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Who will have the 2024 song of the summer? We offer some predictions
June 18, 2024 - 9:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Since the beginning of time or, at least, pop music, only a few have earned the designation of “song of the summer.”
As alcohol consumption declines, a St. Patrick's Day with fewer raised glasses
March 15, 2024 - 9:00 PM

The usual sight of green-clad revellers celebrating St. Patrick's Day is expected across Canada on Sunday — but compared with a decade ago, fewer of them will be indulging in alcohol.
'Just normal people like everybody else': The reality of homelessness in Kelowna's tent city
February 13, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Erica Stewart has been living in a tent on the Kelowna section of the Okanagan Rail Trail for almost two years now.
Kamloops war veteran turns 100: His secrets to longevity
September 22, 2023 - 7:30 PM
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A social lodge in a senior’s complex in Kamloops was slowly filling up with club members finding seats to play card games, exchanging warm greetings, jokes and news this week while preparing for a big, rare day.
Robbery, assaults, shelter mischief lands Kamloops man in jail
May 26, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A Kamloops man will spend nearly two more years in custody after he pleaded guilty in Kamloops Provincial Court to two four crimes over a two-month period.
Want B.C.-made boozy freezies? You have to go to California to get them
February 10, 2023 - 7:11 AM
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It all started in 2017 when Sheereen Price and Gabrielle Mustapich were sitting on a Vancouver beach.
Relax and reconnect with yourself at Spirit Ridge this fall
October 30, 2022 - 8:00 AM
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Nestled in the South Okanagan desert, Spirit Ridge Resort provides guests with an opportunity to relax and reconnect with themselves and the landscape.
We asked, you answered: Eat turkey without having to cook this Thanksgiving
October 08, 2022 - 4:02 PM
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You don’t need to be part of a large gathering to enjoy the classic taste and smell of a traditional turkey supper in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Highly anticipated food hall opens this week in Kamloops
September 06, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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Two long-time Kamloops business owners and restaurateurs are busy getting ready to open the doors of the Yew Street Food Hall at 107 Yew Street.
All hail the mighty Caesar: First time competition highlighting drink hits Okanagan
July 02, 2022 - 9:33 AM
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There are endless ways to get creative with everyone’s favourite Canadian clamato juice cocktail and establishments in Kelowna will spend all of Caesar Week showing off their concoctions.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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Why you don’t have to be quiet in a public library in Kamloops, Okanagan anymore
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Kamloops area hospital district sidesteps IH to recruit doctors
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Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to
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THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
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Pedestrian killed in collision on Trans-Canada in Salmon Arm
Police closed the Trans-Canada Highway after a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Salmon Arm early this morning. BC Ambulance told Salmon Arm RCMP that a male pedestrian was in cardiac arr
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Illegal gold mining is fuelling a 'mercury boom' in Mexico, poisoning people and the environment
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iN PHOTOS: The beauty of komorebi captured in Kamloops, Okanagan
Sicamous photographer and nature lover Joy Daniels has been capturing the mesmerizing effects of sunlight moving through leafy trees on her morning walks this summer. The dance between light
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