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Elderly West Kelowna man in hospital after assault
April 22, 2021 - 10:04 AM

A 76-year-old man is in the hospital after he was allegedly assaulted in a West Kelowna mobile home park by a stranger earlier this week.
Doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors
February 27, 2021 - 5:30 AM

TORONTO - At age 86, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and prone to falls, John Bedborough would seem to be at the front of the line amid high-risk Canadians prioritized for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Trump declares 'I get it,' then briefly leaves hospital
October 05, 2020 - 5:30 AM

BETHESDA, Md. - Two days after being hospitalized with COVID-19, President Donald Trump declared, “I get it,” in a message to the nation Sunday before briefly leaving the hospital to salute supporters from his motorcade, a move that again showed his willingness to disregard basic precautions to contain the virus that has killed more than 209,000 Americans.
Why it took so long to clear trees from Penticton airport last fall
February 08, 2017 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Back in October and November, airlines serving Penticton cancelled evening flights forcing passengers of both WestJet and Jazz Airlines to reroute through Kelowna, or reschedule alternative flights over the four-day period because of a sight-line hazard created by tall trees bordering the airstrip.
The rise of mobile zoos raising concerns about health and safety
October 08, 2016 - 6:00 AM

TORONTO - Shannon Geldart does not remember what kind of snake it was, only that it stretched further than the width of her Toronto home.
National and international headlines from 2015
January 01, 2016 - 6:30 PM

An in-brief survey of some of the significant news events in 2015, in chronological order:
UPDATE: Strong California quake causes injuries, damage
August 24, 2014 - 2:22 PM

NAPA, Calif. - The largest earthquake to hit the San Francisco Bay Area in 25 years sent scores of people to hospitals, ignited fires, damaged multiple historic buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses in California's wine country on Sunday.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Elderly West Kelowna man in hospital after assault

Doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors

Trump declares 'I get it,' then briefly leaves hospital

Why it took so long to clear trees from Penticton airport last fall

The rise of mobile zoos raising concerns about health and safety

National and international headlines from 2015

UPDATE: Strong California quake causes injuries, damage

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