Mother of shooter's guns 
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Speech for Tumbler Ridge
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Stink in the rink may be you
Measles linked to farm show
Louvre ticket fraud scheme
Trump moves on tariffs 
L.A. wildfire investigation 
Anthropic, valuable startup
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Telus CEO to retire 
Bronze for Canada
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Rockets shake off bad start
Van Der Beek's GoFundMe
Kardashian 'into' Hamilton
Lively, Baldoni face to face
Top Stories for October 3, 2025
Water main break floods multiple homes near McCulloch Road Friday morning
Several homes and properties were left damaged early Friday morning after a large city water main burst near McCulloch and McClain roads, sending gushing water...
Mounties say local motorcycle club Notorious Few connected to Kelowna Hells Angels chapter
Mounties say they believe a Salmon Arm-based motorcycle club is working with the Kelowna chapter of the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle gang. Corp. Sarbjit K....
Controlled burn underway at Knox Mountain Park to reduce wildfire risk
Any concerns about smoke rising from Knox Mountain today should be put to rest. There's a planned controlled burn underway, which will ultimately reduce the...
Presence of La Niña this winter predicted to bring plenty of snow to Kootenay region
A chill is in the air as fall is making its all-too-brief appearance, meaning the winter ski season is close behind. According to the ski website, On the Snow,...
Kelowna billiards hall announces closure
A Kelowna pool hall is closing its doors. District Billiards opened in September 2021 at the corner of Burtch Road and Sutherland Avenue, offering tournaments,...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters,...
Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that's fighting to save its ostriches from a Canadian Food Inspection...
Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly...
Hotel proposed for Kelowna's Benvoulin Road
Owners of property at the corner of Benvoulin and Byrns roads are hoping history can sway planning staff and council to rezone property for a commercial...
Truck rollover blocks eastbound traffic on Benvoulin Road
A single-vehicle rollover has shut down eastbound traffic on Benvoulin Road Friday morning. The incident occurred between KLO Road and Casorso Road. While the...
West Kelowna council asked to postpone a decision on new housing in Glenrosa
West Kelowna council is being asked to postpone consideration of a development on Gorman Road until a study into an emergency Glenrosa egress is complete. The...
Commercial trucker was prohibited when caught driving wide load on Highway 97
A commercial trucker is out of a job after he was caught driving a wide load while prohibited on a highway outside Kamloops. Kevin Michael Bennett, 55, was...
Game show contestant from Kamloops reflects on ‘stressful’ experience
Curtis Bogetti had a moment standing on the Jeopardy stage, looking out from behind a podium he spent years watching on TV. “It's one thing when...
Disease outbreak has killed nearly 100 deer around Grand Forks, B.C., province says
The British Columbia government has confirmed the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in the Grand Forks area. A statement from the...
Penticton BCGEU workers shaken by hostile behaviour at picket line
An ongoing and escalating strike by the BC General Employees' Union garnered some passive-aggressive reaction in Penticton. On Friday morning, according to...
Canada Post tables new offers to striking postal workers
Canada Post's latest contract offers to striking postal workers has many of the same terms as its "final offers" in May but removes a signing...
Contract talks break down between B.C. and community health workers: union
UPDATE: 6:14 p.m. British Columbia's public service workers' union says contract talks have broken down between the bargaining association representing...
COSAR helping injured motorcyclist out in South Kelowna
An injured motorcyclist is being looked after by emergency volunteers on Friday night. In a post to Facebook, Central Okanagan Search and Rescue said they were...
Carney to return to Washington to meet Trump on trade talks
UPDATE 7:57 a.m. Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday as trade negotiations continue. Carney will...
Kamloops RCMP arrest suspect after stolen truck crashes following high-speed pursuit
A Kamloops woman was arrested after running away from a stolen white pickup truck that crashed at the intersection of Halston Avenue and Highway 5 on Thursday...
Some 'Hudson & Rex' fans feel betrayed. One took out a $25K ad demanding answers. Inside the backlash over a cast shakeup
For Larry Newton, “Hudson & Rex” was never just a show — it was a family ritual. Before his wife died from cancer two years ago, the...
B.C. Interior real estate market 'finding its footing'
The B.C. Interior real estate market held steady in September, despite the typical seasonal dip in activity. There were a total of 1,242 residential unit sales...
McMillan Farms celebrates 75th season with pumpkins, family fun and longstanding tradition
McMillan Farms has officially opened for its 75th season, welcoming families to explore over 30 varieties of pumpkins and a full lineup of fall festivities....
Red carpet screening of Jordin Tootoo documentary set for Kelowna Nov. 1
A feature documentary celebrating the life of Jordin Tootoo will get the red carpet treatment in Kelowna next month. The documentary “Tootoo”,...
Tyrese Gibson booked into Georgia jail and released on bond following cruelty to animal charge
Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday, a week after he failed to turn himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police...
Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what...
Prince William won't make 'same mistakes' as his parents
Prince William doesn't want to make the "same mistakes" as his parents when raising his own children. The 43-year-old royal - who has Prince...
Police, first responders scramble to help woman give birth on Victoria waterfront
Emergency responders in Victoria, B.C., had to rush into action to support a woman giving birth on Wharf Street, along the city's busy waterfront area....
Crash snarls traffic on Channel Parkway in Penticton
Traffic is snarled at the corner of the Channel Parkway and Green Avenue Friday morning due to a multi-vehicle crash. It is unclear at this time what injuries...
Mark Carney-launched Net-Zero Banking Alliance votes to shut down
A global banking group that Prime Minister Mark Carney helped launch in 2021 to fight climate change has voted to shut down. A spokesperson for the UN-backed...
Marineland asks Ottawa for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent
Marineland has asked Ottawa for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson...
Saskatchewan's Moe faces call to clean up sewage fouling area at cult compound
Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says Premier Scott Moe’s government needs to step up, snap on some rubber gloves and clean up the sewage fouling the air...
Assault of teacher at elementary school
A teacher at the elementary school in Warfield was assaulted by 36-year-old special needs man from Trail after he allegedly jumped out of a vehicle and fled a...
Unhoused population in Penticton grows since last survey
The City of Penticton has seen a growth in people experiencing homelessness in recent years. According to a recent "point-in-time" homeless count...
Bad Bunny to kick off SNL's 51st season with group of new cast members
Live from New York! It's a new “SNL” season, with faces both fresh and familiar. After a fanfare-filled 50th season celebrating the past,...
North Vancouver gardener's giant pumpkin in the running for biggest in B.C.
He’s already the North Shore’s undisputed pump-king, but could he be the greatest gourd grower in B.C.? Jeff Pelletier’s giant pumpkin...
Judge remains undecided on treatment plan for man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston
A judge remained undecided Friday on the treatment and placement plan for a man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston and ramming his car into the front gate...
'Jazz legend in the making' coming to Kelowna
An acclaimed alto saxophonist and his bandmates are coming to the Mary Irwin Theatre later this month. Rudresh Mahanthappa and the Hero Trio will be playing...
AI helping clean up Central Okanagan's recycling containers
Around 70 per cent of recycling containers were contaminated back when the Central Regional District first started doing inspections. In 2024, when 9,000 carts...
Alberta anti-separatist petitioners tout more than two-thirds of required signatures
The former Alberta politician trying to keep the province from splitting up with Canada says his campaign is zeroing in on its goal, but he's not slowing...
Kelowna's Great Closet Cleanout is back
The Great Closet Cleanout is back this fall at the Laurel Packinghouse. This year's event wiill be held at the Laurel Packinghouse, Sunday Oct. 19, the...
Supreme Court will consider overturning strict Hawaii law regulating where people can carry guns
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider overturning a Hawaii law that imposes strict regulations on where people can carry guns. The Trump administration...
Vancouver’s beloved Christmas Market returns with new features for its 15th year
The event doesn't start until after Remembrance Day, but you'll probably want the heads up that the Vancouver Christmas Market returns in mid-November...
Luxembourg celebrates Grand Duke Guillaume after his father abdicates
Grand Duke Guillaume swore an oath to ascend to the throne of Luxembourg on Friday in a traditional ceremony attended by royals and European heads of state....
B.C. launching deer hunt near Cranbrook to control spread of wasting disease
British Columbia is introducing an expanded deer hunt in the province's southeast in an attempt to reduce the spread of chronic wasting disease. The...
Retired Royal Canadian Air Force officer pleads guilty at court martial
A former officer of the Royal Canadian Air Force has pleaded guilty to two charges at a court martial in Halifax for his role in wrongly detaining two young air...
Apple removes apps that allow anonymous reporting of ICE agent sightings
Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities....
Photo: TV star Steve-O gives tattoos at Oliver's Divine Ink
Comedian and MTV star Steve-O from the stunt reality series Jackass not only paid a visit, but also tattooed at Divine Ink in Oliver Thursday. "It was...
Dutch high court orders government to reevaluate license to export F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
The highest court in the Netherlands on Friday ordered the Dutch government to reevaluate its currently suspended license for exporting parts for F-35 fighter...
New housing technologies advance Indigenous reconciliation in B.C.
Indigenous builders and First Nations in B.C. are using new technologies to build homes for their communities, helping advance reconciliation in the...
City of Kamloops says all four Overlanders Bridge lanes will reopen Saturday
UPDATE: 5:03 p.m. The City of Kamloops says all four lanes on the Overlanders Bridge will be reopened on Saturday. A maintenance project has resulted in lane...
Upcoming awards gala recognizes Okanagan hospitality workers
Hospitality workers in the Okanagan will have their night of recognition later this month. The Peaks to Vines Hospitality Gala is the brainchild of Kristin...
Schools set to close as Alberta provides online curriculum ahead of teachers strike
Schools across Alberta are preparing to close their doors while the province readies a home curriculum for students ahead of Monday’s provincewide...
Lake Country gas line break repaired
UPDATE 4:15 p.m. The District of Lake Country says a gas line break in the community has been repaired. Crews are now in the process of clearing the area. ...
Closing ceremonies planned for epic wilderness race in Penticton
The Subaru Adventure Racing World Championships is coming to a close in Penticton tonight, and everyone is invited to celebrate. For the past 10 days, teams of...
Fungus Among Us Festival returns Oct. 17 and 18
The 23rd edition of the Fungus Among Us Mushroom Festival is on its way. Bob Brett and his fellow Whistler Naturalists have long desired to bring Squamish and...
Vancouver Eras Tour crowd featured on title track of Taylor Swift's new album
Taylor Swift fans who attended the final show of the pop singer's Eras Tour in Vancouver last year may hear a little piece of themselves in her new album....
Warriors get goals from six different players in an 8-3 rout of Blackfalds
The West Kelowna Warriors took their show on the road for the first time this young BC Hockey League season. And the reviews were two thumbs up across the...
RCMP cleared in 2024 death of man in custody in Prince George, B.C.
British Columbia's independent police watchdog has cleared Mounties in Prince George of wrongdoing in the death of a man in 2024 while in custody. The...
Okanagan Sun look to cap off perfect season in Kamloops
The Okanagan Sun do have something to play for when they wrap up the 2025 BC Football Conference regular season in Kamloops Saturday evening. Already assured of...
LaPointe: Access to information in Canada remains access denied
For more than 40 years, we have had a federal law on Access to Information to permit the public to ask for government records. It’s hardly cause for...
Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England
Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, was announced Friday as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the...
Michelin awards two Vancouver restaurants with stars
Two Japanese restaurants in Vancouver have received Michelin stars. The culinary tastemaker has awarded Sumibiyaki Arashi and Sushi Hyun with one star each....
Actor Gary Oldman ranks his 'Slow Horses' character Jackson Lamb among the top roles of his career
Gary Oldman is back on screens as the caustic Jackson Lamb for the fifth season of misfit spy thriller “Slow Horses,” as the critically acclaimed...
Yu: Weak sales, increased listings push B.C. towards a property buyer’s market
B.C.’s housing market momentum was positive in August as it firmed following the tariff uncertainty in the spring, but conditions remained weak. Sales...
FIFA World Cup will be lucrative for Vancouver-area hotels, says expert
Hotels in the Vancouver region may be booked solid when the city co-hosts the FIFA World Cup next year, a hospitality expert predicts. “We’ll fill...
Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles
A fire broke out at a Chevron oil refinery just outside Los Angeles on Thursday night, sending towering flames into the air that were visible for miles....
Decoding Taylor Swift’s 'The Life a Showgirl': A guide to her references
The curtain has been drawn. The stage lights are on. It’s time for “The Life of a Showgirl.” For Taylor Swift’s most dedicated audience,...
Early snowfall damages power lines and snarls traffic in Bosnia and Serbia
Early snowfall in the Western Balkans left thousands of people without electricity on Friday and disrupted traffic as roads became impassable. Heavy, wet snow...
Castanet, Halloween Alley holding pumpkin carving contest
Spooky season is here and Castanet is teaming up with Halloween Alley Kelowna for a pumpkin carving contest. We are giving you two chances to win a $200 gift...
Photos show Syrians enjoying a night out in Damascus despite some crackdowns
Ten months after Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government was overthrown when Islamist fighters marched into Damascus, many Syrians still go out and...
One of two victims in Manchester synagogue attack may have been killed by a bullet fired by police
One of the two men killed in a car and knife attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester may have been killed by a bullet fired by a police officer, the...
US stocks cruise toward the finish of a winning week
U.S. stocks are adding to their records as Wall Street cruises toward the finish line of another winning week. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% early Friday and is...
Halloween hotel deals in Metro Vancouver bring scary good savings
Legend has it that every October, a city known for its beautiful mountain parks, shopping, history and culture transforms into something wicked, frightening and...
OpenText sells non-core business to NetDocuments for US$163 million
Open Text Corp. says it has signed a deal to sell part of its analytics portfolio to NetDocuments for US$163 million in cash. The company says the business...
Kamloops firefighters make quick work of small fire off Columbia Street West
Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were able to douse a small grass fire on Friday afternoon before it could spread to nearby homes on Columbia Street. Crews were...
Munich Airport temporarily shut after drone sightings, another mysterious overflight in EU airspace
Munich Airport was temporarily shut down overnight after several drone sightings in the area, the latest mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of...
Striking government workers march in downtown Kamloops as BCGEU ramps up job action
About 100 striking public service workers marched down Victoria Street on Friday morning, joined by striking Canada Post workers. The B.C. General...
Watermain flushing moves to West Kelowna's Tallus Ridge
The City of West Kelowna will begin watermain flushing in the Tallus Ridge neighbourhood of the Rose Valley Water Service Area on Monday, Oct. 6. The work is...
Chase Mounties say man passed out behind the wheel while stopped at a gas pump was on drugs
A man who passed out for more than an hour in the driver's seat of his truck while parked at a gas pump was impaired by drugs, Mounties say. Chase RCMP said...
Silicon Valley leader who navigated the internet's boom and bust sees another wild ride with AI
Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology's volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet's early boom days during the...
Toronto hospital housing model 'a gift' to residents as ER visits reduced by half
Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner. Behind bars, he lifted weights all day and made connections that led him...
N.L. has the country's highest per-capita debt. It's all but hidden in the election.
Business and taxpayer organizations are calling on party leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador to stop making costly election promises, as the province carries...
Rock Creek Fall Fair's annual 50/50 winner nets $55K
The annual Rock Creek & Boundary Fall Fair 50/50 draw did not disappoint this year. One lucky winner, Gail Bryan, took home a whopping $55,880, meaning the...
Vernon’s Upper Room Mission to host shelter open house
Vernon’s Upper Room Mission is inviting the public to an open house at its new 24-bed shelter. The event Oct. 7 from 5 to 6 p.m. will celebrate grand...
From rooftops to honey jars, Athens is abuzz with urban beekeeping
Nikos Chatzilias spends his days tending to buzzing bee colonies with a unique view out over the rooftops of Greece’s capital. He is among the dozens of...
UBC Capstone course involves real clients, real data and real impact
The UBC faculty of management is calling for organizations to submit real-world challenges for its Capstone consulting course, a term-long engagement that pairs...
Penticton and District Society for Community Living is hosting an open house
In celebration of October being "Community Living Month”, the Penticton and District Society for Community Living is inviting in the public to their...
The salmon are coming home: historic return to the Columbia River
The circle is complete. Sockeye salmon once released as fry in the upper Columbia River in the West Kootenay have returned as adults this year as far upriver as...
Pandemic a factor in declining literacy rates at Kamloops schools, across B.C.
The COVID-19 pandemic has played a role in declining literacy proficiency in elementary schools over the last five years, according to Kamloops-Thompson school...
Vernon housing needs discussed with higher levels of government
The recent Union of BC Municipalities meeting resulted in some positive conversations about Vernon housing needs and initiatives, city staff said in a media...
Yukon election campaign to kick off with new ridings, vote on electoral reform
Yukon's territorial election is expected to be called today with Premier Mike Pemberton waiting until the last opportunity under the law. Pemberton told...
Toronto home sales rose 8.5% in September as prices decline
Toronto's real estate board says sales rose in September as prices continued to decline. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says the 5,592 homes sold in...
SOWINS launching youth campaigns aimed at stopping cycle of violence
The South Okanagan Women in Need Society is working on breaking the cycle of violence early. SOWINS has recently seen a rise in demand for support services, and...
As strike looms, teachers, Alberta government say up to other side to restart talks
With talks stalled and just days to go until Alberta's teachers go on strike, their union and the province agreed Thursday on one thing — it's up...
New hours, equipment for Thompson-Nicola Regional Library locations
New hours of operation are now in effect at the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library branches in Barriere and Clinton. Ask of this month, the Clinton Library is...
Kamloops minister meetings at UBCM ranged from advocacy on child care to policing
A Kamloops councillor says the provincial government needs to adjust its priorities to ensure child care spaces are adequately funded and sector workers...
Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology
U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work together on artificial intelligence to...
Thunderbirds hand Blazers first loss of season, 7-4
A Jordan Keller hat trick was not enough for the Kamloops Blazers on Friday night in Kent, Wash., where they dropped a penalty-filled game 7-4 to the Seattle...
Oliver's Firehall Brewery announces name of its five-year aged beer
Firehall Brewery announced the name winner of its five-year aged brew, the Mystery Cask Ale. Connie McNickle White won with the submission "Forgotten...
Tickets available for second annual Salmon Arm Business Excellence Awards
Everyone is invited to celebrate the best and brightest of Salmon Arm's local businesses at the second annual Business Excellence Awards hosted by the...
City of Salmon Arm organizing fall yard waste collection days
Salmon Arm residents are encouraged to start their fall yard cleanup and work on some FireSmart initiatives as the city has announced its second yard waste...
Nelson and District Credit Union hosts celebration events to mark its 75th anniversary
You can do a lot of good in 75 years. For 75 years the Nelson and District Credit Union has been a part of the community, giving back $4.5 million in donations,...
Trail man hits gas, sign, mailboxes and wall in single-vehicle incident
A 91-year-old Trail man hit the gas in his vehicle, then a sign, then mailboxes and, finally, a wall in a recent single-vehicle incident. On Sept. 30 at 4:28...
