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A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches' decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
May 05, 2024 - 1:00 PM

The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S., mirroring in many ways the broader fight for LGBTQ+ inclusion in civic life.
iN VIDEO: A brief history of the Old Men's cemetery in Kamloops
April 14, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Beneath a beautifully manicured cemetery in Kamloops lies a unique and fascinating history.
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
January 01, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia.
Buy this Ashcroft church for less than a condo in Kamloops or the Okanagan
October 25, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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You'd have trouble finding a condo in Kelowna or Kamloops for $400,000 but you can get yourself a 5,000-square-foot historic church in downtown Ashcroft for a mere $329,000.
Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows
July 31, 2023 - 9:00 PM

Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America.
Kelowna church that’s almost as old as Canada celebrating 130th anniversary
October 30, 2022 - 7:00 PM

A historic Kelowna church that’s nearly as old as Canada is turning 130 this year and getting a big birthday party.
Girl, teddy bear reunited a year after loss in Montana's Glacier park
November 13, 2021 - 5:30 AM

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A little girl who lost a special teddy bear she'd had since being adopted from an Ethiopian orphanage thought it was gone forever when she forgot it along a trail in Glacier National Park last year.
Pope voices 'pain' over Canadian deaths, doesn't apologize
June 06, 2021 - 11:37 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his pain over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run residential schools and pressed religious and political authorities to shed light on “this sad affair.” But he didn’t offer the apology sought by the Canadian prime minister.
Heritage group moving to make sure Kelowna’s Benvoulin Heritage Park stays in place forever
January 17, 2021 - 3:32 PM

One of Kelowna’s favourite wedding locations is on route to becoming protected in perpetuity.
Annie Glenn, widow of U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100
May 19, 2020 - 9:30 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. She was 100.
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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

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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