News Items tag as: Local Journalism Initiative

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

Middle East latest: Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker is released after Israelis assaulted him
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities released a Palestinian...
March 25, 2025 9:25 PM
Border officials offer rare look inside Canada's largest immigration holding centre
TORONTO - When Osama Al-Hadad arrived from Yemen and applied for...
March 25, 2025 9:00 PM
Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have pushed further ahead of the...
March 25, 2025 7:02 PM
iN NUMBERS: Flu season in Kamloops worse than Okanagan
Have you ever gotten the flu or a cold and thought you should report it to...
March 25, 2025 7:00 PM
AC/DC tribute band concert nets Shuswap food truck $7,000 liquor fine
Free tacos couldn't spare a Shuswap food truck from getting fined after hosting...
March 25, 2025 6:00 PM