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Nearly a year after the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s ambitious downtown tower project forced people from their homes, the unive

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Lack of newspaper ads central to Kamloops AAP court challenge

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Kamloops sobering centre back on the table with Interior Health support

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How Trump tariff threat and foreign buyers ban impacts Okanagan real estate market

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Kelowna could be UNESCO's first Canadian 'City of Gastronomy'

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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

Kelowna could be UNESCO's first Canadian 'City of Gastronomy'
Kelowna has been invited to throw its hat in the ring for world-class culinary recognition. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, has asked the city to apply for its City of Gastronomy title, accor

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

How Trump tariff threat and foreign buyers ban impacts Okanagan real estate market
American tariff threats are already impacting the Canadian economy, and the foreign buyer ban means the real estate market will look different than it did the last time the loonie dropped so low compared to the U.S. dollar. In the past, Ame