Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Search/Filter Results

Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim
October 31, 2024 - 7:00 PM
'Poison in every puff': Warning labels on individual smokes coming this summer
May 31, 2023 - 12:00 PM

Health Canada's new regulations that require warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes are set to come into effect this summer.
Clampdown on vaping could send users back toward cigarettes
October 08, 2019 - 6:00 AM

WASHINGTON - Only two years ago, electronic cigarettes were viewed as a small industry with big potential to improve public health by offering a path to steer millions of smokers away from deadly cigarettes.
How Kamloops' once booming cigar industry went up in smoke
September 02, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops was once home to a company that created, sold, and exported nearly 4,000 Havana cigars per day.
Cigarette packs with graphic images, blunt warnings are effective: focus groups
July 21, 2018 - 11:00 AM

OTTAWA - One image shows a woman's torso with a cigarette being burned into her bladder through underwear.
Alberta will ban menthol tobacco sales in four months to curb youth smoking
June 01, 2015 - 7:02 AM

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is joining provinces that are banning the sale of menthol tobacco.
More ...

THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

Popular penticton News

Vernon dentist fined $5,000 for his behaviour in court
A Vernon dentist, barred by the courts from suing anyone without permission, has been fined $5,000 because of his behaviour in court. According to Feb. 13 BC Supreme Court decision, Dr. Andr
February 22, 2025 4:00 PM
Vernon dentist fails to block ex-wife from changing children's names
A Vernon dentist barred from court challenges in BC tried to block his ex-wife from changing the names of their children in Saskatchewan. The court dismissed his attempt in the latest in a s
January 05, 2024 7:00 PM
Province aims to seize alleged Lake Country drug dealer's home
An accused Lake Country drug dealer risks having his home and vehicle seized by the province after a massive weapons and drug seizure earlier this year. The BC Director of Civil Forfeiture f
June 24, 2023 3:30 PM
Kelowna woman who hit and killed partner with car pleads guilty
A Kelowna woman who hit and killed her boyfriend in her car has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Ka-Mikosit Favelle had been charged with the murder of Adam Lawrence but appeared at the Kelow
July 15, 2025 6:00 PM
RCMP mistake sees Vernon man with $200,000 of meth, cocaine walk free
A Vernon man,whose fingerprints were found on a bag containing $200,000 of meth and cocaine – which was hidden in a secret compartment in his Jeep – has walked out of court a free man
February 09, 2025 7:00 AM
Okanagan man involved in bizarre sexual assault case, now charged with voyeurism
An Okanagan man who in 2018 was acquitted in a bizarre case where he broke into a Kelowna townhouse and climbed into bed with two women, has now been charged with voyeurism. Shea Robert Gard
January 18, 2023 6:00 PM
Slippery slide: The decline of the Okanagan's waterslides
They were once a mainstay of an Okanagan summer, where kids could burn off steam running back up the hill for another adrenaline-inducing ride down their favourite waterslide, while their parents
June 18, 2022 6:00 AM
‘El Diablo’ the devilish grouse of Sun Peaks gains 'cult-like' following
For years, skiers and snowboarders at Sun Peaks Resort have been greeted by the mountain’s own devil. A grouse, aptly named “El Diablo,” Spanish for the devil, is known for
January 22, 2022 6:00 AM
B.C. lags behind provinces on climate change actions: Pembina Institute
VICTORIA - British Columbia is a climate-change laggard despite its eight-year-old tax on carbon emissions from fossil fuels, says a new report by the Pembina Institute. It said B.C. has fal
June 15, 2016 9:30 AM
Driver involved in fatal Kelowna motorcycle crash a no-show in court
The driver of a truck involved in a collision that killed an 18-year-old motorcyclist in Kelowna two years ago failed to show up to court. Adam James Wilson, born 1986, was supposed to appea
May 16, 2024 7:00 PM

Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim

'Poison in every puff': Warning labels on individual smokes coming this summer

Clampdown on vaping could send users back toward cigarettes

How Kamloops' once booming cigar industry went up in smoke

Cigarette packs with graphic images, blunt warnings are effective: focus groups

Alberta will ban menthol tobacco sales in four months to curb youth smoking

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon