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Researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease at Penticton Indian Band
August 11, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Researchers in the Okanagan are working to find a treatment for a skin disease in bighorn sheep (yilík?lxkn), as the animal’s population has been decimated in the region over the past two decades.
How a possible name change has delayed Okanagan Falls incorporation
August 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Five months after Okanagan Falls residents narrowly voted to incorporate as their own municipality, frustration over stalled progress has pushed the province’s new Municipal Affairs Minister to agree to meet face-to-face with local leaders.
Vernon paddleboarder victim of hit and run on Kal Lake
August 11, 2025 - 5:15 PM

A Vernon woman was injured and mentally shaken up after getting hit by a speedboat while paddleboarding with a friend on Kalamalka Lake Sunday evening.
Heat wave in Okanagan, Kamloops likely won’t last
August 11, 2025 - 2:30 PM

A mini heat wave is hitting the South Thompson and South Okanagan regions, but the weather office says it’s going to pass later in the week.
Kamloops councillor says he was confronted by mayor at car show, heckled by crowd
August 11, 2025 - 12:42 PM

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Is anyone buying the new shiny Kelowna condos? Actually, they already did
August 11, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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If you hadn't stepped foot in Kelowna for five years, you'd likely be amazed at the number of glass towers now dotting the city's skyline.
What it takes to get an accurate weather forecast in Okanagan, Kamloops
August 11, 2025 - 5:00 AM

The next time you’re planning a day out on Okanagan Lake or a dip in the Thompson River and you check your weather app, see a forecast on TV or a post on social media, think about the equipment and math a meteorologist used to get you that warm and sunny prediction.
iN PHOTOS: Wonky vegetables emerge in Kamloops, Okanagan
August 11, 2025 - 4:00 AM

It's the season for harvesting vegetable gardens in the Okanagan and Kamloops, and some gardeners are pulling up wonky looking specimens.
Kootenay teacher who sexually assaulted girlfriend gets 10 year ban
August 10, 2025 - 4:00 PM

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Why Russian olive trees are controversial in the Okanagan and Kamloops
August 10, 2025 - 9:00 AM

The Russian olive tree is admired for its silvery leaves, yellow fragrant flowers and fleshy fruit that look like olives.
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THOMPSON: Good cooks have cast iron pans, and use them
OPINION There are good cooks…and there are those who simply like the trappings of good cooks. The easiest way to tell who’s who in the kitchen is to look at their equipment and utensils…and whether

Fun festivals for foodies in Okanagan, Kamloops
Foodies in Kamloops and the Okanagan might want to mark their calendars for some unique upcoming festivals in the region celebrating pickles, garlic, tomatoes and hot peppers. The inaugural Farmstrong Cider Pickle Festival in Armstrong ki

Massachusetts sheriff arrested on charges of pressuring cannabis company over stock purchase
BOSTON (AP) — A sheriff in one of Massachusetts' largest counties was charged Friday with allegedly pressuring a Boston-based cannabis firm to sell him stock in the company. Sheriff Steven Tompkins, 67, who oversees about 1,000 em

Is anyone buying the new shiny Kelowna condos? Actually, they already did
If you hadn't stepped foot in Kelowna for five years, you'd likely be amazed at the number of glass towers now dotting the city's skyline. So far this year, 740 brand-new condo units have come onto the real estate market, more t

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