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Wrong equipment at City Gardens jobsite in Kamloops led to concrete collapse
May 08, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A workplace investigation in Kamloops found a concrete company used the wrong equipment and was overseen by an underqualified supervisor when a parkade roof collapsed at the city's largest-ever residential build.
Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 for inadvertent mistake
May 08, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kelowna realtor, who forgot to make sure a $50,000 deposit had been paid, has been fined $6,000 even though his mistake didn't affect the sale of the house.
Kamloops jury to decide fate of Shuswap car wash shooter
May 08, 2025 - 5:17 PM

A Kamloops jury is behind closed doors to deliberate whether or not to convict a Shuswap man for a fatal shooting in 2021.
South Okanagan endangered plant vandal scandal a misunderstanding
May 08, 2025 - 4:30 PM

Straight lines in the sand on a beach in the South Okanagan appeared to be caused by a tractor, and it seemed like someone had destroyed an endangered species of little yellow flowers, but authorities don’t think that’s the case.
Kelowna woman scores $675,000 lottery win
May 08, 2025 - 3:24 PM

Vanessa Mina of Kelowna got lucky when she bought a scratcher at a Kelowna grocery store.
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Arrest warrant issued in Kelowna orchardist family's defamation case
May 08, 2025 - 11:38 AM

A BC judge has issued an arrest warrant for a serial harasser and prolific blogger currently being sued for defamation by a Kelowna orchardist family.
Woman in hospital after stabbing in Kamloops
May 08, 2025 - 9:17 AM

Police are asking the public for information about a stabbing this past weekend that sent a woman to the hospital.
Kamloops woman scratched with a needle during a fight
May 08, 2025 - 9:02 AM

A woman was taken to hospital after she was scratched with the needle on a syringe during a fight in Kamloops.
Kamloops RCMP hope to identify suspects after teen hospitalized in assault
May 08, 2025 - 8:56 AM

Kamloops RCMP have released images of suspects in a North Shore assault in March that sent a youth to the hospital.
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

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

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Wrong equipment at City Gardens jobsite in Kamloops led to concrete collapse

Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 for inadvertent mistake

Kamloops jury to decide fate of Shuswap car wash shooter

South Okanagan endangered plant vandal scandal a misunderstanding

Kelowna woman scores $675,000 lottery win

Top ten reasons to get our newsletter

Arrest warrant issued in Kelowna orchardist family's defamation case

Woman in hospital after stabbing in Kamloops

Kamloops woman scratched with a needle during a fight

Kamloops RCMP hope to identify suspects after teen hospitalized in assault

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