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Election 2024 Latest: With 1 week to go, Harris speaks in Washington as Trump stumps in Pennsylvania
October 29, 2024 - 7:18 PM

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her campaign’s “closing argument” Tuesday from the same spot in Washington where former President Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
'17 years of pure hell:' Kelowna man calls out step-dad Sean Starkes for misdeeds
August 21, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KELOWNA - For the first 17 years of his life, Wyatt Andruchow had 40 different addresses.
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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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'Extremely heartbreaking': Friends, family mourn Penticton woman shot dead
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Canada's only desert is in B.C. but not where you think it is
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Here's what a hectare really looks like
When we talk about the size of a forest fire, we usually talk in hectares. But just how big is a hectare anyways? The word hectare comes from the Greek word ‘hekaton’ which means
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Five suspects charged in widespread Okanagan drug and gun bust
A Vernon man, acquitted after $200,000 of meth and cocaine was found in a hidden compartment in his Jeep, is named in court documents after a handful of people have been charged in a large-scale o
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Was Curtis Sagmoen a killer? RCMP fill in some of the blanks in the case
After years of speculation, police are now saying that Curtis Sagmoen was the main suspect in the suspicious death of both Nicole Bell and Traci Genereaux. While the public has pointed the f
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Kelowna realtor didn't mention 'extensive damage' to $1.3M home, suit claims
A Kelowna realtor who allegedly told a buyer that a home only needed $2,000 worth of repairs is being sued after the buyer discovered multiple cracks in the property plus a long list of other dama
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Kamloops fashion designer featured in Vogue launching streetwear line
A Kamloops fashion designer whose pieces have been featured in British Vogue and showcased in Paris and New York Fashion Weeks has her sights set high. Delayne Dixon, CEO of her own fashion
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High times at Okanagan Indian Band's 'Green Mile'
NORTH OKANAGAN - Turning off Highway 97 and heading southwest on Westside Road north of Vernon, motorists only need go a matter of metres before they're met with a sign that reads 'Top Hat
June 18, 2019 6:00 AM
Fiery collision between two commercial trucks closes Highway 1 in Fraser Canyon
Highway 1 near Spences Bridge is closed after a fiery wreck along the Fraser Canyon route. A video posted to social media shows two commercial trucks and debris scattered across the road aft
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Election 2024 Latest: With 1 week to go, Harris speaks in Washington as Trump stumps in Pennsylvania

'17 years of pure hell:' Kelowna man calls out step-dad Sean Starkes for misdeeds

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