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Gulf of Whatnow? Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next
January 26, 2025 - 3:00 PM

What's in a name change, after all?
Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space
January 26, 2025 - 1:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place.
Suspension and therapy for BC teacher who yelled at Grade 7 class
January 26, 2025 - 12:00 PM

A BC teacher, with a history of yelling at her students, has been suspended for two days and ordered to undergo counselling.
A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
January 26, 2025 - 11:00 AM

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday.
Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered - thanks to human cutouts
January 26, 2025 - 9:00 AM

TOKYO (AP) — A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations. As a last-ditch measure to save the popular fish, its keepers hung their uniforms and set up human cutouts outside the tank.
Okanagan contractor who was 'out of the country' still liable for unpaid bills
January 26, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A Lake Country contractor, who said they were out of the country and no longer ran the business, has been ordered to pay $5,000 after he had a fireplace installed but didn't pay the bill.
UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
January 26, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that.
Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study
January 25, 2025 - 9:00 PM

Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, an international study published Tuesday suggests, upending a millennia-old trend and raising concerns about a climate change feedback loop.
BC principal suspended for duct taping pupil to a chair
January 25, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A BC elementary school principal, who duct tapped a student to a chair and then denied it to her superiors, has been suspended for five days.
Operation underway to capture B.C. wolves for relocation in Colorado
January 25, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A wildlife team from the United States has begun capturing grey wolves in British Columbia for release in Colorado after voters in the state approved a proposal to reintroduce the animals, which have been "functionally extinct" there for 75 years.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan. With fluffy brown and white blankets draped over cushioned chairs, tables draped with bl

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that. Re

Only 10 per cent of Kelowna rental building permits are affordable housing
Roughly 10 per cent of building permits for new rentals in Kelowna are going to be affordable, despite that the city's housing policy manager said the rental market is starting to make a turn for the better. “We're going to be

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Top News - Kelowna and Area

Gulf of Whatnow? Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next

Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space

Suspension and therapy for BC teacher who yelled at Grade 7 class

A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece

Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered - thanks to human cutouts

Okanagan contractor who was 'out of the country' still liable for unpaid bills

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit

Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study

BC principal suspended for duct taping pupil to a chair

Operation underway to capture B.C. wolves for relocation in Colorado

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