start to the wildfire season has added to the already rising demand at pet food banks across British Columbia.
iN VIDEO: Funnel cloud in Princeton caught on camera
May 05, 2023 - 4:30 PM

Photos and videos of what appears to be a funnel cloud in the skies just south of Penticton were circulating on social media earlier this week.
Cell phones nabbed in third break-in for new Kamloops business
April 30, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A Kamloops cell phone repair shop had its third break-in this week within nine months of opening.
Kamloops man with autism recovering after Mac Island group attack
April 03, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A young Kamloops man, who is on the autism spectrum, is recovering after he was beaten by a group of masked assailants this week.
iN PHOTOS: Shuswap woman makes artsy Airbnb out of sea can
April 01, 2023 - 3:30 PM
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A Sorrento woman turned a sea can into an art studio on her rural lakeside property and recently opened it as a funky Airbnb.
Bride fires Kamloops wedding planner, then sues
March 29, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A bride has lost a legal challenge against a Kamloops wedding planner after she fired her two weeks before the wedding.
Kamloops kid becomes Kindness Dinosaur to make a difference
March 29, 2023 - 3:32 PM

Commuters in Kamloops may have seen a dinosaur waving at them as they crossed Overlanders Bridge today, March 29.
MLAs want answers on delayed plan for Kamloops cancer centre
March 29, 2023 - 2:32 PM

Kamloops Liberal MLAs Todd Stone and Peter Milobar want more transparency from the provincial government on its delayed plans for a local cancer clinic.
iN PHOTOS: Mountain bluebirds are back brightening up Kamloops, Okanagan
March 29, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Photographers and outdoor enthusiasts are reporting the migratory mountain bluebirds are returning to the interior, a sure sign of spring.
Kamloops man accused of impersonating police now charged with sexual assault
March 28, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A 28-year-old Kamloops man known to police will face a trial for an alleged sexual assault next year.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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