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What it’s like for Kelowna magic mushroom business operating outside the law
August 02, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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When people in Kelowna think of psychedelics they might think wavy colours, giggling around a campfire and a moment of self-discovery, or they might think about bad trips, police raids and nightmares.
Brazil's lifelike doll craze goes from shopping malls to state legislatures
June 01, 2025 - 3:00 PM

SAO PAULO (AP) — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures.
Garth Mullins on surviving decades of the war on drugs
April 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM
BC gym teacher who inappropriately touched students allowed to teach again
February 09, 2025 - 4:00 PM

A B.C. physical education teacher has been suspended and ordered to take a course after making students play a game in which he touched them inappropriately.
Sum 41 reflects on the ups and downs of their rock music legacy
February 02, 2025 - 11:00 AM

TORONTO - Sum 41's members have experienced the highs and lows of the music industry over their nearly three-decade career.
Rx for laughter: Kelowna doctor delves into health-care humour
January 12, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Having surgery is no laughing matter, unless you happen to share an operating room with Dr. David Goldberg.
Next level salon treatment at Kelowna's 'head spa'
December 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The smell of essential oils cling to the air, vines and soft curtains hang from the ceiling and soft music fills the room of Ana Perju’s head spa in Kelowna.
Penticton fraudster convinced everyone she had cancer — including her husband
December 18, 2024 - 7:00 AM

WHILE ON PROBATION FOR FRAUD, SHE FOUND PLENTY OF NEW VICTIMS IN THE OKANAGAN.
Kamloops accident victim with brain injury battling ICBC no-fault insurance scheme
December 13, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Every day is a struggle for former Kamloops resident Rise Gronlund, who was left with a brain injury after surviving a horrific car accident two years ago.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
December 10, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
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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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Okanagan man involved in bizarre sexual assault case, now charged with voyeurism
An Okanagan man who in 2018 was acquitted in a bizarre case where he broke into a Kelowna townhouse and climbed into bed with two women, has now been charged with voyeurism. Shea Robert Gard
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Kelowna mall stabber had 'delusional fixation' on store worker
Luc Joseph Borduas had a strange fascination with minerals and spirituality and that’s what led him to The Artful Hand store in Kelowna’s Orchard Park Mall. But it was his &ldquo
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Charges against 'influencer' poachers in BC span four hunts
Goats, sheep, elk and deer were all allegedly poached by four people named in dozens of wildlife charges announced by BC Conservation Officer Service last week. The illegal hunts spanned fro
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No jail for Vernon driver involved in fatal hit and run
It was dark and raining on the November morning last year when Blake Eric Martin left his Vernon home at roughly 4:30 a.m. to drive to work. He'd only been driving a couple of blocks bef
September 20, 2024 7:00 PM
'HE WILL NOT STOP': Serial harasser has Kelowna family in crosshairs
'IT'S LIKE A DRUNK IN A BAR FIGHT... THIS GUY TRIES TO DESTROY EVERYBODY. THIS GUY DOES SO MUCH DAMAGE.' CONTENT ADVISORY A BC man with a lengthy history of harassment, d
August 16, 2024 7:00 AM
Canada's only desert is in B.C. but not where you think it is
Canada’s only desert is in the Southern Interior of B.C. but it might not be where you think it is. They lay that claim in Osoyoos, where you’ll find the Nk’Mip desert cult
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North Okanagan man spent 10 years selling illegal smokes; he now owes the gov't $17M
Shortly after David Freel got stopped by the RCMP with one-and-a-half million illegal cigarettes in his truck and trailer, he got a letter from the government saying he owed them $11,672,000.
July 07, 2025 6:00 AM
Kamloops homicide victim remembered as 'big-hearted' outdoor enthusiast
The victim in the most recent Kamloops homicide was a man with a "big heart," a dog lover and an outdoor enthusiast. That's according to Robert Berard who said Hoffman, a man i
February 23, 2024 7:00 PM
UPDATE: Controversial video of Kamloops RCMP arrest going viral
A Kamloops RCMP officer was recorded making a controversial arrest in front of city hall Monday, and the video is making rounds on the internet. In the video, Const. Dave Tucker already had
August 02, 2023 4:34 PM
Kelowna breeder wins after being sued over sick Labradoodle
A BC woman has failed in her attempt for $5,000 compensation after the designer dog she bought got sick. According to a June 28 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Lucky Bhullar bought an
July 03, 2024 7:00 AM

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