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Country band Old Dominion stopping in Kelowna on world tour
September 12, 2025 - 10:04 AM

Country music icon Old Dominion has added Kelowna to the third leg of their world tour this spring.
Kelowna bustling with Canadian Country Music Awards this weekend
September 11, 2025 - 4:30 PM

Kelowna is hosting the Canadian Country Music Awards and this weekend is packed with events.
More tourists with less money to spend this summer in Kelowna
September 11, 2025 - 4:00 AM

If you have been out and about in Kelowna this summer you wouldn’t think anything was amiss with the tourism, but businesses downtown have seen fewer people in the shops and on the patios.
Vernon pub avoids fine after serving teen in sting operation
September 06, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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In a rare move, a Vernon pub that inadvertently served a minor an alcoholic drink has avoided being fined or shut down for a week after it proved it had done its due diligence not to serve teens.
Central Okanagan real estate sales still lagging after busiest August in 4 years
September 05, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Real estate sales in the Central Okanagan are still 25% below the decade average, but it was still the busiest August in four years.
New theatre experience in Osoyoos brings syilx Animal People to life
September 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

First, there are few minutes of stillness on the Okanagan landscape — with nothing but the sounds of crickets and bird chirps filling the air.
Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
August 28, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest.
Okanagan MLAs decry far-right Christian's cancelled concert venue
August 25, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A far-right Christian musician still hosted a concert in the Okanagan last weekend, but West Kelowna's decision not to allow him at a public park was met with outcry from area MLAs.
Party politics coming to Kelowna, Kamloops with new Conservative association
August 22, 2025 - 6:00 PM

BC cities outside the Lower Mainland have tended to stay clear of party politics, but the provincial Conservatives appear ready to change that.
How a possible name change has delayed Okanagan Falls incorporation
August 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Five months after Okanagan Falls residents narrowly voted to incorporate as their own municipality, frustration over stalled progress has pushed the province’s new Municipal Affairs Minister to agree to meet face-to-face with local leaders.
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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

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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