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Robots coming to help with surgery at Kelowna General Hospital
April 15, 2025 - 11:10 AM

The future is now as robots are on the way to help surgeons at Kelowna General Hospital, and eventually around the Interior Health region.
$2.5M in funding for mushroom picking AI robots and other Okanagan agritech
February 24, 2025 - 4:30 PM

Millions of government funding is going to AI mushroom picking robots, a technology that turns farm waste into fuel and vertical gardens in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
iN PHOTOS: Penticton wood carver sparks joy with his art
December 15, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Wood carving is an art form that involves time, skill and accuracy, and no one knows the patience, precision and attention to detail it takes better than Penticton’s Dave Mckamey.
Penticton's new 'Turf Tank' robot needs a name
October 09, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The City of Penticton is for help to name a new robot that paints the lines on sports fields.
iN VIDEO: Hundreds of migrating sandhill cranes spotted in South Okanagan
April 17, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Sandhill cranes are migrating through the southern Interior, stopping to rest and eat at ponds and lakes before continuing the long flight north.
There are more bats in the Okanagan than anywhere else in Canada
December 19, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The Okanagan Valley is home to more species of bats than anywhere else in Canada, with 14 species in total relying on the diverse natural landscape to survive.
Mobile home burns down in Vernon residential area
November 20, 2022 - 8:40 AM
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A mobile home and two recreational vehicles burned up in a fast-moving fire in a residential area in Vernon this weekend.

Three trucks and 13 firefighters attended the fire in the Okanagan Landing area Saturday afternoon, Nov. 19.
iN HOLIDAYS: How Blackwell Dairy Farm makes their famous, golden eggnog
November 19, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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A big, busy production of fresh eggnog is underway at Blackwell Dairy Farm in Kamloops.
Imaging department at Kamloops hospital also understaffed
May 17, 2022 - 7:30 AM

An X-ray technologist at Royal Inland Hospital said the medical imaging department is falling apart at the seams due to the current severe staffing shortage.
Former Vernon hockey coach found guilty of sexual assault
March 12, 2022 - 7:00 AM

A former Vernon hockey coach has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a female player almost 20 years ago.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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