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The last run of the Kamloops Meal Train
January 09, 2025 - 10:05 AM

A volunteer-run food service for homeless people in Kamloops is coming to an end after nearly five years.
New pilot program for employment help at Kelowna Women's Shelter
September 13, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The Kelowna Women’s Shelter is starting a new pilot program to help people who have experienced domestic abuse find financial independence.
Misplaced evidence delayed Kamloops serial rapist's charge for years
September 03, 2024 - 7:00 AM

"THEY CALLED ME, THANKED ME FOR MY PARTICIPATION AND APOLOGIZED FOR IT BEING THE LONGEST INVESTIGATION EVER."
Rape survivor wins right in Kamloops court to tell her own story
July 08, 2024 - 7:00 AM

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'Looking over our shoulders': A killing looms large in a little North Okanagan town
May 23, 2024 - 8:30 AM

Something has shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby.
KNITTED KNOCKERS: Shuswap breast cancer survivor pays it forward
March 02, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A woman in Chase has been knitting for almost a decade to support breast cancer survivors.
iN VIDEO: How the Okanagan inspired an award-winning filmmaker
February 17, 2024 - 3:30 PM

A filmmaker from Penticton was just nominated for an Okanagan Screen Award for his film that portrays the beauty and nostalgia of growing up in Penticton.
More than 145 unhoused residents left outside during drastic temperature drop
January 15, 2024 - 7:30 AM

As temperatures plummeted across the Okanagan, Kelowna’s homeless community were doing the best they can to stay warm.
Kamloops fashion designer taking edgy, luxury line to New York Fashion Week
September 04, 2022 - 12:01 PM

A popular fashion designer in Kamloops is heading to New York Fashion Week in September to showcase her latest clothing line.
Kamloops thrift store tosses price-tags for needy in cold snap
December 29, 2021 - 7:30 AM

With several areas of the province under an extreme cold warning, many people are struggling to stay warm, while others are working to help.
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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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