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More watering restrictions looming as drought starts in the Okanagan
July 07, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Severe watering restrictions imposed in Summerland during the peak of last week’s heat wave may be a precursor of what’s to come for others as the Okanagan hits drought levels.
'Extremely extreme': High temps push western wildfire risk into uncharted territory
June 28, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Forestry experts hope clear, blue skies hold over Western Canada as unprecedented hot weather pushes wildfire risks to levels just as record-breaking.
Soaring costs for building material puts pressure on Okanagan contractors to cut corners or lose money
May 29, 2021 - 8:58 AM

Having a house built or hiring a contractor to do renovations is not for the faint of heart in these days of skyrocketing costs for building materials.
Federal rebate set to make electric cars more affordable see $100M go to Tesla buyers
May 25, 2021 - 8:00 PM

OTTAWA - Transport Canada is looking at ways to include used vehicles in a federal rebate for electric cars — something observers say is needed to make the program more relevant to low or middle-income consumers, rather than only those able to buy brand new.
Water crisis ‘couldn’t be worse’ on Oregon-California border
May 24, 2021 - 10:01 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they would not send extra water to dying salmon downstream or to a half-dozen wildlife refuges that harbor millions of migrating birds each year.
COVID created this Kelowna company but will Canada keep it going?
May 09, 2021 - 3:30 PM

Kelowna’s Breathe Medical Manufacturing went from 0 to 180 employees in just five months last year to help replenish the frightening shortage of personal protective equipment in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More action, less talk, distinguish Biden's 100-day sprint
April 25, 2021 - 8:00 PM

WASHINGTON - The card tucked in President Joe Biden’s right jacket pocket must weigh a ton. You can see the weight of it on his face when he digs it out, squints and ever-so-slowly reads aloud the latest tally of COVID-19 dead.
US, China agree to co-operate on climate crisis with urgency
April 18, 2021 - 10:31 AM

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to co-operate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue.
Shuswap couple lose court battle with neighbours over water supply
April 02, 2021 - 8:31 AM

A Shuswap couple has been left high and dry after a dispute with their neighbours over their rural water supply ended up in the B.C. Supreme Court.
New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana
March 31, 2021 - 12:37 PM

New York adults over the age of 21 can now possess and use marijuana — even in public — under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, though legal sales of recreational-use cannabis won’t start for an estimated 18 months until regulations are set.
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