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Top Canadian and international stories of 2017
January 01, 2018 - 11:30 AM

Some top national and international stories of 2017:
Judge slams Shuswap homeowners for ignoring rules, annoying neighbours
August 10, 2016 - 10:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - A judge has ordered major renovations be done to a lakeside property in the Shuswap neighbours describe as a "monstrosity" and an "abomination."
National and international headlines from 2015
January 01, 2016 - 6:30 PM

An in-brief survey of some of the significant news events in 2015, in chronological order:
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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 third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Top Canadian and international stories of 2017

Judge slams Shuswap homeowners for ignoring rules, annoying neighbours

National and international headlines from 2015

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