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Did Kelowna's short-term rental ban impact summer business? The city crunched the numbers
January 16, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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Since the short-term rental ban came into effect in Kelowna a year ago people from various businesses have been complaining about its impact, now the city is taking a look at the data.
UBCO 'engaging the market' while evacuated residents sue over tower debacle
January 16, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Nearly a year after the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s ambitious downtown tower project forced people from their homes, the university is still in court and engaging the real estate market at the same time.
Lack of newspaper ads central to Kamloops AAP court challenge
January 16, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Lawyers met in court for the first time after a group of Kamloops residents challenged a counter petition process saw $275 million in loans for new facility.
Kamloops sobering centre back on the table with Interior Health support
January 16, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Interior Health has come around and decided to throw its support behind a Kamloops pitch for a local sobering centre.
How Trump tariff threat and foreign buyers ban impacts Okanagan real estate market
January 16, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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American tariff threats are already impacting the Canadian economy, and the foreign buyer ban means the real estate market will look different than it did the last time the loonie dropped so low compared to the U.S. dollar.
Kelowna could be UNESCO's first Canadian 'City of Gastronomy'
January 15, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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Kelowna has been invited to throw its hat in the ring for world-class culinary recognition.
Truck convoy set to disrupt traffic from Okanagan to Kamloops
January 15, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Heads up drivers, a so-called freedom convoy of trucks is being organized for later this month in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
BC granddaughter must return cash after dementia diagnosis, legal powers revoked
January 15, 2025 - 1:30 PM

A BC man was diagnosed with dementia, legally stripped of his autonomy then lost his 60-year marriage and more than $800,000 to his granddaughter who held power of attorney.
Loophole prevents local governments from dealing with Penticton homeless camp
January 15, 2025 - 11:47 AM

The City of Penticton and the snpink’tn Indian Band are trying to find a solution to an encampment of homeless people by the highway, but a legal loophole have stopped local authorities from finding a long-term solution.
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
January 15, 2025 - 8:30 AM

UPDATE: Jan. 15, 2025
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

Kelowna could be UNESCO's first Canadian 'City of Gastronomy'
Kelowna has been invited to throw its hat in the ring for world-class culinary recognition. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, has asked the city to apply for its City of Gastronomy title, accor

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

How Trump tariff threat and foreign buyers ban impacts Okanagan real estate market
American tariff threats are already impacting the Canadian economy, and the foreign buyer ban means the real estate market will look different than it did the last time the loonie dropped so low compared to the U.S. dollar. In the past, Ame

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