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iN NUMBERS: It's a wrap. Ski season is over in Okanagan, Kamloops
April 20, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Ski season is over in Kamloops and the Okanagan and hopefully you didn’t break anything this year.
Behind the scenes on how federal candidates are chosen
March 25, 2025 - 6:00 AM

There are still some candidate slots left to be filled in federal ridings in the Thompson and the Okanagan regions, but how those names end up on the ballot is a question most people don’t consider.
Kelowna family vigilant after mysterious AirTag found on pickup
March 17, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A Kelowna family is on edge and without answers after finding a location tracker attached to their pickup truck.
‘Giving patients the option’: Home-based hospital care now available in Central Okanagan
March 12, 2025 - 11:15 AM

Patients in the Central Okanagan now have access to a new program that will let them stay in their own home and get hospital-quality care.
Okanagan distillers quenching thirst for bourbon during trade war with US
March 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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A couple of distilleries in the Okanagan are working to meet an increase in demand for their bourbon-based whiskey as American brands are being pulled from BC Liquor Store shelves.
Kamloops hockey fan living the dream with NHL arena tour
February 14, 2025 - 7:00 AM

Hockey fans dream of having the time and money to visit every NHL hockey arena and a Kamloops man is halfway through his tour.
'It's hurtful': Okanagan vet frustrated by pet owners' misconceptions about rising costs
February 10, 2025 - 7:00 AM

The increasing cost of medicine and equipment and general inflation are driving up the costs of veterinary care and an Okanagan veterinarian is seeing more frustrated clients as a result.
Vernon born writer tops podcast chart with prolific Canadian fraudster tale
February 08, 2025 - 6:00 AM

It's a story of deception, murder and stolen identities which crosses from Canada to the UK and starts when a body is found in the sea off the South-West coast of England.
Pet food banks scramble to meet increasing need in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 05, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Inflating costs of food are putting a strain on pet food banks in Kamloops and the Okanagan, where the number of pet owners in need have increased exponentially over the past year.
High-risk sex offender breaches long-term court order in Kelowna
January 28, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A BC man, who at the age of 14 sexually assaulted an 80-year-old woman in a revenge attack, was in a Kelowna courtroom last week, having breached a long-term court order.
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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 week of April 28. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at

$5M for wind machines, heaters to protect tree fruit in Okanagan, Kootenays
Following some extremely challenging years for B.C. farmers the provincial government has allocated $5 million for tree fruit growers in the Okanagan and Kootenay regions so there can be more local fruit for everyone to enjoy. “Earlie

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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