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Kamloops, Kelowna among most expensive Canadian cities to insure a home
September 23, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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It's getting more expensive to buy a home in the Thompson-Okanagan, and it's not just the price tag or the interest rate on the mortgage.
B.C. resort destroyed by 2023 Okanagan wildfire sues over insurance 'gaps'
August 19, 2025 - 3:00 PM

VANCOUVER — A lakeside British Columbia resort that was destroyed by a wildfire in 2023 says it can't rebuild due to "gaps" in its insurance coverage that it allegedly wasn't told about.
Kelowna massage therapist suspended after making 97 fraudulent claims
August 12, 2025 - 4:00 AM

A Kelowna massage therapist has been suspended for three months after submitting almost 100 fraudulent claims for treatments she didn't perform.
'Unfair and flawed': Tribunal orders ICBC to pay after it cancels victim's treatment
July 21, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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A BC woman left in chronic pain following a car crash has had to resort to taking ICBC to a Tribunal to get the provincially-owned insurance company to cover $4,700 of chiropractic and massage therapy bills.
Fraud is her way of life: Crown wants 7 years for Kelowna bookkeeper who swiped $500K
July 18, 2025 - 3:56 PM

Megan O’Gorman wasn’t a certified chartered accountant when, in late 2016, she took a job working for Kelowna firm, Refresh Financial, as its accounting manager.
The Latest: House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
July 03, 2025 - 4:22 PM

House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline.
PM says negotiations continue as Trump says he's ending trade talks over digital tax
June 27, 2025 - 3:11 PM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he did not speak Friday with Donald Trump before the U.S. president announced a sudden end to trade negotiations in response to Ottawa's plans to push ahead with a digital services tax at the end of the month.
Trump says he will double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent
May 30, 2025 - 7:52 PM

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent next Wednesday.
North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
May 25, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property.
Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
April 30, 2025 - 11:38 AM

TORONTO - The deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival has prompted event organizers across Canada to comb over their security practices in a bid to protect attendees and assure them festivals are safe.
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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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Kelowna singer shocked by response from community following release of dad duet
Justin Moore wasn’t anticipating any attention, let alone fanfare when he posted a video of a duet he and his dad recorded over winter break. “My credit card got stolen, so I cou
January 07, 2020 7:00 AM
This $8.7 million South Okanagan winery for sale comes with its own caves
The Seven Stones Winery, between Osoyoos and Cawston in the South Okanagan, is for sale. The asking price is $8.7 million for 25.34 acres, 16 of which are planted in wine grapes. It co
June 08, 2022 6:00 AM
Vernon landlords ordered to pay tenants $17,500 lose appeal
A Vernon landlord, ordered to pay their previous tenants $17,500 because their mother didn't move into the rental for nine months after the tenants left, has lost an appeal. According to
May 06, 2025 6:00 AM
Two of three remaining properties near Kelowna’s newest waterfront park are for sale
There are only three privately owned properties preventing the creation of a major waterfront park north of Mission Creek along Okanagan Lake in Kelowna, but the city has yet to enter into negotia
December 24, 2023 7:00 AM
Vernon's tallest building approved by council
Three 10-storey apartment buildings have been proposed for Vernon. The condo development will feature 270 units over three buildings each 10-storeys high. Once built, the towers will be the
August 22, 2022 6:00 PM
iN PHOTOS: This Coldstream house is for sale for nearly $20 million
A listing in Lake Country could be the most expensive piece of real estate sold in the Okanagan — if the owner gets the listing price. Realtor Priscilla Sookarow has been trying for th
May 26, 2023 7:31 AM
Kamloops realtor fined $40,000 for paperwork missteps
A Kamloops realtor has been fined $40,000 for failing to submit the correct paperwork while selling a couple of strata lot purchases five years ago. According to a Sept. 19 BC Financial Serv
October 17, 2024 7:00 PM
Vernon cops shut down dial-a-dope operation
VERNON – RCMP in Vernon have wrapped up an investigation into a dial-a-dope drug operation with the arrest of a 22-year-old Surrey man. Police say officers stopped a vehicle in the 300
April 09, 2016 9:42 AM
One man dead after shooting in Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK - RCMP are investigating a shooting in a Cache Creek home that has left a man dead. Police responded to a 911 call at a home in the 1000 block of Collins Road in Cache Creek at a
January 15, 2019 12:04 PM
UPDATE: Missing Summerland man located
UPDATE: 11:52 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 SUMMERLAND - RCMP say a missing 48-year-old Summerland man reported missing on Feb. 6 has been located, and he is safe and sound. All persona
February 12, 2018 11:57 AM

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