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Events to celebrate the long weekend near Kamloops
September 04, 2015 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - This long weekend is dominated by biking enthusiasts and agricultural events, but it’s also the last weekend to squeeze in some time with the family before the kids go back to school.
Bringing fun competition to compassion in Kamloops
September 03, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - If you know what the Hunger Games is all about, imagine the Compassion Games as the exact opposite. Instead of violent self-preservation, think kind acts of selflessness.
Number of hectares burned in Kamloops Fire Centre nearly triple over last year
September 03, 2015 - 6:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With 455 wildfires already on the books in the Kamloops Fire Centre, this season is shaping up to come in well above 10-year averages, but no where near the 2009 numbers.
Dog still missing after fire destroys Barnhartvale house
September 03, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A Barnhartvale couple who lost their dog Aurora and all their possessions in a fire last month continue to search the streets of Kamloops for their only memory of home, their other dog Jasmine.
UPDATE: Kamloops teen located
September 03, 2015 - 3:16 PM

UPDATE: 3:39 P.M., SEPT. 23, 2015
UPDATE: Teen spotted in Kamloops located
September 03, 2015 - 3:08 PM

UPDATE: 7:05 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015
UPDATE: Kamloops woman located
September 03, 2015 - 3:05 PM

UPDATE: 7:09 P.M., SEPT. 3, 2015
Whooping cough still a concern as school approaches
September 03, 2015 - 2:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With the first day of school approaching, parents should remember a recent spike in potentially fatal whooping cough has only just began to drop.
Grease fire at Fresh is Best in Kamloops
September 03, 2015 - 1:17 PM

KAMLOOPS - A grease fire that broke out in a large deep fryer at Fresh is Best Salsa & Co. caused a lot of smoke but was quickly extinguished Wednesday night.
Stolen truck leads Mounties to large Shuswap drug operation
September 03, 2015 - 12:55 PM

SHUSWAP - Police busted a massive drug trafficking operation in the Shuswap over the weekend, all thanks to a stolen truck that led them straight to it.
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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 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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