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Family feud: Callahan brothers' $42M bid snags Kelowna trailer park
May 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A family feud over a trailer park on prime Kelowna land appears to have been settled.
BC student working with vulnerable kids jailed for sending explicit messages to teen
May 11, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A BC student doing a work placement at a school for at-risk teens has been jailed for sending sexually explicit messages to a student.
iN NUMBERS: Kamloops, Okanagan real estate figures that may surprise you
May 10, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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The housing market has been outrageous for years so you might be numb to prices and figures, but here are a few that might make you feel something again.
Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 for inadvertent mistake
May 08, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kelowna realtor, who forgot to make sure a $50,000 deposit had been paid, has been fined $6,000 even though his mistake didn't affect the sale of the house.
Kelowna woman scores $675,000 lottery win
May 08, 2025 - 3:24 PM

Vanessa Mina of Kelowna got lucky when she bought a scratcher at a Kelowna grocery store.
Penticton Indian Band demands resignation of controversial Okanagan MLA
May 07, 2025 - 11:47 AM

The Penticton Indian Band is calling for the resignation of an Okanagan MLA after a statement was issued about the federal election results which said Indigenous sovereignty was a problem for BC.
Central Okanagan housing sales in April lowest in 12 years
May 06, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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More people in the Central Okanagan put their homes on the market last month than any April in more than 25 years, while sales slumped to their lowest level — outside of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — since 2013.
Canadian country legend Blue Rodeo coming to Penticton
May 06, 2025 - 10:20 AM

Canadian Music Hall of Fame band Blue Rodeo is coming to Penticton this summer to celebrate 40 years playing together.
Tiny House Warriors given conditional sentences after 4-year TMX case
May 05, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Four members of the Tiny House Warriors arrested after confrontations at a Trans Mountain pipeline work camp in 2021 will not face any jail time.
Peachland death doula talks about the one thing you don't want to talk about
May 04, 2025 - 4:00 PM

By time the average Canadian has reached middle age, they have likely witnessed dozens if not hundreds of deaths. But mostly what they have seen is the Hollywood version, which is of course is as far removed from reality as the typical movie plot itself.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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