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Making your money work for you
May 04, 2021 - 3:00 PM

Steven Theimer makes people’s money work for them. The Penticton-based consultant with IG Wealth Management says the importance of financial planning cannot be stressed strongly enough, but it is not always a message that gets through to some people.
Making your money work for you
May 03, 2021 - 8:00 AM Business Spotlight

Steven Theimer makes people’s money work for them. The Penticton-based consultant with IG Wealth Management says the importance of financial planning cannot be stressed strongly enough, but it is not always a message that gets through to some people.
Thompson-Okanagan couples opting to elope now, party post pandemic
March 21, 2021 - 8:00 AM

With so much uncertainty around gatherings, more couples are opting to elope in 2021 and save the party plans for later.
Car sales getting back to normal in B.C., Canada
August 11, 2020 - 7:30 PM

It may just be pent-up demand caused by a crash in new car sales during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown or, it might be a sign that the economy is in a strong recovery mode, but July was the best month of the year for car sales in Canada and ICBC reports a surge in vehicle registrations.
Planning prosperous future starts today with IG Wealth Management
February 03, 2020 - 8:00 AM

It all starts with a plan — and that plan starts now.
Okanagan student wins first round in HRT case over flashing lights in school performance
January 08, 2020 - 6:30 AM

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled a case against an independent Okanagan school can move forward after a Grade 12 student launched a complaint stating the school failed to take into consideration her seizure disorder while she worked on a school performance that involved the use of strobe lighting.
LifeLabs facing proposed class action over data breach affecting up to 15M clients
December 30, 2019 - 10:30 AM

TORONTO - A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against medical services company LifeLabs over a data breach that allowed hackers to access the personal information of up to 15 million customers.
Attitudes towards transit expected to shift dramatically in Central Okanagan
October 21, 2019 - 1:30 PM

Even while the Central Okanagan transit system is struggling to find ways to boost service next fall, there are much bigger things to come. This despite the fact that citizen surveys in both Kelowna and West Kelowna last year found more than 80 per cent of those asked never take a bus.
iN VIDEO: Accused priests teach, counsel young children under radar
October 04, 2019 - 8:00 PM

Nearly 1,700 priests and other clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living under the radar with little to no oversight from religious authorities or law enforcement, decades after the first wave of the church abuse scandal roiled U.S. dioceses, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Team addresses thorny ethical issues raised by genomic sequencing
October 07, 2018 - 11:30 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Genome sequencing offers patients the potential of speedier, more effective diagnoses and medications. But building a safe and secure system to store people's unique genomic profiles is not a simple task.
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UPDATE: This is the second most expensive home ever sold in the Okanagan
A home listed for sale for almost $14 million sold this spring in Kelowna. The listing agent’s office, Jane Hoffman Realty/Coldwell Banker, would not reveal what the property sold for but did confirm that it sold this spring and

Wine of the week: My new fave, Narrative malbec
Malbec is a Bordeaux grape that you may not be too familiar with in our industry as a single varietal. Very popular in Argentina, Malbec is used in many of our B.C. blends and does not see the spotlight alone very often in B.C. Narrative wi

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The Bay won’t get evicted from Penticton mall if it pays its overdue rent: judge
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