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How to shop secondhand clothing sustainably and look cool doing it
October 05, 2025 - 8:00 AM

More online platforms are giving secondhand shopping a digital upgrade, rolling out features like livestream shopping and AI-powered search to make thrifting faster and more exciting.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’
October 03, 2025 - 2:16 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the most popular figures in hip-hop.
Prescribed burn on Knox Mountain this week if weather permits
October 01, 2025 - 4:45 PM

BC Wildfire Service is helping the Kelowna Fire Department with a prescribed burn on Knox Mountain later this week, so folks shouldn’t freak out if they see smoke.
UPDATE: Transit bus and fuel truck involved in fatal collision in Kamloops
October 01, 2025 - 12:20 PM
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Someone was killed in Kamloops after a BC Transit bus and a fuel truck collided.
iN NUMBERS: Let's talk gas prices in Okanagan, Kamloops
September 29, 2025 - 5:00 AM
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The carbon tax has been gone for months and lots of people are feeling the savings, so let’s reminisce about the best topic of small talk when you run out of things to say to an acquaintance: gas prices.
B.C. Premier David Eby announces new involuntary care beds at UBCM
September 26, 2025 - 9:00 PM

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby came prepared with announcements as he spoke to leaders of British Columbia's local governments, promising more involuntary care facilities for those with severe mental illness and addictions, and to bring in legislation to build the North Coast power line.
Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
September 25, 2025 - 3:33 PM

Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of about 400 ostriches have been "flooded" with calls and emails with "language intended to intimidate," the RCMP say.
Natural gas powered transport truck hauling lumber through Okanagan
September 25, 2025 - 3:30 PM
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The Okanagan’s windy roads are the training grounds for a new natural gas powered transport truck in Canada.
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 2.5% as U.S. tariff risks shift
September 17, 2025 - 12:36 PM

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the central bank worries less about inflation risks and more about a slowing economy.
Bank of Canada rate cut expected even as inflation ticks up to 1.9% in August
September 16, 2025 - 1:38 PM

OTTAWA — Most economists believe the Bank of Canada has a green light to cut interest rates on Wednesday after a last-minute inflation report showed price pressures were relatively tame in August.
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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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Here's what a hectare really looks like
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Unlicensed Kelowna trader faces hearing after $20M lost in offshore investments
Hundreds of investors lost nearly $20 million in offshore trades, and regulators are investigating a Kelowna man for illegally running the failed investment scheme. The Alberta Securities Co
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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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Did a Kelowna church pressure a rape victim to drop the charge?
CONTENT ADVISORY A Crown prosecutor in a Kelowna sexual assault case strongly suggested the alleged victim was being pressured by her church to drop the charges two weeks before charges we
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Monstrous 100-pound melons once grew in the Okanagan, what happened to them?
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Kamloops residential school historic site designation result of decades-long reclamation effort
Tk'emlups voted to keep the Indian residential school on its land five decades ago in an effort to both reclaim education for Secwepemc children and ensure the memory of the national system is
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Is anyone buying the new shiny Kelowna condos? Actually, they already did
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Lake Country loses title for most expensive home for sale in Canada
For the last couple of years the Waterside Farm on Pixton Road in Lake Country was the most expensive home posted on real estate listings in the country. The $55-million asking price in Janu
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