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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
October 07, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades.
Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas
August 30, 2025 - 3:00 PM

Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.”
Barney Bentall playing barn dance at Armstrong's Caravan Farm Theatre
August 05, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong will have a famous musician making an appearance at an upcoming country barn dance benefit concert.
Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 67
July 03, 2025 - 4:47 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his coolly menacing, steely-eyed, often sadistic characters in the films of Quentin Tarantino including “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2,” has died.
The Latest: House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
July 03, 2025 - 4:22 PM

House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline.
Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
June 09, 2025 - 3:24 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and “Family Affair,” died Monday at age 82
Where's Marty McFly's guitar? Search is on for 'Back to the Future' prop 4 decades later
June 07, 2025 - 1:00 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.
iN VIDEO: Northern lights shimmer, dance over Kelowna
June 02, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The northern lights were shimmering over BC in the wee hours over the weekend, and professional Kelowna photographer Roman Bartos captured a stunning time lapse video of the celestial event.
Politics not a factor for Canadian athletes chasing their varsity dreams in the U.S.
May 31, 2025 - 10:00 AM

Despite its challenges, the dream of going to a Division 1 school in the United States was too great for Liam Miller.
The Latest: Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign students at Harvard
May 23, 2025 - 2:53 PM

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.
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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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