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Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
July 21, 2025 - 10:13 AM

OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer on Monday.
No jail time for Kelowna fraudster who swindled $38,000 from work
April 23, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A Kelowna fraudster will have to pay $1,600 a month or he's going to jail.
Penticton city councillor commits to finishing term despite sex crime charges
January 06, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Penticton city councillor James Miller has committed to finishing his term on council despite being charged for decades-old sex crimes.
Shuswap man busted for smuggling drugs and firearms
December 27, 2024 - 11:31 AM

A Sicamous man has been arrested for firearms and drug trafficking.
Passenger from B.C. had 10 kg of Christmas-wrapped meth: New Zealand border agency
December 10, 2024 - 12:52 PM

VANCOUVER - New Zealand's border agency says a woman is in custody after arriving on a flight from Vancouver with more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine wrapped as Christmas presents.
'Infuriating': Wait times grow amid Canada Post strike as backlogs, frustration mount
December 09, 2024 - 1:55 PM

It's been almost two weeks since Darren Solomon had a working fridge. The appliance's compressor conked out on Nov. 26 and he’s been waiting for a replacement part ever since.
Canada Post workers are on strike. Here's what you need to know about your mail
November 15, 2024 - 11:14 AM

TORONTO - Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is expected to create delays and other disruptions to mail and parcel delivery — just as the Crown corporation prepares for what's typically its busiest period.
Penticton city councillor facing new charges for decades-old sex crimes
November 12, 2024 - 9:55 AM

Penticton city councillor James Miller is facing new sex crime charges relating allegations from when he was a youth basketball coach in Ontario.
Where did all the Kamloops journalists go?
November 10, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Stop the presses.
That time Kelowna talked about banning Halloween
October 29, 2023 - 3:30 PM

There was a time when Halloween in Kelowna was filled with so many tricks that a call went out to ban it, along with all the treats that went along with it.
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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

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Long-awaited plan for Kelowna Tolko site includes 3,500 homes, parks, waterfront walkway
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It wasn't drugs that ended the police career of Randi Love
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Assaulted Kelowna man tries suing prosecutors to get justice
Stopped at a traffic light first thing in the morning on his way to work, Kelowna resident Roy Winter heard a thud as an unknown man threw a bicycle against his vehicle. Confused as to what
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