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MEMORY CAFES: South Okanagan researchers tackle the isolation impacting those with dementia
November 22, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Memory cafes have been popping up in rural communities in the South Okanagan this year and are drawing in hundreds of participants.
Retired RCMP officer convicted of killing his wife in Penticton up for parole
November 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The family of a woman brutally killed by a retired RCMP officer in Penticton is heartbroken, angry and devastated that the convicted murderer will soon be applying for parole.
World-renowned slam poet Shane Koyczan taking stage in Kelowna, Penticton
November 21, 2024 - 11:30 AM

Okanagan treasure Shane Koyczan brings his spoken word poetry to the stage in Kelowna and Penticton next month.
South Okanagan woman charged with attempted murder
November 20, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A 28-year-old Oliver woman has been charged with attempted murder.
Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
November 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan.
$40 and 5 minutes to find true love speed dating in the Okanagan
November 16, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Dating and meeting new people can be difficult, especially when it seems like there aren’t many places to comfortably approach someone who has caught your eye.
First snowfall of the year in Okanagan, Kamloops expected Saturday
November 15, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Meteorologists are anticipating the first snow of the year in Kamloops and the Okanagan this Saturday.
Kamloops cops to get body cameras as rollout starts
November 14, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Mounties are steadily getting loaded up with body cameras over the next year-and-a-half, and Kamloops is expected to be one of the first detachments to see them.
Sun Peaks, Okanagan ski resorts eye opening dates
November 12, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Skiers looking to get in line for the first chair in BC this year won't find it at Sun Peaks.
Penticton city councillor facing new charges for decades-old sex crimes
November 12, 2024 - 9:55 AM

Penticton city councillor James Miller is facing new sex crime charges relating allegations from when he was a youth basketball coach in Ontario.
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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 third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

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