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How a Southern Interior credit union merger preserves an alternative to big banks
April 29, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Three credit unions in Shuswap and the Okanagan are merging and it’s a sign of the shift in these local financial institutions that serve as an alternative to big five national banks.
West Kelowna company has to pay $80,000 after a dispute over clogged drain
February 25, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A West Kelowna company is on the hook with its former landlord for almost $80,000 over a disagreement about who would spend roughly $3,000 fixing a clogged drain.
Tenant rights to pets? Some Kamloops landlords are pushing back
August 21, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Landlords in most provinces, including BC, have the right to ban tenants from having pets in their homes but animal advocates are petitioning to change that. Some landlords fear that change could happen and hurt their rental businesses.
Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
April 01, 2024 - 8:28 AM

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.
Ontario deficit ballooning to $9.8B next year amid slow economic growth
March 26, 2024 - 2:53 PM

TORONTO - Ontario is delaying its path to balance as lethargic economic growth drags the province's books further into the red, with a $9.8-billion budget deficit projected for the coming fiscal year.
Rise of the techie cargo thieves: How digitally savvy theft has invaded trucking
March 24, 2024 - 3:00 AM

MONTREAL - One day last spring, Peel police Det. Mark Haywood executed a search warrant on a property west of Toronto and found a semi-trailer loaded with snowmobiles.
Deadlines, credits and life changes: the biggest tax pitfalls experts say to avoid
March 21, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The deadline to file your taxes may feel like it’s far away, but experts say that not getting started early is one of the biggest mistakes Canadians make at tax season.
Homeowners, realtors should take steps to protect against title fraud: experts
March 17, 2024 - 3:00 AM

It's been years since you finished paying off your mortgage, so the letter in the mail from a bank saying you're in default and now owe money comes as a shock.
US inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated
March 12, 2024 - 11:13 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, both of which are counting on a steady easing of price pressures this year.
'Unheard and disrespected': Downtown Kamloops business frustrated by response to crime
March 06, 2024 - 7:30 AM

The owner of a specialty bike shop in downtown Kamloops is fed up with a lack of forward motion by the City of Kamloops to find solutions to the homelessness, crime and drug crisis.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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