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RCAF Snowbirds expected to make pit stop at Kamloops Airport on Monday (Kamloops)
The Snowbirds are making an appearance on Monday in the skies above Kamloops.
According to Kamloops Airport, the RCAF demonstration squadron is making a pit stop at Fulton Field for fuel.
The Snowbirds fly aging CT-114 Tutor jets, and there has been some recent speculation in Ottawa that 202...
Children found in Burns Lake due to successful use of Amber Alert (BC)
UPDATE 11 a.m.
The short-lived BC Amber Alert issued early Monday is being credited with the safe return of two children.
RCMP said Terrace RCMP were informed May 10 that two children had been taken by an individual and the children may be in danger.
"Within 1.5 hours of the BC Amber ...
RCMP seek witnesses after man found injured in Kelowna Sunday night (Kelowna)
A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after an altercation in Kelowna Sunday night.
According to the Kelowna RCMP, officers responded around 8:45 p.m. to a public request to check the wellbeing of a man near Harvey Avenue and Chandler Street.
Police said in an emailed statement on Monda...
Peachland tax bill to rise nearly $165 for average homeowners (Peachland)
The average Peachland homeowner can expect to pay $165 more in property taxes this year if council gives final approval on Tuesday to 2026 budget measures.
The typical homeowner paid $4,213 in taxes last year, which will rise by 3.92% to $4,378, documents presented at a special budget meeting las...
As early as 1902, residents proposed an electric tram line between Lumby and Vernon (Vernon)
Located on the traditional territory of the Splatsin First Nation, Vernon’s neighbouring community of Lumby was settled largely by eastern Canadians during the late 1800s.
Although a wave of development took place between the 1890s and the 1910s, the community remained relatively isolated. ...
Tk’emlúps te Secwépmc, TRU sign new partnership agreement (Kamloops)
A new agreement between Tk’emlúps te Secwépmc and Thompson Rivers University was inked last month, which officials say will guide joint work in education, research and community priorities.
In a news release, Kúkwpi7 Rosanne Casimir said the Knucwetwécw agreement...
Sing Out Kelowna to shine spotlight on music education (Kelowna)
Students will raise their voices in support of music education in Kelowna next month.
The Kelowna Community Theatre is the setting for Sing Out Kelowna on June 1. The annual showcase of choral music will feature choirs from Kelowna Secondary School, Rutland Secondary School, Okanagan Mission S...
Fishing net defies time, resurfaces 2,000 years later in Tsawwassen (BC)
A rare 2,000-year-old fishing net unearthed in Tsawwassen is undergoing conservation at the First Nation’s repository, providing a window into the coastal life that flourished in the region millennia ago.
“It really highlights the deep cultural importance of fishing for our people. It...
BC Wildfire Service crews battle new fires south of 100 Mile House (Kamloops)
Firefighting crews are responding to two new fires that were discovered burning out of control Saturday in the Cariboo Fire Centre, south of 100 Mile House.
A 50-hectare wildfire is burning out of control near Chasm Provincial Park, off of Highway 97 between 100 Mile House and Cache Creek.
In ...
Two Ottawa men wanted for murder may be hiding in B.C., police say (BC)
Police are asking for the public's help finding two murder suspects from Ottawa who investigators believe could be hiding out in British Columbia.
Provincial police say the men are wanted in the death of Christo Allison Richards, an Ottawa man who was found with life-threatening injuries on A...
