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iN PHOTOS: Colourful coffins lighten mood at New Zealand funerals
April 15, 2021 - 9:00 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - When the pallbearers brought Phil McLean's coffin into the chapel, there were gasps before a wave of laughter rippled through the hundreds of mourners.
Kamloops fabricator makes TV debut on 'Rust Valley Restorers'
March 06, 2021 - 6:30 AM

The third season of "Rust Valley Restorers" features a Kamloops fabricator who is hitting TV screens for the first time.
West Kelowna company continues to be creative with Plexiglass barriers for pandemic protection
December 28, 2020 - 6:00 AM

When COVID-19 triggered a lockdown of businesses last spring, West Kelowna’s Mouldings and More was a key contributor to keeping some operating and helping others reopen.
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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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Despite building boom, Okanagan city struggling to house 5,000 new residents
After leading Canada’s largest cities with the highest growth rate at 14% during the last census period, Kelowna has continued to draw more people. In 2021, another 5,000 people moved
April 24, 2022 7:59 AM
Police renew call for tips in case of missing North Okanagan woman
VERNON - Police are reaching out to seasonal residents who may have been in the Enderby area during July as they try to piece together what happened to a North Okanagan woman who disappeared a mon
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Owners of beloved ramshackle house in Armstrong area digging up its history
An uninhabited dilapidated house in the Armstrong area is the subject of numerous photographs and paintings, and the newest owners of the property it sits on are digging up the history behind it.
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iN VIDEO: Lake Country couple leaves everything behind for new life on sailboat
It has been just over a year since Lake Country couple Tamara and Josh Lawrence left a typical life on the land to live on a 600-square-foot sailboat on the Atlantic Ocean. He was in corpora
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With demise of mobile home parks in Kelowna, affordable home ownership slips away for many
It may take years, but another 133 affordable housing units will disappear out of the Kelowna market when the Central Mobile Park is redeveloped. This follows on the closure of the Hiawatha
February 20, 2021 1:02 PM
Meet the flying bug that hunts spiders in the B.C. Interior
People with a fear of spiders will be glad to know there is another insect in the Southern Interior that actually hunts those eight-legged insects It's called the tarantula hawk, and alt
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Sundial Growers to buy Inner Spirit for $131M, deal expected to close later this year
CALGARY - Sundial Growers Inc. says it will purchase cannabis company Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. in a $131-million deal. The transaction will hand 86 Spiritleaf pot stores Inner Spirit owns and fran
May 05, 2021 10:03 AM
'People behaving badly': Crime part of reason for Bliss Bakery's exit from downtown Kelowna
Bliss Bakery has been a crucial part of downtown Kelowna for a decade but now its coffee legacy is coming to an end. Inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, rising rent and energy costs, and a hig
March 24, 2024 7:00 AM
B.C. tells pharmacies to keep some types of baby formula off shelves due to shortage
VICTORIA - The threat of a shortage of specialized infant formulas in British Columbia has prompted an order from the Ministry of Health to put the containers behind the counter. The ministr
June 17, 2022 7:00 PM
This $9 million Kelowna waterfront estate could be sold for the first time
The classic bargain pitch for a used car is that it’s a one-owner and only driven to church on Sundays. The same could almost be said for this Kelowna estate with three homes on it tha
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iN PHOTOS: Colourful coffins lighten mood at New Zealand funerals

Kamloops fabricator makes TV debut on 'Rust Valley Restorers'

West Kelowna company continues to be creative with Plexiglass barriers for pandemic protection

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