City staff find reduction to tax increase

Salmon Arm council opts to stick with 3.3 per cent hike, expecting impact from parcel tax review

Theresa May wins no-confidence vote after Brexit deal rejection

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Charges should be considered in B.C. man’s police-involved death, watchdog says

First Nation supporters march to Horgan’s MLA office

Liberal candidate steps aside after singling out Jagmeet Singh’s race

Eagles lose to North Okanagan and 100 Mile House

SUV wedged on top of parked car has Kelowna mall customers confused

Shuswap Chix ringette team takes home gold from West Coast Classic

Osoyoos chief earns induction to Canadian Business Hall of Fame
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News

B.C.-based mining company worker abducted in Burkina Faso

Government officials in that West African nation say Canadian was kidnapped by suspected extremists

Florida city moves to ban sunscreens that could damage reefs

Last year, Hawaii banned the sale or distribution of sunscreens containing the ingredients beginning in 2021

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Sports

Japanese grand champion Kisenosato retires from sumo

The 32-year-old Kisenosato was the first Japanese-born wrestler in 19 years to gain promotion to sumo’s highest rank

Salmon Arm Secondary Golds take fifth in Vernon basketball tournament

Shuswap players face tough competition in first week back on the court

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Foster family completing bucket list for dog dying of cancer

Loretta has cancer but her foster family is giving her a trip of a lifetime

Canadian stock exchanges to conduct lottery for ‘POT’ ticker amid high demand

The symbol became available after fertilizer Potash Corp. officially merged with Agrium Inc. in early 2018

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Community

WATCH: Giving the special needs community a Night to Shine

Global event offers people with special needs a full prom experience in Chilliwack, Surrey

TLC airs Vernon’s conjoined twins

CBC documentary follows girls joined at the head

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Obituaries

James C. “Jim” Adair

Jan 10th, 2019

Shannon Faith Sharp

Jan 8th, 2019

Terry Ann Adair (nee Cruickshank)

Jan 8th, 2019

Eric George Butler

Jan 8th, 2019

Dorothy Davidson (Stewart)

Jan 7th, 2019

Donlad Edwin Ross

Jan 5th, 2019

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Entertainment

Grammy-nominated album shines light on transgender pioneer

Jackie Shane, now 78, has lived a very private life since she stopped performing

‘The missing link’: Canadian artists fight for cut when works are resold

Creators in many fields, such as musicians, collect royalties every time their works are used or purchased

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Opinion

B.C. VIEWS: Tracking propaganda around B.C.’s latest pipeline protest

‘Military invasion’ claims fly around the world in seconds

Letter: Canadians must defend immigrants and refugees

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    With the year’s first snowfall in the Shuswap behind us, and December fast approaching, some people are eager to get their holiday decorations up and lights sparkling – while others may have a more strict timeline for their decorative streak.

    What do you think, when is the right time to spruce things up ahead of Christmas?


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    Fashion For A Winter’s Tale

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