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Kelowna mayor welcomes Pride Week festival and march
August 13, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - Mayor Colin Basran ended one of the few remaining council meetings before the municipal election with a reminder to residents of Kelowna Pride Week.
New owner of Cactus Jack's hopes for more lively downtown Kamloops night life
August 13, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops Blazer has taken the reigns of an old staple of the city — Cactus Jack's nightclub.
Kelowna's Innovation centre to get some sorely-needed signage
August 13, 2018 - 2:54 PM

KELOWNA - What’s the point of being innovative if no one knows you’re there?
Kamloops club wants to hear from youth interested in the environment
August 13, 2018 - 10:45 AM

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Naturalist Club is searching for youth between the ages of 15 and 27 to join a discussion on how to become leaders of the environment.
Penticton police arrest suspected arsonist
August 13, 2018 - 10:31 AM

PENTICTON - Police and firefighters chased down an arson suspect on the Channel Parkway trail in Penticton yesterday.
Suspect with ‘horrendous record’ busted in Penticton: RCMP
August 13, 2018 - 10:13 AM

PENTICTON – A suspect wanted for a series of break-ins and thefts was arrested in Penticton last week.
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THOMPSON: We aren't buying mattresses the way we used to
Mattress retailers - to steal a line from “The Godfather” - are “thinking about going to the mattresses already.” The sleep industry is big business in Canada…$1 Billion in annual sales…and growing. Whi

Kelowna mayor welcomes Pride Week festival and march