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Penticton band reveals new winter home to community
June 26, 2023 - 9:17 AM

Penticton Indian Band (PIB) celebrated the grand opening of a new q?c?i? (winter home) at the Outma Sqilx’W Cultural School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week.
iN VIDEO: How 'Canada's biggest water system' took Vernon from cattle to fruit
April 30, 2023 - 8:00 AM

It was mostly foreign land barons who transformed the Coldstream/Vernon area from cattle and hay to fruit in the early part of the 20th Century.
Finning’s move from Vernon to Kelowna now official
April 20, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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Finning spent many years in Vernon but closed up shop there last summer and moved to Kelowna.
iN PHOTOS: Treasure trove of historical depictions of life from Kamloops to Osoyoos
March 05, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A pioneer Okanagan photographer has gained attention recently with the discovery of his early chronicles of the Shuswap region.
Master sculptor gets creative with Kelowna sand, builds giant wizard head
August 28, 2022 - 2:32 PM

A Kootenay sand sculptor who has won international sculpting competitions was challenged by winds, rain and sand conditions to create a masterpiece in Kelowna this weekend.
Police investigate Sunday South Okanagan shooting as homicide
June 13, 2022 - 12:30 PM

A man shot at Osoyoos Indian Band died before emergency crews got there on Sunday morning.
Next big thing in recreational real estate are RV lots in Southern Interior
June 08, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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Higher interest rates may be cooling off the housing market but there’s a growing appetite for RV lots outside larger urban centres.
Lower Mainland buyers flooding Okanagan’s new home market
March 24, 2022 - 12:01 PM
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High demand from Lower Mainland buyers is expected to continue to boost new home sales in the Okanagan this year and beyond, according to Shane Styes, president of Epic Real Estate Solutions in Kelowna.
Osoyoos woman struck by chunk of concrete while asleep with children in living room
November 30, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A mom from Osoyoos has no idea why somebody decided to throw a chunk of concrete through her window in the middle of the night, but now she's left to pick up the pieces.
Peachland sidewalk literally buckles under the heat
June 29, 2021 - 1:00 PM

If increasingly smoky skies, skyrocketing hydro bills and general discomfort aren't enough to signal that this heat is a problem, then here's one last thing to tip the scales.
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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 first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

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Lytton woman wins $191,000 lottery jackpot
A woman woke up from a nap in Lytton and found out she had won $191,000. Jennifer Brown had a nap only to wake up at 2:30 a.m., discombobulated by the darkness. She checked her lottery
April 02, 2025 11:49 AM
How a Kamloops Blazer netminder made it to the big leagues
Former NHL goaltender and Kamloops resident Steve Passmore is charismatic and lights up when he talks about hockey. Passmore fell in love with the game as a kid growing up in the tiny town o
April 02, 2025 6:00 AM
Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than d
March 31, 2025 7:00 PM
Landslide blocking Westside Road near West Kelowna
A landslide is blocking Westside Road east of West Kelowna. The road is blocked in both directions 13 kilometres east of the city between Main Street and Denison Road, according to DriveBC.
April 02, 2025 9:05 AM
Kelowna financial advisor made $70,000, but client lost $150,000
A Kelowna financial advisor who misled his clients and made $70,000 in commission while they lost $150,000 has been fined $25,000. According to a March 13 Insurance Council of BC decision, v
March 30, 2025 6:00 AM
Vernon doctor suspended for sexual relationship with employee
A Vernon doctor has been suspended for three months after he hired a patient to work for him and then had a sexual relationship with them. According to an April 1 College of Physicians and S
April 02, 2025 2:15 PM
No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000
April 01, 2025 7:00 PM
No one hurt in landslide on Westside Road near West Kelowna
A landslide came down a wildfire ravaged slope along Westside Road east of Kelowna Tuesday night and authorities don't know when the route will reopen. The slide struck around 9:45 p.m.
April 02, 2025 1:55 PM
New Zealander returns to Kamloops to lead Thompson Rivers University
Thompson Rivers University has hired its next president, signing on its former head of education and social work. Dr. Airini (who goes by one name) brings a breadth of international experien
April 02, 2025 2:41 PM
iN PHOTOS: Spring flowers in dry grasslands of Kamloops, Okanagan
The grasslands in Kamloops and the Okanagan are home to a wide variety animals and insects, and drought-adapted flowers are blooming this time of year. Grasslands are too hot and dry for tre
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