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New stand-up comedy trends boost industry in Okanagan, Kamloops
November 03, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The stand-up comedy scene in Kamloops and the Okanagan is thriving and evolving due in part to the influence of social media and developments that happened during the COVID pandemic.
Where Kamloops' neighbour Savona cribbed its name from
February 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM

There’s many place names in the Thompson and Okanagan regions where First Nations names were changed or misspelled to suit the tongues of mostly British early settlers.
Is 2024 the year Okanagan Lake floating bridge becomes a suspension bridge?
January 02, 2024 - 7:00 AM

This is shaping up to be the driest year on record in terms and if this continues, by the end of winter, could set a modern-day low water level record for Okanagan Lake.
B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna
August 19, 2023 - 8:00 AM

Homes were ablaze on Friday in West Kelowna, B.C., with firefighters locked in a pitched battle against a rampaging wildfire that helped trigger a provincewide state of emergency.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna man joins Jeremy Renner renovating buses for needy children
May 12, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Jeremy Renner may be a huge movie star but, aided by his Kelowna buddy Rory Milliken, he’s turning his passion for buying big trucks and buses into huge bonuses for organizations working with children in need.
Cool new arts and trades school nails first year in Okanagan
February 10, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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Excitement is building as a unique, hands-on trades and craft school in the Okanagan is approaching a first year anniversary.
Man sleeping in dumpster gets dumped into garbage truck in Kamloops
January 10, 2023 - 7:30 AM

A homeless man in Kamloops was lucky to escape major injury or death when the garbage bin he was sleeping in was picked up and dumped with him in it.
iN VIDEO: How divers created and sunk the popular Ogopogo statue
October 01, 2022 - 6:00 AM

An Ogopogo statue that has been a popular diving site near Paul’s Tomb for more than 20 years is getting a boost of popularity online.
Vandalism of ski lift at Penticton-area resort no laughing matter
September 28, 2022 - 10:35 AM

It may have seemed like a fun thing to do at the time but a group of people playing around with Apex Mountain Ski Resort equipment now understand how serious their actions were.
A tale of two arenas: Why Kamloops got the Memorial Cup and Kelowna didn’t
June 23, 2022 - 7:30 AM

The home of the Kelowna Rockets is bigger and newer than Sandman Centre in Kamloops but that clearly wasn't enough because it was not even able to bid on the 2023 Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of February 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

Developer pitches 4,000 'attainable' homes for Vernon
A Kelowna developer is proposing a huge development for Vernon featuring hundreds of affordably priced homes for a 1,000-acre site off Commonage Road. Kerkhoff Develop-Build wants to build 250 homes to begin with ramping up to 4,000 new hom

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