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Jailed South Okanagan fentanyl dealer gets more prison time for drug dealing
April 27, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A South Okanagan fentanyl dealer currently doing five years in jail for firearms offences, has had another 18 months tacked onto his sentence after being convicted of drug dealing.
BC teacher suspended for physical contact with welding student
November 03, 2023 - 6:00 PM

A BC teacher was suspended for three days after he "made contact" with a student in a welding workshop.
Lake Country man used fake smoke detector to film women in bed with him
August 10, 2023 - 2:31 PM

A former Lake Country man filmed himself having sex with multiple women using a camera disguised as a smoke detector attached to his bedroom ceiling.
iN PHOTOS: Paddle-wheeler 'Wanda Sue' sets sights on return to South Thompson River
July 22, 2023 - 6:00 AM

It’s been nearly 20 years since the Wanda Sue stopped cruising on the South Thompson River out of Kamloops.
Meet the Okanagan's Women of Steel
June 23, 2023 - 4:30 PM

The welding industry is another of the last bastions of male-worker dominance now falling by the wayside.
How the Fintry Queen helped create Fintry Park in the Okanagan
June 18, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The story of Fintry Provincial Park is rife with stories of financial collapse.
Gateway to Technology opens for Okanagan students
January 12, 2023 - 10:00 AM

Restoring cars, baking and computer programming are just a few of 16-year-old Nathaniel Burroughs favourite things.
In 1959 this Kelowna man proved Volkswagens really can float
November 20, 2022 - 7:02 AM
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If Doug Mervyn says a car can float, it’s best to take him at his word.
'REAL FOOD': How Kelowna’s Mamma Rosa Restaurant has survived for 40 years
October 21, 2022 - 6:00 AM
iNwine

In a world where restaurants regularly come and go, Mamma Rosa Restaurant in Kelowna has survived almost 40 years by serving many of the same dishes it started with.
Alberta ahead of B.C. when it comes to wildfire statistics management
October 03, 2022 - 9:30 AM

Over a five-year period from 2017 to 2021, lightning caused 55% of the wildfires in B.C., but details about how the other 45% were sparked are pretty limited.
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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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