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Public asked to stay away from police incident at Kamloops Law Courts
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (120+ words) There's currently a large police presence at the Kamloops Law Courts. Around 9: 30 am, police were alerted to "a threat to the Kamloops Law Courts," according to a news release just issued by the RCMP. The courthouse is being evacuated and…...
UPDATE: Coquihalla fully open again after semi fire
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (150+ words) (UPDATE: July 3 @ 7: 10 pm) - Drive BC says the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway are now fully open. (Original story: July 3 @ 3: 40 pm) - The Coquihalla Highway (Hwy 5) is now closed southbound after a semi towing lumber caught fire earlier this afternoon. The…...
Penticton-Summerland MLA, elected as a Conservative, joins Eby's NDP
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (350+ words) After a nine-month stint as an Independent, Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee has fully crossed the floor. Elected as a Conservative in October 2024, Boultbee announced from Victoria today that she had joined Premier David Eby's BC NDP caucus. "I'm a fourth-generation…...
BC man, 49, jailed for sex with teenager
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (492+ words) A 49-year-old man who admitted to sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl was sentenced June 17 to 30 months in jail. In a hearing at BC Supreme Court in Smithers, Nathan Stanley Nicholas was also banned from possessing weapons for 10 years and…...
Here's what's going on at Riverside Park for Canada Day in Kamloops
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (463+ words) The City invites residents to its biggest community event of the year at the annual Canada Day celebration on July 1 in Riverside Park. Enjoy culture, arts, music, FIFA World Cup" soccer, and fun. Canada Day in the park will start…...
Beer column: Let's head to the Wild North, which is actually in the Kootenays
1+ week, 2+ day ago (494+ words) I'm going off the beaten path a little bit for this weekend's column. We're heading to Creston, British Columbia, a beautiful little town of around 6, 000 people in the Kootenays that celebrated its 100th birthday in 2024. Creston is where you'll find Wild…...
Portugal. The Man, Nate Smith and Ian Asher to headline Denim on the Diamond in Kelowna
1+ week, 4+ day ago (400+ words) Denim on the Diamond is set to return to City Park in 2026. The popular end-of-summer Kelowna music festival looked a bit different in 2025 thanks to a partnership with the CCMA Awards that were being hosted in the Central Okanagan. Things…...
Serious incident" at Cultus Lake Waterpark leaves over 10 children injured
3+ week, 43+ min ago (354+ words) There was a significant emergency response to British Columbia's biggest waterpark shortly before noon on Monday. Mounties, paramedics and other first responders were called to Cultus Lake Waterpark, just outside Chilliwack, around 11: 20 am. An RCMP release explains that medical care…...
The Okanagan's most elusive and exclusive wine tasting is. ..
3+ week, 1+ day ago (539+ words) As pop-ups tend to do, this one just popped up. It's the Ailm Estates temporary set-up for the summer to taste exceptional sparkling wines with a view and a story. This article is headlined 'Most elusive and exclusive' because the…...
The BC SPCA has summer camps for young animal-lovers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (418+ words) The BC SPCA is offering curiosity-filled kids camps this summer for children ranging from 6 to 14 years old. The day camps, held in Kamloops, Kelowna and Castlegar, go from July 7 until Aug. 20 and range from two to five days. Hosted by…...