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How to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal
April 25, 2015 - 2:32 PM

Over a thousand people are dead and tens of thousands of people are homeless after a powerful earthquake struck in Nepal on Saturday and officials warn the death toll will rise as more reports come in.
Lumby gets prepared for flooding
April 25, 2015 - 10:34 AM

LUMBY - Efforts are underway to protect the Village of Lumby from possible flooding.
Salmon Arm man faces charges in fatal crash near Field
April 25, 2015 - 9:37 AM

FIELD – A two-car crash on Highway 1 near the B.C.-Alberta border last night left a 37-year-old Calgary man dead and two others injured, including a Salmon Arm man who is also facing charges.
Vernon Jubilee Hospital unveils new mammography machine
April 25, 2015 - 8:34 AM

VERNON - North Okanagan residents are benefiting from recent enhancements to Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s imaging department, including a new digital mammography machine.

Local individuals and organizations donated to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation’s Take a Picture campaign, which raised more than $500,000 towards the purchase of the new mammography machine, the foundation said in a release.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

How to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal