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Kelowna advocacy group challenges property tax exemption for religious groups
March 04, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna association is challenging why the city allows $272 million in local property tax exemptions for religious groups.
BC Conservatives unveil ‘Don’t cancel Christmas’ petition after Kelowna controversy
December 24, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Following the Kelowna “Keep Christ in Christmas” sign controversy, the BC Conservative Party put out a petition with the heading “Don’t cancel Christmas”.
'UNDER ATTACK': MLAs 'defend' Kelowna's 'Keep Christ in Christmas' sign
December 12, 2024 - 2:38 PM

Central Okanagan MLAs say they are "fighting" and "defending" the Christian religion after the City of Kelowna removed a controversial sign on a Nativity scene that read “Keep Christ in Christmas”.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
December 10, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
October 08, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of October 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Catholic Church and Kamloops First Nation unveil covenant on residential schools
June 26, 2024 - 2:30 PM

The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a First Nation can act as a road map for redress.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
May 14, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Kelowna's Rotary Arts Centre the latest battleground in the culture wars
May 11, 2024 - 7:00 AM

On Sunday mornings, hundreds of people file into Kelowna’s Rotary Centre for the Arts with their bibles in hand to sing and pray in a church service.
Vigil to be held in North Okanagan for murdered woman
April 26, 2024 - 10:30 AM

A candlelight vigil is being held tonight in the North Okanagan to remember a local woman who was murdered earlier this month.
Church camp on Okanagan Lake hoping to reopen this summer but needs archaeological assessment
March 20, 2024 - 12:48 PM

Camp OAC has been ordered to conduct an archaeological assessment of its site on Okanagan Lake before it can put up buildings.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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