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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.
Why we may never know what happened to Traci Genereaux
May 08, 2025 - 6:00 AM

RCMP have confirmed the investigation into the death of 18-year-old Traci Genereaux still remains open, despite the fact that the man assumed to be the main suspect has died.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Hill Climb through the years
May 08, 2025 - 4:00 AM
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Every year spectators gather at Kelowna’s Knox Mountain to see drivers line-up to tackle its hairpin turns at break-neck speeds. For 60 years, drivers have been racing up that hill and a local historian recently republished some film footage of the race showcasing its iconic history.
Planned burn during 2023 Shuswap wildfire could have killed trapped firefighters
May 07, 2025 - 9:00 PM

British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became "trapped by extreme fire behaviour" that cut off their escape.
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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

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

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