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Top Stories for January 13, 2025

Tim Hortons worker admits to stealing, cashing paycheques belonging to four co-workers

Tim Hortons worker admits to stealing, cashing paycheques belonging to four co-workers

Kamloops 4:00 am - 41,682 views

A Kamloops-area man has pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud after he was caught stealing and cashing his co-workers paycheques. Kyran Ray Cameron, 21,...

High-risk youth found safe

High-risk youth found safe

Kelowna 8:20 pm - 38,157 views

UPDATE JANUARY 13 Kelowna RCMP say a high-risk female reported missing on the weekend has been located. There are no longer any concerns for her safety. The...

BUSH tour headed to Kelowna in April

BUSH tour headed to Kelowna in April

Kelowna 7:46 am - 32,172 views

Multi-Platinum rock band BUSH is headed to Kelowna as part of their upcoming Canadian tour. Tickets will be available for the April 23 Kelowna show that also...

U-Haul's Growth Index ranks Kelowna lower than previous year

U-Haul's Growth Index ranks Kelowna lower than previous year

Kelowna 12:36 pm - 31,245 views

If U-Haul's user statistics are any indication, Kelowna's not the hotspot it once was. The rental truck company puts out an annual "Growth...

Lakeview Heights residents push back on city's densification plans

Lakeview Heights residents push back on city's densification plans

West Kelowna 3:54 pm - 30,066 views

The City of West Kelowna’s desire to densify the Lakeview Heights Village Centre is causing an uproar amongst existing residents. City council on Monday...

Mounties tight-lipped on Sagmoen following dating app reports

Mounties tight-lipped on Sagmoen following dating app reports

Vernon 1:09 pm - 29,288 views

Reports of Curtis Wayne Sagmoen having been spotted on dating apps — or at least someone using his images — are once again floating around the North...

Kelowna, Peachland featured in Lifetime murder mystery

Kelowna, Peachland featured in Lifetime murder mystery

Kelowna, Peachland 4:00 am - 28,963 views

You might recognize some settings in a new murder mystery that had its debut Sunday on the Lifetime network. The Bear Lake Murders was filmed in the Kelowna and...

Family-owned Shuswap company enters the Dragon's Den with game-changing product

Family-owned Shuswap company enters the Dragon's Den with game-changing product

Salmon Arm 5:14 pm - 26,663 views

A Shuswap company will be in the national spotlight on CBC's Dragon's Den in an episode airing Jan. 16. Missy MacKintosh started MisMacK Cosmetics four...

B.C. lottery pool members can't share $2M win, judge rules

B.C. lottery pool members can't share $2M win, judge rules

BC 5:31 pm - 21,010 views

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled members of a work lottery pool aren’t entitled to part of a $2-million win. “Winning the lottery should be a...

Taylor Swift handed ‘Eras Tour’ staff $100,000 bonus each before they took the show out of US

Taylor Swift handed ‘Eras Tour’ staff $100,000 bonus each before they took the show out of US

Entertainment 4:29 pm - 20,940 views

Taylor Swift handed all her ‘Eras Tour’ staff a $100,000 bonus before they took the show out of the US. The singer, 35, is famed for her massive...

Icelandic discount carrier Play Airlines pulls out of Canada

Icelandic discount carrier Play Airlines pulls out of Canada

Business 2:39 pm - 19,860 views

Play Airlines is pulling out of Canada less than two years after entering the market. The discount carrier's schedule shows that starting in late April it...

MEC said to be up for sale for second time in five years

MEC said to be up for sale for second time in five years

BC 5:32 pm - 19,385 views

The Vancouver based company originally known as Mountain Equipment Co-op, later truncated to MEC, is said to be up for sale for the second time in five years. ...

Melania Trump says she's packed and ready for the move back into the White House

Melania Trump says she's packed and ready for the move back into the White House

United States 8:23 am - 18,511 views

Incoming first lady Melania Trump says she's packed and ready to move back into the White House, where son Barron will have a bedroom, and she plans to...

Elections BC hasn't called in RCMP as Conservatives seek police probe of Surrey race

Elections BC hasn't called in RCMP as Conservatives seek police probe of Surrey race

BC 4:43 pm - 18,364 views

Elections BC says it hasn't asked the RCMP to investigate a complaint from the B.C. Conservatives about alleged "voting irregularities" in the...

Online camping reservations open in several parks

Online camping reservations open in several parks

BC 9:32 am - 17,912 views

Winter has barely taken hold and already people are being beckoned to B.C.'s parks for a spring camping adventure. Camping reservations are opening for the...

Local businesses anxious about redevelopment of old Merritt, B.C. rest stop site

Local businesses anxious about redevelopment of old Merritt, B.C. rest stop site

Merritt 4:14 pm - 17,832 views

Visitors to Merritt and area locals have raised concerns about a novel development being built just outside the city and the use of the old site it will sit on....

Crash slows commute, vehicles being cleared

Crash slows commute, vehicles being cleared

Kelowna 8:47 am - 16,736 views

A crash at the corner of Clement Avenue and Clifton Road is causing delays for some in Monday's morning commute. The two vehicle crash in the Glenmore area...

Will you make a reservation to camp at a B.C. Parks campsite this spring or summer?

Will you make a reservation to camp at a B.C. Parks campsite this spring or summer?

Poll 7:30 pm - 16,169 views

Winter has barely taken hold and already people are being beckoned to B.C.'s parks for a spring camping adventure. Camping reservations are opening for the...

Third annual Joe Kolar Classic Basketball tournament starts this week

Third annual Joe Kolar Classic Basketball tournament starts this week

West Kelowna 4:00 am - 15,255 views

Mount Boucherie Secondary School will be hosting the third annual Joe Kolar Classic Basketball tournament this week, with teams coming from across the province....

Charges laid after Alberta minor hockey association defrauded of more than $300,000

Charges laid after Alberta minor hockey association defrauded of more than $300,000

Alberta 4:42 pm - 14,918 views

Mounties in Lloydminster have laid charges in the case of an Alberta minor hockey association that was defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars. RCMP say...

Cannabis outlet approved despite proximity to other licensed Kelowna property

Cannabis outlet approved despite proximity to other licensed Kelowna property

Kelowna 5:29 pm - 13,462 views

Kelowna city council has given approval for rezoning of an Enterprise Way property to allow for the sale of cannabis. The retail cannabis subzone will allow for...

Cooler temperatures forecast by the weekend

Cooler temperatures forecast by the weekend

Okanagan 4:00 am - 13,361 views

Cooler weather is expected to move into the Okanagan by the weekend. To start the week, a ridge of high pressure will build, bringing a mix of sun and cloud and...

U.S. benefits from Canadian trade at least as much as Canada: report

U.S. benefits from Canadian trade at least as much as Canada: report

Canada/U.S. 11:07 am - 13,252 views

A new report says the U.S. benefits at least as much from trade with Canada as Canada benefits. The report by economist Jim Stanford at the Centre for Future...

Sum 41 brings farewell tour to Kelowna's Prospera Place tonight

Sum 41 brings farewell tour to Kelowna's Prospera Place tonight

Kelowna 4:00 am - 13,240 views

Kelowna will be the penultimate stop in BC on Sum 41’s farewell tour. The pop-punk band that shot to fame in the early 2000s will rock Prospera Place on...

Beyoncé donates $2.5 million to fire relief and Meghan delays show launch due to the disaster

Beyoncé donates $2.5 million to fire relief and Meghan delays show launch due to the disaster

Los Angeles 8:22 am - 12,300 views

Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the effects of the blazes on...

Trump tariffs 'spooking’ lumber markets

Trump tariffs 'spooking’ lumber markets

Business 5:47 pm - 11,527 views

The mere threat of tariffs being tacked onto Canadian lumber imports in the U.S. is raising fears of panic buying that could roil lumber markets and prices....

Forestry company breached worker privacy with dashcams: Court

Forestry company breached worker privacy with dashcams: Court

BC 4:41 pm - 10,788 views

A division of a forestry and construction company based in Kamloops lost a review of an arbitrator’s decision that awarded fallers $4,000 each for breach...

Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyalty

Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyalty

United States 6:22 am - 10,743 views

Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they...

Legal challenge to Build Kamloops AAP in B.C. Supreme Court this week

Legal challenge to Build Kamloops AAP in B.C. Supreme Court this week

Kamloops 4:00 am - 10,398 views

A legal challenge that seeks to halt the largest capital project in Kamloops history will be heard Wednesday by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. In October, Kathrine...

'Big Brother is watching you': Collector's coin marks George Orwell's death 75 years ago

'Big Brother is watching you': Collector's coin marks George Orwell's death 75 years ago

England 6:46 am - 10,299 views

A commemorative coin featuring the image of an eye and the inscription “Big Brother is watching you" is being released to pay tribute to...

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan, followed by tsunami advisories

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan, followed by tsunami advisories

Japan 6:45 am - 10,239 views

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the...

Canada settles class-action lawsuit by military members who alleged racism in uniform

Canada settles class-action lawsuit by military members who alleged racism in uniform

Canada 11:51 am - 9,731 views

The federal government has settled a class-action lawsuit with military members who were subjected to racism during their time in the Armed Forces. The...

No indication Trump will back down on tariffs, but retaliating not the answer: Smith

No indication Trump will back down on tariffs, but retaliating not the answer: Smith

Canada 10:51 am - 9,369 views

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, says if Ottawa uses an energy embargo to combat the incoming...

B.C. starvation death inquest hears victim's emaciated state, poor living conditions

B.C. starvation death inquest hears victim's emaciated state, poor living conditions

BC 11:52 am - 9,195 views

Florence Girard was so small when she died that she "looked like a child" in her casket, her sister told a British Columbia coroner's inquest into...

CPC announces $535,000 in medal bonuses for Canada's Paris Paralympians

CPC announces $535,000 in medal bonuses for Canada's Paris Paralympians

Canada 12:22 pm - 9,064 views

The Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Monday that a total of $535,000 was awarded to Canadian athletes for their achievements at the 2024 Paris...

Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley joins labour-focused law firm

Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley joins labour-focused law firm

Alberta 9:35 am - 9,010 views

Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley is returning to her legal roots, joining western Canadian law firm Southern Butler Price. Notley, who was the NDP premier...

More types of birth control pill now free in B.C.

More types of birth control pill now free in B.C.

BC 5:45 pm - 8,758 views

Prescription contraception medications 'Lolo' and 'Slynd' are now free in B.C., marking an expansion of B.C.'s universal coverage program....

Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

United States 8:27 am - 8,617 views

The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions...

Toronto police launch investigation team to tackle violence in the tow truck industry

Toronto police launch investigation team to tackle violence in the tow truck industry

Ontario 8:25 am - 7,922 views

Toronto police say they are launching a new initiative to address a rise in criminal and violent incidents in the tow truck industry. Police say plainclothes...

B.C. doc reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months

B.C. doc reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months

BC 12:20 pm - 7,798 views

A British Columbia doctor who treated a 13-year-old avian flu patient says the case has made him concerned about the potential for more human H5N1 infections....

Canada Post says 25% stamp price increase takes effect today

Canada Post says 25% stamp price increase takes effect today

Canada 8:21 am - 7,512 views

The cost to send a letter in Canada is increasing by about 25 per cent, effective today. Canada Post says the cost of stamps for domestic mail bought in a...

Freeland to announce Liberal leadership bid within the next week

Freeland to announce Liberal leadership bid within the next week

Canada 3:55 pm - 7,500 views

Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland will announce her intention to run for the Liberal party leadership just before the U.S. presidential inauguration, a...

Now is a good time to look at your finances

Now is a good time to look at your finances

The Mortgage Gal 11:00 am - 7,075 views

We are off and running in the early days of 2025, so today’s column will be short and sweet. I think many of us tough out difficult financial situations...

Canadians' financial stress ramping up despite interest rate cuts: MNP

Canadians' financial stress ramping up despite interest rate cuts: MNP

Canada 6:09 am - 6,724 views

Half of Canadians are $200 or less away from being unable to cover their monthly bills and debt payments, according to MNP Ltd.'s quarterly report on...

Living longer can mean more dementia but there are ways to reduce the risk

Living longer can mean more dementia but there are ways to reduce the risk

World 8:02 am - 6,653 views

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday. That estimate is...

One suspect arrested, another sought after armed home invasion in Quesnel, RCMP say

One suspect arrested, another sought after armed home invasion in Quesnel, RCMP say

Quesnel 11:00 am - 6,570 views

Police in Quesnel are searching for a suspect in connection with a report of a weekend home invasion in which one of the culprits was armed with a handgun....

Work has started on a new 51-unit supportive housing complex in Vernon

Work has started on a new 51-unit supportive housing complex in Vernon

Vernon 4:00 am - 6,375 views

Work is underway on another supportive housing complex in Vernon. The 51-unit apartment, called The Willows, is being built at the former Howard House location...

Dazzling Ice Castles draw tourists to New Hampshire and other states

Dazzling Ice Castles draw tourists to New Hampshire and other states

United States 6:54 am - 6,317 views

An annual architectural celebration of ice is up and running again in New Hampshire and several other states. Ice Castles, which are both temporary art...

Elections task force watching Liberal race for signs of foreign interference

Elections task force watching Liberal race for signs of foreign interference

Canada 5:24 pm - 6,161 views

The Liberal party's leadership race will be monitored by Canada's elections intelligence task force for signs of foreign interference, national security...

Salmon Arm RCMP say woman made Christmas Eve call to police reporting a 'very dirty' hotel room

Salmon Arm RCMP say woman made Christmas Eve call to police reporting a 'very dirty' hotel room

Salmon Arm 12:39 pm - 6,029 views

Salmon Arm Mounties say they responded to a Christmas Eve call about a “very dirty” hotel room after a woman threatened to jump over the lobby...

Weekend announcements narrow field of high-profile Liberal leadership prospects

Weekend announcements narrow field of high-profile Liberal leadership prospects

Canada 6:21 am - 5,955 views

As a race to elect a new Liberal leader quickly approaches, a high-profile candidate appears set to throw their hat into the ring. Former Bank of Canada...

Wind conditions are expected to worsen amid battle against Los Angeles area wildfires

Wind conditions are expected to worsen amid battle against Los Angeles area wildfires

United States 7:13 am - 5,945 views

After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters are...

Kamloops temperatures expected to drop by weekend: Environment Canada

Kamloops temperatures expected to drop by weekend: Environment Canada

Kamloops 4:00 am - 5,444 views

The Kamloops forecast is calling for clouds to replace sunny skies and a drop in temperatures by the weekend as a weather system passes through the region....

Staffing issues causing 'reduced maternity services' continue at Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Staffing issues causing 'reduced maternity services' continue at Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Vernon 4:00 am - 5,413 views

The maternity ward at Vernon Jubilee Hospital was short staffed early this year, once again. An expectant mother told Castanet the ward was fully closed...

Police investigating after man injured in fire outside Vancouver SkyTrain station

Police investigating after man injured in fire outside Vancouver SkyTrain station

Vancouver 1:57 pm - 5,280 views

Police in Vancouver are looking for witnesses after a man was injured in a fire outside a SkyTrain station in the city. They say the 40-year-old man was found...

Court upholds approval of B.C. port expansion despite risks to whales

Court upholds approval of B.C. port expansion despite risks to whales

Delta 1:59 pm - 5,276 views

A legal challenge claiming the planned expansion of Canada’s largest port would threaten endangered southern resident killer whales has been struck down...

Jeff Bezos' space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown

Jeff Bezos' space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown

Business 10:54 am - 5,254 views

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was...

Severe weather did record damage in 2024 with more than $8B in insured losses

Severe weather did record damage in 2024 with more than $8B in insured losses

Canada 9:45 am - 5,204 views

A new report says the cost of insured damage caused by severe weather last year hit a record high as it totalled more than $8 billion. According to Catastrophe...

Canada has 2.4M households in ‘core housing need’

Canada has 2.4M households in ‘core housing need’

Canada 4:16 pm - 5,134 views

Canada has 2.4 million households in what a new report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer in Ottawa describes as “core housing...

B.C. building permit values plummeted in November, says StatCan

B.C. building permit values plummeted in November, says StatCan

BC 12:11 pm - 5,052 views

The total value of building permits issued in B.C. saw a double-digit drop in November 2024, consistent with industry reports that construction has been slowing...

Jeff Bezos' space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown

Jeff Bezos' space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown

United States 5:50 am - 5,014 views

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was...

It is possible to get life insurance at affordable rates after a cancer diagnosis

It is possible to get life insurance at affordable rates after a cancer diagnosis

It's Your Money 4:00 am - 4,924 views

Securing life insurance after a cancer diagnosis, or other serious illness, may seem like an impossible task to many Canadians. The perception, often, is any...

Stock market today: Drops for Nvidia and other star stocks keep Wall Street in a rut

Stock market today: Drops for Nvidia and other star stocks keep Wall Street in a rut

United States 6:39 am - 4,774 views

Drops for Nvidia and other superstar stocks are dragging U.S. indexes lower and keeping Wall Street stuck in its weekslong rut. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% early...

Legal arguments to begin for 4 girls accused in death of homeless Toronto man

Legal arguments to begin for 4 girls accused in death of homeless Toronto man

Ontario 1:00 am - 4,617 views

Lawyers are set to begin legal arguments today for four girls scheduled to face trial this year over their alleged role in a deadly group attack on a homeless...

Suspect charged in two North Vancouver Christmas Day stranger assaults

Suspect charged in two North Vancouver Christmas Day stranger assaults

North Vancouver 4:17 pm - 4,550 views

One man is facing a host of charges after police allege he assaulted strangers in public on Christmas Day and, later, set fire to an apartment building. North...

Los Angeles wildfire death toll surges to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds

Los Angeles wildfire death toll surges to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds

United States 6:04 am - 4,396 views

After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area,...

Dozens compete in province's only sanctioned indoor triathlon at Tournament Capital Centre

Dozens compete in province's only sanctioned indoor triathlon at Tournament Capital Centre

Kamloops 2:25 pm - 4,213 views

Dozens of athletes tested their mettle on Sunday at the Tournament Capital Centre, taking part in the only sanctioned indoor triathlon in B.C. Participants were...

The unseen layers of Alzheimer's disease: Beyond memory loss

The unseen layers of Alzheimer's disease: Beyond memory loss

Opinion 4:00 am - 4,190 views

Alzheimer's disease, just the mention of it can evoke a sense of fear and apprehension. While it's commonly recognized for its devastating impact on...

Cineplex reports box office revenue in December up from year ago

Cineplex reports box office revenue in December up from year ago

Canada 7:30 am - 4,142 views

Cineplex says its box office revenue for December was up from a year earlier as movies released in November including Wicked and Moana 2 gained momentum. The...

Biden's administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback

Biden's administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback

Business 6:41 am - 4,106 views

The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to...

China's electric car sales grew in 2024 as sales of gasoline cars plunged

China's electric car sales grew in 2024 as sales of gasoline cars plunged

China 6:28 am - 3,850 views

Sales of all types of electric vehicles rose more than 40% in China last year, while those of gasoline-powered automobiles plunged, industry data showed Monday....

Dozens of Canadian firefighters head to California to help in fire fight

Dozens of Canadian firefighters head to California to help in fire fight

BC/Alberta 4:00 pm - 3,810 views

More than 60 Canadian front-line firefighters are on their way to the Los Angeles area as part of international efforts to fight the raging wildfires that have...

Penticton's cozy warm spots during winter

Penticton's cozy warm spots during winter

Penticton 4:00 am - 3,808 views

"Four seasons of fun" is an ongoing collaboration between Castanet and Visit Penticton showcasing what Penticton has to offer all year round. Watch...

Black Friday was busiest holiday shopping day in Canada: Moneris

Black Friday was busiest holiday shopping day in Canada: Moneris

Canada 1:56 pm - 3,477 views

New data says Black Friday was the busiest shopping day of the 2024 holiday season in Canada, regaining the top spot after recent years were dominated by...

Quebec Liberals look to revive party as leadership race begins — in Trudeau's shadow

Quebec Liberals look to revive party as leadership race begins — in Trudeau's shadow

Quebec 6:07 am - 3,295 views

The Liberal leadership race in Quebec is kicking off today, as the provincial party looks to broaden its appeal after years in the political wilderness. The...

City of Vernon will continue to have volunteer 'auxiliary' fire fighters

City of Vernon will continue to have volunteer 'auxiliary' fire fighters

Vernon 3:24 pm - 3,093 views

The City of Vernon will continue to have volunteer firefighters after its current agreement expires. On Friday, a declassified council item was released ahead...

Annual Penticton Art Gallery chili cook-off tickets now on sale

Annual Penticton Art Gallery chili cook-off tickets now on sale

Penticton 11:12 am - 2,926 views

The popular annual Loving Mugs Chili Cook-Off is coming back to the Penticton Art Gallery, warming tummies and raising money for the non-profit organization. On...

Winnipeg-based Indigenous comedians to perform in Kamloops

Winnipeg-based Indigenous comedians to perform in Kamloops

Kamloops 6:00 pm - 2,875 views

The Bad Apples promise a good time, and they are inviting Kamloopsians to the Effie Arts Collective on Thursday as their comedy show takes centre stage....

Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

World 6:08 am - 2,669 views

U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in...

Kamloops Film Society hopes to expand movie offerings, build on community partnerships

Kamloops Film Society hopes to expand movie offerings, build on community partnerships

Kamloops 4:00 am - 2,499 views

The Kamloops Film Society is hoping to expand its community partnerships and build out its repertoire of films as it heads into the new year. Over the past...

Osoyoos residents upset over open public input meeting requirements to speak

Osoyoos residents upset over open public input meeting requirements to speak

Osoyoos 4:00 am - 2,308 views

Some Osoyoos taxpayers are expressing frustration over the town's open public input meeting requirements to speak following a meeting on Thursday. On Jan 9,...

Penticton Vees ready to hit the outdoor ice for Frost Fest

Penticton Vees ready to hit the outdoor ice for Frost Fest

Penticton 3:17 pm - 2,067 views

The Penticton Vees are excited to participate in the upcoming Valley First Frost Fest Winter Carnival this coming weekend. From Friday Jan. 17 to Sunday, Jan....

Vernon's Counterpoint Choir presenting What a Dream Jan. 24 and 25

Vernon's Counterpoint Choir presenting What a Dream Jan. 24 and 25

Vernon 7:00 pm - 2,033 views

Vernon's Counterpoint Choir will be putting on a dreamy production later this month. What a Dream features songs from a variety of genres reflecting the...

Art show features celebrated Osoyoos photographer and winner of 2025 poster award

Art show features celebrated Osoyoos photographer and winner of 2025 poster award

Osoyoos 7:00 pm - 1,936 views

A celebrated local photographer took home the 2025 best poster award from The Art Gallery Osoyoos. Greg Reely won with his 'Aurora Chief' photo,...

Vernon Winter Carnival now accepting scholarship applications

Vernon Winter Carnival now accepting scholarship applications

Vernon 10:56 am - 1,897 views

The Vernon Winter Carnival is now accepting applications for its annual grade 12 scholarships. There are two scholarships up for grabs of $1,000 each – to...

Advocacy groups call for more compassionate rhetoric around Nelson's unhoused population

Advocacy groups call for more compassionate rhetoric around Nelson's unhoused population

Nelson 4:00 am - 1,764 views

As cities across Canada grapple with the growing housing crisis, the language surrounding the unhoused has become a point of contention for some Nelsonites....

Sicamous Mounties use Taser warning to subdue agitated drunk man

Sicamous Mounties use Taser warning to subdue agitated drunk man

Malakwa 1:30 pm - 1,676 views

Sicamous RCMP say an intoxicated man told officers he wanted them to shoot and kill him — but once police told the man he would be Tased if he...

RDCK gives insight on the recreation engagement process so far

RDCK gives insight on the recreation engagement process so far

Nelson 8:00 am - 1,064 views

The light at the end of the tunnel is growing brighter for the Nelson recreation campus. With the residential survey now finished — and the user group...

More meetings with community groups needed to create Osoyoos parks master plan

More meetings with community groups needed to create Osoyoos parks master plan

Osoyoos 1:06 pm - 988 views

Consultants are hoping to further meet with community groups to discuss the Osoyoos parks master plan this week. Ahead of Tuesday's council meeting, a...

Coldest night event needs warm bodies to volunteer to pull off fundraising event

Coldest night event needs warm bodies to volunteer to pull off fundraising event

Nelson 5:00 pm - 834 views

If you can feel the chill of winter setting in now, know that the coldest night of the year is yet to come. In five weeks the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY)...

CBT: Residents getting set to direct the latest round of grants program

CBT: Residents getting set to direct the latest round of grants program

RDCK 2:00 pm - 602 views

Last year more than $1.5 million was handed out to 311 Columbia Basin community groups, including over $100,000 in Nelson, through the Resident Directed grants...