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Change a constant on Penticton council as councillor leaves to run for Conservatives
April 07, 2025 - 7:00 PM

In the past year, two Penticton city councillors have been away from city hall, and now a third is set to leave as well.
'Sinister and disturbing': No jail for Penticton man who killed girlfriend's pet lizard
April 07, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Coming back home one morning after a massive argument with her boyfriend, a Penticton woman found her place a mess and the lid to her enclosure where her pet lizard lived removed.
Salmon Arm father accused of kidnapping own child re-arrested
April 07, 2025 - 4:30 PM

A Salmon Arm father who was the subject of an Amber Alert last month has been arrested amid a protest at a ministry building in Vancouver late last week.
Search for missing person at Westside Road landslide site underway
April 07, 2025 - 3:54 PM

West Kelowna RCMP have started a missing person investigation at the landslide site on Westside Road and an official with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue said they are searching for a pickup truck.
Downtown Vernon break-in suspects getaway with loot in wheeled recycling bins
April 07, 2025 - 11:43 AM

Vernon RCMP are investigating an early morning break-and-enter after thieves loaded their loot into wheeled recycling bins and made their getaway.
Man found dead after fire in Kamloops
April 07, 2025 - 10:26 AM

A man was found dead after a fire in Kamloops early this morning and police have launched a sudden death investigation.
Crash between motorized scooters in Kelowna sends one to hospital
April 07, 2025 - 10:05 AM
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A crash between two motorized kick scooter riders in Kelowna on the weekend sent one to hospital.
Penticton business owner wins Penticton byelection in landslide
April 07, 2025 - 9:44 AM

While Jason Reynen was feeling a little under the weather Saturday night, he was jumping for joy with his wife and children at home after winning a landslide victory in the byelection for Penticton city council.
Two arrested after targeted shooting in broad daylight in Sicamous
April 07, 2025 - 9:34 AM

Police are still on the case after a targeted shooting in Sicamous on Sunday led to two arrests.
Vernon RCMP search for suspect in bus assault
April 07, 2025 - 9:14 AM
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Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are hoping someone can identify the suspect in a bus assault.
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal
BEMMEL, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative on Monday allowing legal cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities

'Collateral attack': BC realtor loses after trying to sue regulator's lawyer
A BC Judge has found a Vancouver realtor's conduct "reprehensible" calling her claims in court "scandalous" and "frivolous" after the realtor tried to sue a lawyer who once represented an opposing side. BC

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