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High school program in Vernon takes students outside the classroom to learn
December 14, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Students often ask their teachers to have class outside, but this program in Vernon is taking outdoor learning to a whole other level.
Kamloops woman wins legal fight with strata over fence panels
December 14, 2024 - 10:00 AM

A Kamloops condo owner has had to resort to legal action after her strata refused to allow her to remove a couple of fence panels.
Kootenay cop keeps job after having sex with accused's ex-wife
December 14, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Kootenay Mountie who slept with a woman he met after being called to deal with her drunk-driving ex-husband has been fined three weeks pay but managed to hang onto his job.
Where the bricks in some of Kelowna’s oldest buildings came from
December 14, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Old buildings all around Kelowna have bricks that were produced in the city, and local historians say it's all too easy to forget that.
Living Things annual international arts festival returns to Kelowna
December 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The Living Things International Arts Festival returns to Kelowna's cultural district in January.
Fast-tracked wind power approvals raise ire of Thompson-Nicola MLAs
December 13, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A pair of wind power projects between Kamloops and Merritt got the green light from BC Hydro recently, but regional leaders call the decision a lack of oversight.
Crown want 19 years jail for violent North Okanagan grow-op robbery
December 13, 2024 - 4:04 PM

Armed with shotguns and with their faces covered, Edward Scott Coghill and Stewart Wayne Tkachuk had zip ties in their pockets when they broke into the Lumby home of James Jurica and Candice Kado at 1 a.m. suspecting it was grow-op.
Missing skier found dead near Sun Peaks
December 13, 2024 - 3:26 PM

The skier who went missing from Sun Peaks Resort earlier this week has been found dead.
RCMP police dog gets an assist in arrest of suspected Kelowna car thief
December 13, 2024 - 11:11 AM

A suspected car thief was arrested in Kelowna after police dog tracked him down.
Kamloops accident victim with brain injury battling ICBC no-fault insurance scheme
December 13, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Every day is a struggle for former Kamloops resident Rise Gron, who was left with a brain injury after surviving a horrific car accident two years ago.
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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 December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall J

Where to get weird and exotic snacks in Kelowna
Arabic malt energy drinks, protein Snickers bars, an edible Barbie dream house, Snoop Dogg chips; if any of those exotic snacks pique your interest there are places to get them in Kelowna. Seoulful Convenience specializes in Korean snacks a

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. But four years later,

iN MAPS: The best festive holiday lights to view in Penticton
'Tis the season to be jolly and go for a tour around the community to take in the Christmas lights and festive decorations at these holiday houses and displays in Penticton. For just over a decade, INFOnews.ca has been adding to its lis

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