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iN VIDEO: Peek inside these homes for the ultra-wealthy for sale in Kelowna
July 31, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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While many people in Kelowna are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage, the ultra-wealthy are perusing listings like these luxurious mansions where a sports car has more living space than a nuclear family.
'Don't see it coming:' minister pushes for preparedness after B.C. tsunami scare
July 30, 2025 - 4:14 PM

British Columbia had the luxury of time as emergency officials watched a potential tsunami roll across the Pacific Ocean after a massive earthquake near Russia.
Bees have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future
July 27, 2025 - 8:00 AM

WILLIAMSPORT, Ohio (AP) — Sweat covers Isaac Barnes’s face under his beekeeper’s veil as he hauls boxes of honeycomb from his hives to his truck. It's a workout in what feels like a sauna as the late-morning June temperatures rise.
Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for 'Feels So Good,' dies at 84
July 24, 2025 - 3:37 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single “Feels So Good” and later became a voice actor on the animated TV comedy “King of the Hill,” has died. He was 84.
Cherry Lane Shopping Centre in Penticton listed for sale
July 22, 2025 - 3:00 PM

A long-established mall in the South Okanagan worth $69 million was put up for sale this week.
Vancouver airport hijacking suspect Shaheer Cassim makes video court appearance
July 22, 2025 - 11:30 AM

RICHMOND — The man accused of hijacking a plane on Vancouver Island and flying it back and forth above Vancouver International Airport last week made a brief court appearance by video in Richmond, B.C.
Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
July 22, 2025 - 11:26 AM

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says authorities should be looking for a “better way” than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu.
Penticton garden decimated by rats as spread continues
July 21, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Kathy Blannin McKenzie is an avid gardener in Penticton who lost her hard work to rats this year and is not having great luck ridding them from her yard.
Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack
July 17, 2025 - 4:47 PM

VANCOUVER — The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a "messenger of Allah" sent to save humanity from climate change.
Canada to take steps to protect vanishing North Atlantic right whales from ships
July 06, 2025 - 10:00 AM

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters.
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iN DISCUSSION: 'Bizarre' HRT decision 'should be appealed'
Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability. RE: Friday, July 30 newsletter editorial about

iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
There are numerous kinds of juicy berries growing in Kamloops and the Okanagan in early summer each with bright colours, unique flavours and packed with nutrients. While some berries like raspberries are more common to find growing in garde

Rapper GloRilla is arrested on marijuana charges following investigation of a burglary at her home
Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after “a significant amount of marijuana” was found by police while they investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, vo

iN VIDEO: Peek inside these homes for the ultra-wealthy for sale in Kelowna
While many people in Kelowna are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage, the ultra-wealthy are perusing listings like these luxurious mansions where a sports car has more living space than a nuclear family. Harrison Peers is a real estate

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