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Kamloops, Kelowna 'good examples' amid BC municipal spending booms
September 25, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Budgets keep growing at city halls in BC and while some outpace growth, Kelowna and Kamloops appear to be on the right track.
Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
September 12, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm.
B.C. orders forage farmers to stop using water to protect endangered chinook salmon
September 09, 2025 - 5:38 AM

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has ordered forage-crop farmers in the province's south to turn off their irrigation taps, because "severe low flows" are threatening endangered chinook salmon.
Anger over $11M lake-to-lake bike lanes in Penticton dominates public meeting
September 08, 2025 - 11:30 AM
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City of Penticton staff and Mayor Julius Bloomfield likely expected the controversy — but it didn’t take long for anger over the lake-to-lake bike lanes to dominate last week's public meeting on a proposed infrastructure levy.
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn't have cash to launch new chain: landlord
August 29, 2025 - 4:45 PM

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn't have the cash needed to launch a new retailer.
Former Kelowna bookkeeper sentenced to seven years in jail for fraud
August 29, 2025 - 3:55 PM

Nearly a decade after a woman defrauded two Kelowna companies of more than a half-million dollars she was sentenced to seven years jail today.
Wildfire raging near Port Alberni, B.C., shows vigorous, 'unusual' behaviour
August 14, 2025 - 10:04 AM

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe levels of fire behaviour, a display that is "unusual" for the region, the British Columbia officials said Wednesday.
Wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., triggers evacuations, road closure
August 12, 2025 - 6:35 PM

PORT ALBERNI — The rapidly growing wildfire on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni, B.C., has reached 13.9 square kilometres in size, almost triple what was reported when the fire was first reported late Monday.
Rain gives reprieve in B.C. fire fight before challenging days ahead: fire service
August 06, 2025 - 5:27 PM

Light rain and higher humidity have briefly tempered wildfire activity in British Columbia, with some residents allowed to return to evacuated homes on Vancouver Island and in the Fraser Canyon.
Summerland looks at potential for cannabis use at public events
August 06, 2025 - 1:00 PM
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Summerland Mayor Doug Holmes drew a few laughs at a recent council meeting when he quipped that allowing cannabis consumption at the annual Christmas Light Up celebration would give a whole new meaning to “light up.”
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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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How to track Santa on his route to Canada
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iN MAPS: The best festive holiday lights to view in Kelowna
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With the COVID-19 public health orders in place, many B.C. residents are planning a very different, low-key Christmas this year. While some are enthusiastically donning an apron to cook Chri
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Two years after he was fired from the Penticton mall, this naughty Santa is as busy as ever
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RCMP issue warning after fatal avalanche in south Cariboo
The public is being asked to stay clear of an area near Eureka Peak in the Williams Lake area following a deadly avalanche. Williams Lake RCMP say one person died during the avalanche yester
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BC lawyer used burner phones, accepted $31M from fraudsters
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Okanagan Lake is deep enough to submerge the Great Pyramid of Giza, and then some
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UPDATE: Kelowna teen located
UPDATE: 10:55 A.M., MAY 25, 2015 RCMP say Raven Graham has been located. 9:27 A.M., MAY 5, 2015 KELOWNA - Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a teen mis
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