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If you lost it, this West Kelowna man and his metal detector can probably find it
November 02, 2024 - 12:30 PM

A West Kelowna man has been looking for other people's lost rings with his metal detector for decades all in effort to reunite the sentimental items with those who lost them.
Adventure, wander and explore at this Kelowna film festival
August 24, 2024 - 4:30 PM

There's a new film festival coming to Kelowna in September and it promises to be an exciting new addition to the city's cultural scene.
From isolation to friendships: A Vernon couple's inspiring waterfall chasing adventure
August 11, 2024 - 3:30 PM

A Vernon couple is partway through an ambitious goal to visit 400 waterfalls in BC that was prompted by the isolating effects of COVID pandemic restrictions, but bloomed into the exact opposite.
iN PHOTOS: Shutterbugs celebrate summer solstice in Kamloops, Okanagan
June 26, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, marking the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and this year it coincided with the appearance of the full moon.
Royal BC Museum dinosaur exhibit coming to Okanagan
May 29, 2024 - 3:30 PM

A travelling dinosaur exhibit put together by palaeontologists at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria is making a stop in the Okanagan.
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan wildlife photographer gets surprise from favourite bear
May 15, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A wildlife photographer in the South Okanagan has been watching and photographing the same bear for the past four years as it has gone from a cub to a mother.
iN VIDEO: Youth mountain bike program blazing trails in North Thompson and beyond
May 12, 2024 - 6:00 PM

For Simpcw First Nation member Tom Eustache, mountain biking has been a way for his family to connect to the land.
PICKLEBALL ENVY: Why Kelowna isn't hosting tournaments any time soon
April 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM

When Vernon was chosen earlier this month to host the 2024 Pickleball Western Regional Championships, it made for plenty of pickleball envy.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna lawyer swapped a RV for a sailboat and retired on the ocean
April 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A lawyer from Kelowna considered retiring and travelling in an RV but decided to hit the high seas on a sailboat instead.
Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala
March 30, 2024 - 5:13 AM

ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) — Overnight before the Holy Week processions pass in front of his house, Luis Álvarez works with two dozen family members and friends to create an elaborate, 115-foot-long (35-meter-long) carpet out of colored sawdust on the street.
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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 first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

'Collateral attack': BC realtor loses after trying to sue regulator's lawyer
A BC Judge has found a Vancouver realtor's conduct "reprehensible" calling her claims in court "scandalous" and "frivolous" after the realtor tried to sue a lawyer who once represented an opposing side. BC

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