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Change a constant on Penticton council as councillor leaves to run for Conservatives
April 07, 2025 - 7:00 PM

In the past year, two Penticton city councillors have been away from city hall, and now a third is set to leave as well.
Downtown Vernon break-in suspects getaway with loot in wheeled recycling bins
April 07, 2025 - 11:43 AM

Vernon RCMP are investigating an early morning break-and-enter after thieves loaded their loot into wheeled recycling bins and made their getaway.
Crash between motorized scooters in Kelowna sends one to hospital
April 07, 2025 - 10:05 AM
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A crash between two motorized kick scooter riders in Kelowna on the weekend sent one to hospital.
Penticton business owner wins Penticton byelection in landslide
April 07, 2025 - 9:44 AM

While Jason Reynen was feeling a little under the weather Saturday night, he was jumping for joy with his wife and children at home after winning a landslide victory in the byelection for Penticton city council.
Vernon RCMP search for suspect in bus assault
April 07, 2025 - 9:14 AM
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Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are hoping someone can identify the suspect in a bus assault.
Westside Road closed again following last week’s landslide
April 07, 2025 - 8:45 AM
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Westside Road was reopened to single-lane traffic over the weekend but it is closed again.
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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 second week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal
BEMMEL, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative on Monday allowing legal cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities

Penticton strata to pay condo owner $17K after 7-year dispute over roof leak
A BC Tribunal has ordered a Penticton strata to hand over $17,000 to a condo owner following a dispute over a roof leak that took place seven years ago. However, the $17,000 is a fraction of the money Marta Lillian Hunchak claimed Strata KA

Change a constant on Penticton council as councillor leaves to run for Conservatives