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Penticton council throws its support behind proposed walk-in clinic
December 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Penticton city council threw its enthusiastic support behind the proposed new community walk-in clinic scheduled to open in the city’s south end early next summer.
iN PHOTOS: Brown Christmas not unusual in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 27, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The valley bottoms in Kamloops and the Okanagan are brown this year with residents experiencing a green Christmas for the second year in a row.
Okanagan's largest shopping mall busy with Boxing Day bargain hunters
December 26, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Boxing Day shopping at Orchard Park Mall in Kelowna was busier than shoppers say they've seen it in years.
Kelowna contractor's multiple lies about reno cost homeowner $1M
December 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A Kelowna contractor who repeatedly lied to a client, demolished half their property and left them with $1-million repair bill has been ordered to pay $740,000.
Highland Valley mine expansion caught in conflicting First Nations title claims
December 26, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The planned expansion of a massive mine near Logan Lake is caught in the crossfire as First Nations in the region claim rightful title to the land.
Merry Christmas from iNFOnews
December 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM

We want to thank every iNFOnews.ca reader for supporting us this year. Without you, we wouldn’t be a part of the media landscape in Kamloops, and the Okanagan.
'Mild and a bit dull': Odds of white Christmas in Okanagan, Kamloops low
December 23, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Dreams of a white Christmas in Kamloops and the Okanagan will likely go unfulfilled this year.
In Similkameen homelands, mining operations threaten syilx Okanagan laws, identity
December 22, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Madison Terbasket grew up learning about syilx title and rights from her culture’s worldview as a member of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB).
More seniors are renting alone in Kelowna and Kamloops
December 22, 2024 - 2:30 PM
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When many people think about renters who live alone they often think of single 20-somethings starting a career, but seniors are increasingly are renting and living alone in Kelowna and Kamloops.
Vernon Paralympian suing housing charity over $60,000 debt
December 22, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A decorated Vernon Paralympian with three gold medals under her belt is taking legal action against a housing not-for-profit after it left her $59,000 in debt.
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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 December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN VIDEO: Kamloops baker gives crash course on making the perfect macaron
The kitchen at Mary Ann’s Macarons in Kamloops is clean and comfortable, a place where thousands of festive macarons are made all year round. The baker behind the business is Ashley Funk, although she is known by many customers and fe

Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be f

Hundreds of housing units proposed for old Kelowna Farmer’s Market location
The old Kelowna Farmers' Market location could be getting a drastic new look and purpose. A developer has proposed two, six-storey buildings connected by a common level of underground parking with 294 residential units at the northeast

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