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iN NUMBERS: Auto crime, traffic violations in Kamloops, Okanagan in 2024
June 06, 2025 - 5:00 AM
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When you see someone who's been pulled over by the cops the right thing to do is slow down, rubber neck and speculate about what kind of ticket they’re about to get of course.
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Strawberry dilemma: Buy cheap American or more pricey Okanagan grown
June 05, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Fruit stands with rows and rows of fresh strawberries in the Okanagan should tell you they’re in season, but if you shop for your berries at the grocery store you might feel like it’s a struggle to buy Canadian right now.
Penticton MLA circumventing city to get residents say on controversial homeless camp
June 04, 2025 - 7:00 AM

The mayor of Penticton and Penticton-Summerland’s MLA had a bone to pick with each other last week over a controversial homeless encampment in the city, now a town hall meeting is planned where local residents can have their say.
iN NUMBERS: Solid May rainfall in the Okanagan, not so much in Kamloops
June 04, 2025 - 5:00 AM

In this era of constant record-breaking climate events, regular, boring weather is something to celebrate.
iN VIDEO: Northern lights shimmer, dance over Kelowna
June 02, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The northern lights were shimmering over BC in the wee hours over the weekend, and professional Kelowna photographer Roman Bartos captured a stunning time lapse video of the celestial event.
A brief history of the tugboats that worked on Okanagan Lake
June 02, 2025 - 6:00 AM

At one time Okanagan Lake was a bustling transportation route with boats and ferries of all shapes and sizes moving passengers and freight up and down the lake.
iN NUMBERS: How buskers are regulated in Okanagan, Kamloops
June 02, 2025 - 5:00 AM

The weather is getting nice enough in the Okanagan and Kamloops for buskers to hit the streets. If you're thinking of grabbing your guitar and a hat to earn some extra cash, depending on which city you live in you may need a permit.
iN VIDEO: Noisy nutcrackers break silence in Penticton backyard oasis
May 31, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Penticton couple Jacqueline and Randy McDonald identify and document the numerous species of birds that stop at their backyard oasis throughout the year, and it is a long list.
Senior verbally, physically attacked while cleaning up near Penticton homeless camp
May 30, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A Penticton senior, recognized and appreciated for his long-standing efforts to pick up trash and remove invasive weeds along the Penticton Channel Parkway, was verbally attacked Wednesday by three homeless individuals from a controversial encampment. This incident occurred just two weeks after he was physically assaulted by another person from the same site.
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Strawberry dilemma: Buy cheap American or more pricey Okanagan grown
Fruit stands with rows and rows of fresh strawberries in the Okanagan should tell you they’re in season, but if you shop for your berries at the grocery store you might feel like it’s a struggle to buy Canadian right now. Americ

North Carolina governor forms council to recommend cannabis regulations
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he's tasked with recommending cannabis sale regulations — including potential legalization of adult use of marijuana — should aim to provide a structure in a s

May real estate sales in Central Okanagan most active in 2 years
The Central Okanagan real estate market saw more sales last month than it had done in two years, but it still lags way behind compared to the 10-year average. According to Rennie Intelligence, the growth in sales in the Central Okanagan cam

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