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In this day and age of quick bites, Snapchat and Instagram, the concept of woke requires more than one word

Due to declining membership, the Kiwanis club of Kamloops is closing on Sept. 30

Ivermectin’s roll in human medicine effectively began in April 1978, several years before the drug emerged on the animal health market

The former Village Hotel in North Kamloops - once called a "freaking monkey show" by an angry neighbour - has been rebranded and will no longer provide a home for low-income residents.. . .

Four buildings ranging in size from six to 17 storeys have gone to the City for a rezoning application. City community development manager Randy Lambright said the project, which would create 170 seniors units and 240 market units, has been submitted by a numbered company out of Vancouver. The 0.8 hectare property involved stretches between Cottonwood and Renfrew behind the new Holiday Inn Express and Thompson-Nicola Regional District library building on Tranquille. The proposal includes retail...

These particular youth have been raised within a foster-care system that provides the essentials of life — such as food, shelter, clothing and some medical attention — but all too often with little affection amid a tattered pattern of care. For instance, it is not uncommon for a 19-year-old ward to have experienced multiple foster homes with staff rather than parents; these children have been managed and controlled, but not nurtured. Many of these youth are burdened with the expectation t...