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Thompson-Okanagan school districts get electric buses
May 10, 2021 - 7:31 AM

Seven electric school buses will soon be available to some school districts in the Thompson-Okanagan with the cost subsidized by a B.C. government subsidy.
iN VIDEO: Millions in U.S. endure record cold without power; at least 16 dead
February 16, 2021 - 9:00 PM

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. - A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm.
Mexico arrests violent gang leader known for emotive videos
August 02, 2020 - 9:00 PM

MEXICO CITY - Mexican police and military forces on Sunday arrested the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima gang who spread violence through north-central Mexico and fought a years-long bloody turf battle with the Jalisco cartel.
Integrity Auto Repair Living Up to Name in Penticton For More Than a Decade
April 06, 2020 - 8:00 AM Business Spotlight

Integrity is key to the success of any small business.
You'll want to get tickets soon for Summerland steam railway's 25th season
March 12, 2020 - 8:00 AM

The Kettle Valley Steam Railway in Summerland is getting ready for a new season, giving visitors a chance to experience a bygone era to a time when trains dominated transportation routes in and out of the South Okanagan.
Climate change event aims to bring worldwide perspective and local knowledge
January 24, 2020 - 4:00 PM

The results of climate change are so often so far away in time or distance that it’s hard to grasp what’s happening in your own backyard.
Okanagan Lake facing bigger pollution problems than treated sewage
January 23, 2020 - 5:30 PM

The City of Vernon's announcement that it will be pumping treated sewage into Okanagan Lake has been met with criticism from one local environmental group.
First Nation waits on logging road at centre of pipeline dispute in northern B.C.
January 10, 2020 - 8:02 AM

HOUSTON, B.C. - About a dozen supporters of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs arrived to help set up a new camp on the side of a snowy logging road that's at the centre of a disputed pipeline route in northern British Columbia on Thursday.
'If we don't, who is?' Adventurers protect winter playground as climate changes
December 27, 2019 - 6:00 AM

BANFF, Alta. - Professional adventurer Greg Hill was skiing in Pakistan five years ago, when he got caught in an avalanche and broke his leg.
Inquiry questions competition in B.C. gasoline market as prices still unexplained
November 12, 2019 - 3:30 PM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he plans to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to review the province's gas and diesel industry after a report released Tuesday questions the competitiveness of the market.
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Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to move to the East Coast so they could afford to live. Ally Hanscom won the HGTV Canada’s Home to Win: for the Holidays competition back in December 2019.

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

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Propane barbecue ban in most Central Okanagan parks
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