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Kamloops, Okanagan retailers experiencing shortages amid supply chain issues
December 04, 2021 - 6:05 PM

As global supply chain issues and highway closures rock the Interior, some retailers are low on stock this month.
Okanagan dairy farmers dumping milk, struggling to find processors
December 04, 2021 - 2:01 PM

B.C. dairy farmers are working against time to get milk to processors to meet market demand following the catastrophic flooding that washed out portions of the highway to the coast.
Organigram's new CEO opens up about company's future, U.S. pot legalization
November 08, 2021 - 8:00 PM
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For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, the leaders of Canada's biggest cannabis companies have spouted lofty ambitions linked to a U.S. pot market they strongly believe is on the brink of federal legalization and will be their ticket to profitability.
Kamloops, Okanagan retailers ask customers to shop early for Christmas due to supply chain problems
October 23, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Some businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan have stocked up and are urging customers to get a head start on their Christmas shopping due to ongoing supply chain disruptions.
Federal Election 2021: Kelowna-Lake Country likely to stay Conservative despite controversy
September 06, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Kelowna-Lake Country may be the most interesting Okanagan race to watch in the upcoming federal election.
Home built around disabled granddaughter lost near Vernon to wildfire
August 26, 2021 - 6:30 AM

After losing their family home near Vernon to the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this month, Sandy and Dean Brandt, as well as their granddaughter Bella, don’t know where to start to rebuild.
Brenda Creek wildfire expected to grow; crews dousing hotspots near power line
July 20, 2021 - 12:58 PM

The 450-hectare wildfire burning northwest of Peachland, near Highway 97 C, continues to get regionwide attention due to its potential for further growth and connection to a power source for 65,000 area residents.
Restaurateurs grapple with rising food costs, menu prices expected to rise
June 20, 2021 - 10:50 AM

Restaurants across the country have been grappling with rising food prices since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but for Blair Lebsack, some of the most shocking increases have been for his restaurant’s less flashy ingredients.
Alberta sets sights on expanding forest products harvest as high prices drive returns
May 30, 2021 - 12:09 PM

CALGARY - A drive to increase Alberta’s forest harvest as lumber prices hover at record heights is allowing members of a northern First Nation to become resource owners as well as timber-gathering contractors, says the leader of the Bigstone Cree Nation.
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
May 03, 2021 - 4:23 PM

SEATTLE - Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world.
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Here’s why we still have food, supplies in Kamloops, Okanagan after highways closed
This story was originally published Nov. 30, 2021. The closure of all the highways in and out of the Lower Mainland triggered some panic buying in the Thompson-Okanagan earlier this month. That might not have happened if people ha

Kekuli Cafe is finally under construction in Kamloops
The Kekuli Café in Kamloops is finally under construction and is projected to open its doors in six weeks. Owner Elijah Mack-Stirling said it has not been easy opening the business but there are no longer obstacles in the way.

Ontario pot products often out of stock because of poor forecasts: auditor's report
TORONTO - Ontario’s auditor general says some cannabis products are often out of stock because the province’s pot retailer is inaccurately forecasting inventory levels. In a report released Wednesday, Bonnie Lysyk detailed how p

Uptick in tiny home sales continue amid Okanagan housing crunch
The co-owner of a Vernon-based tiny home company continues to see increased demand for the small houses because of how expensive Okanagan housing has become. OIiver Stankiewicz, co-owner of Summit Tiny Homes, started the business of manufac

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