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Kelowna shoppers line up for Boxing Day sales
December 26, 2020 - 3:30 PM

The Interior’s largest mall was busy this Boxing Day but customers kept a safe distance from one another as they lined up outside various stores for deals.
Starbucks offers buy one, get one free offer this week
August 11, 2020 - 12:35 PM

Starbucks locations across Canada are offering a special buy one, get one free promotion until the end of this week.
Kamloops, Okanagan breweries, wineries and cideries that deliver to your door
April 04, 2020 - 2:30 PM

Leaving the house is stressful these days. But there's nothing better than a local craft beer, glass of wine or cider to help ease you through this quarantine.
Seniors-only hours: More stores respond to their most vulnerable customers
March 17, 2020 - 2:15 PM

In an effort to protect some of the most vulnerable people in society from the spread of coronavirus, grocery stores and pharmacists are creating shopping hours reserved for seniors and the disabled.
Vernon book, magazine distributor Monahan Agency to call it quits 73 years after opening
March 12, 2020 - 4:00 PM

After almost three-quarters of a century in the business, book and magazine wholesaler Monahan Agency is closing its doors for good.
Self storage industry is booming in Kamloops, the Okanagan and beyond
March 03, 2020 - 7:30 AM

What was once just cubicles on industrial land at the fringes of cities is turning into a high tech and rapidly growing part of the economy.
It's called a Bongdromat and it's creating quite the buzz in Kamloops
December 02, 2019 - 7:00 AM

For those who don't want to deal with the hassle and mess of cleaning their stinky dank bong or gummed up pipe, your hero has arrived.
Black Friday isn't going away and neither is this growing B.C. retailer
November 28, 2019 - 6:00 PM

Black Friday sales have only recently become a thing when it comes to Christmas shopping in Canada, but a local retailer says the day, which is now a week, is gaining momentum and looks like it’s here to stay.
Downtown Vernon Safeway closes its doors for good
November 24, 2019 - 4:30 PM

As the clock struck 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, the core of downtown Vernon was forever changed.
HomeSense prepares to open Penticton store
November 04, 2019 - 3:10 PM

A popular Canadian discount home furnishings retailer is getting ready to open a store in Penticton later this month.
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Why this Kamloops home is for sale at less than a quarter of its value
A Kamloops home is currently listed for sale at less than a quarter of its market value and has gotten lots of attention from potential buyers, but there's one big catch if you want to buy it — you can't move in. The Batchelor

Okanagan's latest dining takes place in a 500-year-old farmhouse
To complement its authentic Austrian-German menu, Sparkling Hill Resort has opened a new restaurant in an actual 500-year-old farmhouse. Gerni’s Farmhouse opened last week and is located in a timber frame farmhouse originally built in

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