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iN PHOTOS: Stunning European-inspired garden blooms at Kelowna B&B
August 25, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The owner of a bed and breakfast in Kelowna has created an enchanting French-Italian renaissance style garden for his guests to enjoy.
BC teacher guilty of sexual assault after consent withdrawn during sex
December 02, 2024 - 7:00 AM

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Kelowna's Gospel Mission bouncing back from tough year thanks pair of huge donations
March 17, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Kelowna’s Gospel Mission, a non-profit homeless charity, struggled to keep up with a dramatic increase in demand at the tent city along the Okanagan Rail Trail last year.
'Inhumane': Dangerous cold required before Interior emergency homeless shelters open
January 10, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Emergency shelter beds are expected to open today as temperatures are expected to plummet but advocates says they should have been opened long ago.
Tired of Airbnbs and hotels? Okanagan glamping may be just right for you
June 25, 2023 - 8:00 AM

It’s easy to find a place to stay overnight in the Okanagan but for something different you can opt out of hotels, Airbnb’s and RVs and go for a glamp.
Vernon Community Band celebrating Mother's Day
May 12, 2023 - 9:27 AM

Mothers deserve more than flowers and breakfast and bed this weekend – so if you've got an extra-special mom then treat her to a concert by the Vernon Community Band.
Proposed tea house to add unique flavour to West Kelowna Wine Trail
April 12, 2023 - 1:00 PM
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The proposed Settled Kettle tea house off Boucherie Road in West Kelowna hopes to offer Tipsy Sipsy, Tee Time-Tea Time and other options to the city’s popular Wine Trail.
Jessie Simpson's long, slow progress
April 07, 2023 - 6:00 AM

It has been almost seven years since Jessie Simpson was brutally attacked with a baseball bat leaving him with a severe brain injury and his mom is opening up more about who her son is and how he is coping.
Look up: Jupiter hasn't been this close to earth since 1963
September 24, 2022 - 7:03 PM

Anyone with access to a telescope in Kamloops or the Okanagan may want to take a peek at Jupiter this week – it’s making its closest approach to earth in 59 years.
Suspect of vehicle theft no match for Mako the police dog
September 05, 2022 - 10:15 AM

A police dog in Kamloops earned his breakfast very early on Saturday morning.
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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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