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Snowbirds set to kick off Penticton Peach Festival
August 06, 2025 - 9:00 AM

The week thousands of Penticton residents - and many others from outside the community - look forward to the most has arrived as the Penticton Peach Festival 2025 kicks off today, Aug. 6.
Lack of provincial funding forcing Kamloops and other school districts to make cuts
April 10, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Schools in the Kamloops-Thompson school district could see 77 jobs cut as the district points to a shortfall in government funding.
Vernon council votes to support plan for a bus to West Kelowna
February 11, 2025 - 4:30 PM
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A Vernon man is on a mission to better connect the Okanagan’s public transit system, and the city council just voted to support him.
'BRUTAL': Kelowna transit system not keeping up
September 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Sam Woods has been navigating the inefficiencies and vagaries of the Kelowna transit system for a decade.
Don’t pay till 2025: Okanagan developers entice renters with freebies
September 19, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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While many people across the Okanagan struggle to find affordable housing those able — or willing — to splash out on rent will find multiple special offers trying to entice them to sign a lease.
'HE WILL NOT STOP': Serial harasser has Kelowna family in crosshairs
August 16, 2024 - 7:00 AM

'IT'S LIKE A DRUNK IN A BAR FIGHT... THIS GUY TRIES TO DESTROY EVERYBODY. THIS GUY DOES SO MUCH DAMAGE.'
Kamloops seniors have a new gathering place to help stave off poverty
August 01, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Not only are seniors in B.C. the fastest growing cohort, the risk of homelessness among low-income seniors is reaching crisis proportions, the effect of which can be seen in communities every day.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
July 23, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of July 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Demand for blood rising but donating not getting any easier in Thompson-Okanagan
May 28, 2024 - 7:00 AM

While the demand for lifesaving blood and blood products continues to rise, Canadian Blood Services has seen a steady decline in donations since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tackle football for kids returning to Penticton
March 14, 2024 - 7:00 PM

After a decades-long dry spell for organized football in Penticton the sport is making a come back.
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THOMPSON: How lawyer Cameron Stracher did the wrong thing, then the right thing
OPINION A lawyer wakes up from surgery and asks, “Why are the blinds drawn?” The nurse responds, “There’s a huge fire across the street…we didn’t want you to think you died.”

La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
Getting stoned has never been more permitted in Canada, which means it has never been less cool for young people. Teenagers in BC are smoking less pot than they used to. If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up

More people left Thompson-Okanagan to other provinces in 2024 than arrived
The Thompson-Okanagan region had its slowest year of population growth in more than a decade last year. According to a report released by the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024, more than 9,200 p

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