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Kamloops hosting 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
May 13, 2024 - 10:35 AM

The 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships is going to take place in Kamloops.
Kamloops, Kelowna focus of pilot program for wildfire, flooding evacuees
May 03, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A new program to help wildfire evacuees find hotel rooms in B.C. is starting out in Kamloops and Kelowna this summer.
Kelowna to host the Canadian Country Music awards in 2025
April 16, 2024 - 10:02 AM

The Canadian Country Music Association has announced Kelowna will host the 2025 Country Music Week and Canadian Country Music Association Awards.
Famous Martin Mars water bomber finds forever home
March 28, 2024 - 4:30 PM

The iconic Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber is going to be preserved at the British Columbia Aviation Museum.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon

Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

iN PHOTOS: Have a look at some beautiful gardens in Kamloops, Okanagan
A warm and wet start to the summer has helped grow and nurture blossoming gardens in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and some of them are spectacular. Last month, iNFOnews.ca showcased some beautifully tended backyards . Subsequent

Kamloops hosting 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships