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iN PHOTOS: Temporary stabilization complete at rockslide on Highway 97 near Summerland
November 27, 2024 - 12:00 PM
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Work to temporarily stabilize the slope above Highway 97 along Okanagan Lake near Summerland is complete more than a year after a rockslide crashed onto the route
'Merchants of death': Lengthy sentence for Vernon fentanyl dealer
July 01, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Vernon resident Cody Carl Charles Wellington was on bail and supposed to be living in a treatment centre under 24-hour house arrest when he stole a Ford F-350 from someone's driveway.
Residents return home while Penticton works on rocks above
November 24, 2023 - 7:46 AM

Residents of 25 homes in Penticton are allowed to return home after three days away due to the threat of a rockslide from above.
UPDATE: Work begins to stabilize rockslide threat at Penticton mobile home park
November 22, 2023 - 8:35 AM

A geotechnical assessment of an unstable slope threatening a Penticton mobile home park has been completed and work to stabilize the slope is underway.
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November 06, 2023 - 8:00 AM
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How an Indigenous trail through Kicking Horse Canyon grew into a super highway
October 21, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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The TransCanada Highway through the Kicking Horse Canyon has some of the most difficult and dangerous highway-building terrain in Canada.
FIRST PERSON: The quest for an ancient colossus, in the wild rainforest of B.C.
August 17, 2023 - 9:00 PM

Trees of breathtaking size surround us, draped with moss and lichen, as droplets of water sparkle on the tips of endless foliage.
iN VIDEO: Travel from Lytton to Revelstoke in half-an-hour in 1966
July 02, 2023 - 8:00 AM
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The TransCanada Highway through Kamloops is one of the most important transportation routes in B.C.
iN VIDEO: Highway 97 closing again in Summerland tonight
June 25, 2023 - 1:55 PM
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Motorists can expect an extra delay on Highway 97 in Summerland tonight.
Sunflowers: Popular, native and, for some, newly meaningful
May 03, 2022 - 9:00 PM
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The annual sunflower (Helianthus annus) has a long history in North America, with evidence of its cultivation for food, ceremonial and medical use by Native Americans dating back to at least 1,000 B.C.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of December 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN VIDEO: Kamloops baker gives crash course on making the perfect macaron
The kitchen at Mary Ann’s Macarons in Kamloops is clean and comfortable, a place where thousands of festive macarons are made all year round. The baker behind the business is Ashley Funk, although she is known by many customers and fe

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says. The owner of a me

iN MAPS: The best festive holiday lights to view in Penticton
'Tis the season to be jolly and go for a tour around the community to take in the Christmas lights and festive decorations at these holiday houses and displays in Penticton. For just over a decade, INFOnews.ca has been adding to its lis

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BC government revokes the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act
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Construction on most difficult stretch of cycling trail from Sicamous to Osoyoos underway
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Penticton fraudster convinced everyone she had cancer — including her husband
WHILE ON PROBATION FOR FRAUD, SHE FOUND PLENTY OF NEW VICTIMS IN THE OKANAGAN. Scott can clearly remember where he was six years ago when his wife told him she had cancer. She&
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Christian group handing out pamphlets near Kelowna high school
Members of a Christian group were outside Rutland Senior Secondary School in Kelowna handing out bibles and pamphlets during students’ lunch hour today. A student posted a photo of one
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Vernon lawyer ordered to pay back $70K after 'sloppy' work
A Vernon lawyer who made multiple errors in his "sloppy" handling of a $1.2-million estate — and then paid himself the maximum amount allowed — has been ordered to hand back
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Rescued Sun Peaks skiers ducked ropes from new chair lift
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Kamloops mayor rebuked for privacy breach, not photo of sex act for speech
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iN PHOTOS: Family Christmas trees add festive touch in Kamloops, Okanagan
Families in Kamloops and the Okanagan have been busy decorating their Christmas trees this month, adding festive cheer to homes and businesses. When iNFOnews.ca asked for residents to share
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Iconic international Kamloops hockey tournament kicks off 55th year
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B.C. mayor gets calls from across Canada about 'crazy' plan to recruit doctors
A British Columbia community's "out-of-the-box" plan to ease its family doctor shortage by hiring physicians as city employees is sparking interest from across Canada, says Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayas
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