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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas
Five ways to fix emergency healthcare in BC
March 26, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Shortcomings of Kelowna’s Prospera Place continue to be deep dark secrets
March 22, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Two years after a study found that Kelowna’s Prospera Place arena wasn’t fit to host the Memorial Cup, that study is still being kept secret.
BC unveils flood strategy, adds $39 million in funding for flood mitigation
March 21, 2024 - 4:37 PM
VANCOUVER - Catastrophic flooding in British Columbia that caused billions in damages to infrastructure, property and homes has resulted in a new comprehensive flood strategy to help communities reduce risk and respond to extreme events.
The Latest | Blinken says he'll talk with Israelis about alternatives to Rafah ground assault
March 21, 2024 - 3:40 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will share alternatives to Israel's planned ground assault into the southern Gaza town of Rafah when he meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War Cabinet on Friday.
The Latest | Netanyahu remains set on Rafah ground invasion despite US misgivings
March 20, 2024 - 8:36 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he remains determined to carry out a Rafah ground offensive, despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s misgivings.
Two of BC's overdose prevention programs have 'significant deficiencies': auditor
March 19, 2024 - 2:30 PM
VICTORIA - Nearly eight years after British Columbia declared a public-health emergency because of escalating overdoses, it still hasn't set a standard of care for those struggling with addiction, the auditor general says.
The Latest | Israeli military raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base
March 18, 2024 - 5:51 PM
Israeli forces launched a raid on Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday, accusing Hamas militants of using it as a base, while the U.N. food agency warned that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza.
UPDATE: Active spring wildfire season may be in store for BC as drought persists
March 18, 2024 - 4:09 PM
VANCOUVER - British Columbia needs a drenching of rain to alleviate the tinder dry conditions that have forecasters worried about the potential for another difficult wildfire season.
Five projects you need to know about as BC’s oil and gas sector heats up
March 17, 2024 - 2:30 PM
Tackle football for kids returning to Penticton
March 14, 2024 - 7:00 PM
After a decades-long dry spell for organized football in Penticton the sport is making a come back.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Kelowna man takes first place in national young sommelier award
A Kelowna man went head to head in a competition with Canada’s best young sommeliers and came out on top. Maxwell Brayer, 23, won Canada’s Top Young Sommelier at the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs National Competition at the
Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation
Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption. I
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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UPDATE: Kamloops mayor suspends city's top employee
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is giving the city's top employee the boot, claiming it's time for a "new direction." Acting chief administrative officer Byron McCorkell
March 27, 2024 1:50 PM
'Trying to cope': Merritt father desperate to find missing daughter
A father in Merritt is desperately searching for his daughter since she went missing almost two months ago. Patrick Moran’s daughter Tara Moran, 27, was last seen in Merritt on Jan. 31
March 25, 2024 7:00 AM
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible t
March 27, 2024 7:49 AM
No better time for Big White residents to raise their voices with big changes in the works
Kelly Blair first moved into The Rock at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna 40 years ago and now owns, and at times rents out, the classic structure with real climbing rocks indoors. His view
March 27, 2024 7:00 AM
Crews to search underwater in Kal Lake for missing North Okanagan man
The search for a missing Coldstream man is going underwater more than three months after he went missing. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP will begin using sonar equipment on Kalamalka Lake this w
March 27, 2024 8:52 AM
Vernon businessperson fights City Hall in court, and wins
Yuri Bos has been trying for more than a year to get a business licence so he can lease two parcels of his commercial land in the 4600 block on 34 Street in Vernon. For some undisclosed reas
March 26, 2024 6:00 PM
iN PHOTOS: Cats lounge on tiny custom couches made in Kamloops
Miniature crocheted couches for cats appear to be a hit and the cats look undeniably adorable lying on them. The unique pet accessories are handmade by Kamloops resident Laurie Waddell who
March 27, 2024 6:00 AM
RCMP close Highway 97 in Kelowna for unfolding incident
Highway 97 between Sexsmith and Edwards roads has been closed by the RCMP this afternoon. An “unfolding incident” requiring a heavy police presence was unfolding in the 100 block
March 27, 2024 3:33 PM
iN PHOTOS: Wet, wild and wonderful waterfalls in Kamloops, Okanagan
There's something enchanting and mesmerizing about waterfalls with their misty sprays and captivating sounds, and every one of them is completely different. There are many places to find
March 26, 2024 6:00 AM
Judge tosses will from 'predatory' wife who married disabled Vernon man
The family of an intellectually disabled Vernon man will reclaim their family’s inheritance against a legal challenge from a woman who said she married their brother in secret. Raymer
March 21, 2024 6:00 PM
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