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Kimmel's future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments
September 18, 2025 - 11:52 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about

Eby says ‘unfairness needs to be addressed’ when it comes to federal ferry funding
September 18, 2025 - 11:04 AM

OTTAWA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says concerns over a federal loan being used to buy ferries from a Chinese company are "bizarre" given the amount of money Ottawa spends on ferries in Eastern Canada.
Project Sticky Fingers nets 14 shoplifting suspects in West Kelowna
September 18, 2025 - 10:57 AM

Officers with West Kelowna RCMP's crime reduction unit successfully arrested 14 shoplifting suspects in an operation dubbed Project Sticky Fingers.
‘Brave’ kitten with deformed legs rescued in Kelowna recovering: BC SPCA
September 18, 2025 - 10:28 AM

A mama cat and her kittens were rescued in Kelowna earlier this month, and one of the kittens had some serious issues with his legs.
More records fall as late summer heat reaches 34 degrees in B.C. Interior
September 18, 2025 - 9:13 AM

VANCOUVER — The recent spike in temperatures across British Columbia has once again caused daily heat records to fall in several communities in the waning days of summer.
Escalation of B.C. public service strike hits citizens' services and gaming branch
September 18, 2025 - 9:07 AM

BURNABY — Public service workers in British Columbia are again escalating job action, picketing a citizens' services office that issues services cards, processes freedom of information requests and facilitates the BC Bids procurement system.
WestJet blamed a crew shortage but a Kelowna man sued and won
September 18, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna man, whose flight was cancelled because of a crew shortage, has successfully sued WestJet after the airline failed to present any evidence to support its claim.
Public toilets to bail reform: Proposed UBCM resolutions from Okanagan, Kamloops
September 18, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Cities and towns in B.C. have compiled a list of problems in their municipalities that they want to try to resolve, from bail reform to public toilets, and next week's Union of BC Municipalities convention is where those resolutions will be presented.
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
September 17, 2025 - 7:44 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely beginning Wednesday after comments that he made about Charlie Kirk's killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say it would not air the show and provoked some ominous comments from a top federal regulator.
Mental health unit added to Kamloops emergency department
September 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The emergency room at the hospital in Kamloops is expanding, and it’s not just for broken bones and stitches.
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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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