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Limited quantity of Ontario icewine to likely make 2020 bottles rare commodity
December 28, 2020 - 7:00 PM

TORONTO - The smallest ever recorded amount of Ontario grapes designated for icewine is likely to create a high demand for 2020 bottles of the super sweet treat.
Okanagan distillery bypassed as government spends millions elsewhere on hand sanitizer
December 09, 2020 - 12:04 PM

In the early days of the pandemic with supermarket shelves stripped bare of hand sanitizer over a dozen craft distilleries across the province stepped in and switched from making spirits to making sanitizer.
Your Okanagan shopping guide to supporting local this Christmas
December 07, 2020 - 6:00 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another, and many local businesses have been struggling to stay afloat.
B.C. First Nations reawaken an ancestral practice: agriculture
November 25, 2020 - 8:00 PM

As a kid, Delbert Good remembers that he would come home from a day of picking potatoes to find a meal made from the fruits of his family’s garden.
'Flying off the shelves': Toys likely bright spot amid muted holiday retail season
November 18, 2020 - 5:30 AM

HALIFAX - In a year plagued by a deadly virus, closures and cancellations, parents are eager to give their kids a Christmas like, well, every other.
Outdoor heaters, skis and skates likely be fall's hot-ticket items during pandemic
September 12, 2020 - 9:00 PM

TORONTO - Canadians preparing for their first pandemic fall and winter might want to pick up outdoor heaters, skis, skates and puzzles while they can.
From potato salad to fireworks: how COVID-19 disruptions affect Victoria Day
May 16, 2020 - 5:00 AM

OTTAWA - The Victoria Day weekend has long been the unofficial kick-off to outdoor season in Canada.
Hand sanitizer free to public at Okanagan Spirits
March 23, 2020 - 11:00 AM

Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery will be distributing hand sanitizer to the public for free starting Wednesday, March 25 at both Kelowna and Vernon locations.
How to turn stained, shrunken sweaters into cozy mittens
February 19, 2020 - 5:00 AM

CONCORD, N.H. - A certain groundhog’s prediction notwithstanding, there’s plenty of winter left where I live in New Hampshire. That means it’s time to restock my supply of mittens, an alarming number of which seem to disappeared since the temperature started to dip last fall.
Why Kamloops is missing out on the industrial boom that’s taking the Okanagan by storm
February 07, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A shortage of large tracts of vacant industrial land in Kamloops means that city is not getting the new industrial growth that’s flooding into the Okanagan.
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Kelowna has learned the 'iceberg' lesson of sprawling development
For decades, the City of Kelowna embraced growth almost anywhere in the city because it brought in big bucks from developers for things like roads, sewers and parks. Now it’s learned the lesson that sprawl doesn’t pay. On

iNwine Wednesday: Hello Haywire Chardonnay
More love for Chardonnay this week with Haywire Secrest Mountain's chard in focus. Certified organic, Haywire is a label created at Okanagan Crush Pad in Summerland, Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie's innovative winery and cus

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Interior Health says a particular group are driving COVID-19 infections locally
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Big White Ski Resort workers displaced after snow smashes into building
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Area 27 racetrack in Oliver has a new deal to put you behind the wheel
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Canadian Forces Hercules aircraft pays Kamloops a visit
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B.C. reveals immunization schedule
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Kamloops and Okanagan companies named top employers in B.C.
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