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Happy Hours with the best bang for your buck in Kamloops, Okanagan
October 11, 2020 - 3:31 PM

For a Happy Hour to really be successful, your wallet should be happy too.
Victims of 2018 Kelowna arson still suffering from random attack
August 26, 2020 - 10:11 AM

David Yerema suffered burns to his leg and ankle, missed three weeks of work and still has scars and discomfort from the morning a drunk man shattered the peace of his home in a random and fiery attack.
From branch to bottle: Must-see cideries in the Okanagan and Kamloops
July 26, 2020 - 6:31 AM

Are you sick of wine yet? Don't worry, we won't make you admit it. As amazing as our wineries are in the Thompson-Okanagan, sometimes you just need a change.
Liquor store sales in B.C. return to normal after initial pandemic bulk-buying frenzy
July 24, 2020 - 6:00 AM

While the beginning of the pandemic in B.C. was correlated with a massive spike in sales at liquor stores, it would appear things have returned to normal now that restaurants and bars have reopened.
Penticton’s Wine Sensory Centre works with a lot more than wine
July 13, 2020 - 8:00 AM

The recent announcement that UBC Okanagan will move its wine research centre to Kelowna from Vancouver which includes a sensory analytics lab is welcome news to Wes Peterson, who oversees Okanagan College’s Wine Sensory Centre in Penticton.
Legal booze on the beach? Vernon will have to wait longer for an answer
June 09, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Vernon drinkers will have to wait at least another couple of weeks before knowing whether they will be able to legally drink a beer on the beach this summer.
There's no shortage of booze but B.C. Liquor Stores set to reduce hours
March 20, 2020 - 12:47 PM

B.C. Liquor Stores have announced a reduction in store hours but stress recently seen empty shelves are not an indication of a shortage of beer, wine and spirits in the province.
Great brewing minds think alike in Kelowna’s North End brewery district
December 24, 2019 - 6:30 AM

When Chris Dedinsky and Russ Burmell-Higgs decided to open a craft brewery in the industrial North End of downtown Kelowna they didn’t realize they were launching a whole district.
First annual Beer Week is coming to Penticton
October 09, 2019 - 4:07 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton is providing a good reason to visit the city between Oct. 19 to 26 - it’s Beer Week.
Edible wild mushrooms and the tango this weekend in the Okanagan and Kamloops
September 27, 2019 - 8:00 AM

Beer tasting, jiving and edible mushrooms are all options this weekend in the Okanagan and Kamloops.
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Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to move to the East Coast so they could afford to live. Ally Hanscom won the HGTV Canada’s Home to Win: for the Holidays competition back in December 2019.

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

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