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New theatre experience in Osoyoos brings syilx Animal People to life
September 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

First, there are few minutes of stillness on the Okanagan landscape — with nothing but the sounds of crickets and bird chirps filling the air.
Non-profit replanting trees burned in wildfires in West Kelowna, Kamloops
September 04, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A non-profit is going to replant millions of trees burned in wildfires across B.C., including in the West Kelowna and Kamloops areas.
Campfires banned in Okanagan, Kamloops on Thursday
August 26, 2025 - 2:11 PM

In an effort to prevent human-caused wildfires, the BC Wildfire Service is banning campfires throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre on Thursday, just in time for the Labour Day long weekend.
Kamloops woman goes from burned out mom to business owner
August 24, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kamloops woman is taking her wellness business full-time to help more people build balance in a stressful, fast-paced world.
Alberta driver tells Merritt RCMP he was speeding to 'save on gas'
August 22, 2025 - 11:47 AM
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A driver from Edmonton behind the wheel of an eight-seat van with nine occupants was pulled over last week on the Okanagan Connector near Merritt doing 136 km/h in a 100 zone.
iN NUMBERS: What’s costing you more money
August 20, 2025 - 5:00 AM

Inflation numbers for July are here to tell us what we already know — things are more expensive.
North Okanagan man spent 10 years selling illegal smokes; he now owes the gov't $17M
July 07, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Shortly after David Freel got stopped by the RCMP with one-and-a-half million illegal cigarettes in his truck and trailer, he got a letter from the government saying he owed them $11,672,000.
Eyewitness account tells story of crew trapped by devastating 2023 Shuswap wildfire
July 02, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A BC Wildfire helicopter pilot was one of the first to notice that the wind was quickly changing as they stared down and saw ground crews working on a controlled burn in the forest below.
BC wildfire documentary premiering in Kelowna, Vernon
June 21, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A wildfire documentary exploring the causes and consequences of BC’s escalating wildfire crisis is premiering in Kelowna and Vernon next week.
Telus announces $70B to bolster networks, including open AI data centre in Kamloops
May 27, 2025 - 1:30 PM

Telus Corp. has announced it will spend more than $70 billion over the next five years to enhance connectivity, including through improvements to its network infrastructure and by building artificial intelligence data centres.
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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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