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Unique global-scale mushroom plant ramping up operations in Coldstream
May 13, 2023 - 8:00 AM

Coldstream-based TruCelium is putting the finishing touches on its 50,000 square foot mushroom growing and processing plant in the old Lavington glass factory building.
Kamloops entrepreneur brings dogs, and poop, into 'Dragon’s Den'
May 12, 2022 - 7:30 AM

Nicole Duff is the inventor of SlyPod, a tool for carrying and disposing of dog poop in a more sophisticated and less gross way.
‘Something so sacred has been taken away from me’: For some, the devastating sexual side-effect of antidepressants
November 03, 2021 - 7:00 PM
Top summer toxins for your pet to avoid: BCSPCA
July 04, 2021 - 12:43 PM

Summertime activities, ever so grand, also bring new opportunities to expose pets to harmful and dangerous substances.
Retailers struggle to keep popular cannabis extract CBD on shelves in Canada
May 06, 2019 - 8:00 PM

VANCOUVER - Retailers across Canada are struggling with a shortage of all cannabis, but there's one product they're especially desperate to keep on shelves: cannabidiol or CBD, a non-intoxicating extract vaunted for its purported health benefits.
Why companies are eyeing the cannabis compound that doesn't get you high
September 27, 2018 - 9:00 PM

TORONTO - It's being touted as the next new miracle ingredient for everything from pet treats to anti-aging face creams and elixirs that can help an athlete's aching body recover faster.
Pot for pets: Owners treat sick animals with cannabis
March 13, 2017 - 6:00 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Michael Fasman's 12-year-old dog, Hudson, limps from pain caused by arthritis and an amputated toe, but Fasman doesn't want to give her painkillers because "they just knock her out."
Doggies in diapers? Housetraining troubles not uncommon
January 24, 2016 - 7:00 AM

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - If it can happen at the White House, it can happen in any house.
Lumby company’s hemp-base doggie chews to hit shelves by end of month
September 28, 2015 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - Dog lovers are lapping up a new hemp-based pet product made by a North Okanagan company.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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iN PHOTOS: The lost speedways of the Thompson-Okanagan
Since 1950, about a dozen speedways came and went in the Thompson-Okanagan, not the least of which was the Billy Foster Memorial Speedway in West Kelowna. “The speedway was started by
October 17, 2022 7:00 AM
iN VIDEO: Lake Country couple leaves everything behind for new life on sailboat
It has been just over a year since Lake Country couple Tamara and Josh Lawrence left a typical life on the land to live on a 600-square-foot sailboat on the Atlantic Ocean. He was in corpora
April 12, 2023 6:00 AM
Kelowna landlord to pay $27,000 for wrongfully evicting tenants
A Kelowna landlord is on the hook for $27,000 after she failed to move into her rental property after she evicted the tenants. Tina and Scott MacLean were paying landlord Jane Li $2,200 a mo
May 24, 2025 6:00 AM
Two of three remaining properties near Kelowna’s newest waterfront park are for sale
There are only three privately owned properties preventing the creation of a major waterfront park north of Mission Creek along Okanagan Lake in Kelowna, but the city has yet to enter into negotia
December 24, 2023 7:00 AM
Penticton Indian Band issues 2nd cougar warning after dogs attacked
The Penticton Indian Band continues to warn residents of a potential cougar threat on the reserve. The band administration says it received a second report of a cougar attack on a family pet
April 23, 2021 2:30 PM
Owner of doomed northern Ontario mall and son set to testify at inquiry
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. - The inquiry into why a northern Ontario mall collapsed last summer killing two women and injuring dozens of others enters its final phase Monday, with the first of two key witness
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The deep, dark and mysterious history of Tranquille Sanatorium and psychiatric institution
KAMLOOPS - On this day 36 years ago, the Tranquille psychiatric institution staff started a three-week sit in to protest the closure of the institution. For nearly 80 years, staff had lived on the
October 16, 2021 12:00 PM
Egypt investigator: Noise heard in last second of downed Russian plane's cockpit recording
CAIRO - A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed last week in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the head of the joint investigation team s
November 07, 2015 1:00 PM
Dr. Bonnie Henry is one of the owners of a Similkameen winery
Keremeos is one of B.C.’s not so secret wine destinations. Tucked into the outrageously beautiful Similkameen Valley, this town, along with its neighbour wee Cawston, play host to a list of
May 29, 2020 8:00 AM
iN PHOTOS: Chilly quail fluff up for warmth during Okanagan deep freeze
California quail can be seen in backyards across the Okanagan with their feathers fluffed up, huddling in groups or voraciously eating seeds to keep warm during the current deep freeze.
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