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Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal finally free
March 29, 2021 - 8:58 AM

SUEZ, Egypt - Salvage teams on Monday freed a colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal, ending a crisis that had clogged one of the world’s most vital waterways and halted billions of dollars a day in maritime commerce.
2 tugboats deploy to Egypt's Suez Canal as shippers avoid it
March 28, 2021 - 2:15 PM

SUEZ, Egypt - Two additional tugboats deployed Sunday to Egypt's Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for days across the crucial waterway, even as major shippers increasingly divert their boats out of fear the vessel may take even longer to free.
OKIB member to sit on B.C.'s highest court
March 28, 2021 - 5:30 AM

An Okanagan Indian Band member has been appointed to the province's top court.
Kelowna company wants to 'HYTN' your cannabis drinking experience
March 25, 2021 - 6:30 AM

The challenge in creating a cannabis drink is not just finding a way for oil and water to mix, but to also make it taste good.
Alberta energy minister defends 'war room' petition against children's movie
March 16, 2021 - 2:43 PM

EDMONTON - Alberta’s energy minister is defending her government’s attack on a children’s movie about Bigfoot that she says is "quite offensive" and carries an inaccurate anti-oil message.
Blockbuster Rogers-Shaw deal helps lift TSX to new record, U.S. stock markets up
March 15, 2021 - 2:20 PM

TORONTO - The records keep rolling in for Canada's main stock index, with a big boost for the telecom sector Monday thanks to Rogers Communications' proposed $26-billion purchase of Shaw Communications.
New compost service begins in Kelowna, Lake Country
March 03, 2021 - 10:02 AM

A new composting service in Kelowna and Lake Country is providing a way for residents to get rid of their food scraps.
Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
February 27, 2021 - 7:30 AM

An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to move to the East Coast so they could afford to live.
Weekend Recipe: Make these rich & delicious short ribs
February 07, 2021 - 11:00 AM

Vista D’oro Farms and The Preservatory are owned and operated by Lee and Patrick Murphy in Langley. The bounty grown and created on their beautiful property is amazing – from wines to cider to high-end jams made under The Preservatory label, this is a serious culinary agri-tourism destination.
'Milkman model' grocery service delivers brand-name goods in reusable containers
February 01, 2021 - 8:00 PM

TORONTO - Canada's first modern-day milkman service that delivers brand-name groceries and household goods to doorsteps in reusable packaging launched in the Toronto region on Monday.
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Bigger cities in Interior Health hit hardest by rising COVID-19 cases
The Interior Health region has recorded the highest number of new weekly COVID-19 cases this year at 676, up by 215 from the week before. That’s for the week of April 4 to 10, according to new data posted on the B.C. Centre for Diseas

Wine of the Week: Daydreamer Rosé
Rachel and Marcus Ansems own and operate Daydreamer Wines in beautiful Naramata. Here they operate their vineyard without systemic fungicides, herbicides and pesticides and small batch winemaking, with a sustainable approach. Marcus hails f

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Kelowna's connection to the first Golden Retrievers
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Peachland AirBnB host implores users to read this — and the ad — first
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Rookie search and rescue dog finds missing elderly Kelowna man in minutes
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Multiple films shot in South Okanagan including Kevin Costner production
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Fire burning outside Kamloops human caused
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Kamloops condo project came to market at just the right time
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B.C. to start registering people 18 years and older for COVID-19 vaccines
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