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Penticton walk-in clinic helping to reshape healthcare delivery
September 02, 2025 - 12:00 PM

The Colleen Schneider Medical Centre in Penticton officially opened its doors this summer — and it’s already being hailed as a model that could reshape how primary healthcare is delivered across British Columbia and Canada.
The Latest: Wall Street dips as world stock markets takes Trump’s tariffs in stride
August 07, 2025 - 2:10 PM

President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible damage for the U.S. economy. But while U.S.

'Cruel and ageist': The harsh reality of seniors living in crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan
May 09, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A growing number of seniors are living in poverty and falling into homelessness in B.C., and the crisis is exacerbating already high levels of social isolation.
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
April 21, 2025 - 3:16 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
What happened in Vanderhoof after the sawmill closed
April 20, 2025 - 7:00 PM
B.C. bumps up rental subsidy programs for seniors, low-income families
April 03, 2025 - 3:39 PM

Recipients of two British Columbia programs aimed at making rent more affordable for seniors and families in need will see a bump in their subsidies starting this month.
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows
February 27, 2025 - 10:56 PM

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple's home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, investigators said.
Middle East latest: Fragile ceasefire intact as Israel, Hamas agree on new exchange
February 25, 2025 - 3:57 PM

Israeli and Hamas officials said Tuesday they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, keeping their fragile ceasefire intact for at least a few more days.
Four in running for federal NDP nomination in Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay
February 20, 2025 - 7:00 PM

With a federal election just around the corner the NDP has announced the the people vying to be the candidate in the riding of Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay.
'I was blessed': Carey Price reflects on a banner career cut short by injury
February 02, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Carey Price's blank facial expression told most of the story.
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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

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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Why you don’t have to be quiet in a public library in Kamloops, Okanagan anymore
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September 16, 2025 6:00 AM
Kelowna Porsche driver deliberately hit pedestrian, then smashed into business
There was no reason given why convicted drug dealer Nigel Myron Holubitsky used his Porsche SUV to hit Austin Peterson and then, with the man on the hood of his vehicle, smash into a Kelowna busin
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'He's so far gone:' Kelowna woman fights for addicted brother
In the last five years, Dana Ruether's brother has only recognized her on about five occasions. He's deep in a severe fentanyl addiction and very unwell. But when her kids are
September 15, 2025 6:00 AM
Kamloops area hospital district sidesteps IH to recruit doctors
Thompson region officials aren't waiting on Interior Health to bring new doctors to the area. It starts with a recruitment drive for the Kamloops area as the Thompson Regional Hospital D
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Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to
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How a steam train came to rest in Kamloops Lake almost 100 years ago
A steam train has been sitting in the murky depths of Kamloops Lake for more than 90 years and will likely remain there forever. In 1934, CNR steam train 2727 hit a rock and plunged into the
September 17, 2025 6:00 AM
Feds won't release reports justifying foreign worker jobs in Okanagan, Kamloops
An employer who wants to hire a temporary foreign worker has to prove Canadians aren't applying for the job, but the reports justifying the cross-border search aren't publicly available.
September 16, 2025 6:00 PM
Kelowna RCMP seize thousands in cash and drugs during traffic stops
Kelowna RCMP found drug traffickers in traffic stops over the weekend. Police were “engaged in targeted enforcement efforts” around Kelowna and managed to seize drugs and cash du
September 15, 2025 4:18 PM
THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
OPINION I’ve always heard folks say, “Don’t speak ill of the dead.” Presumably, the reasoning is that they’re no longer here to defend th
September 15, 2025 12:00 PM
Pedestrian killed in collision on Trans-Canada in Salmon Arm
Police closed the Trans-Canada Highway after a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Salmon Arm early this morning. BC Ambulance told Salmon Arm RCMP that a male pedestrian was in cardiac arr
September 15, 2025 8:52 AM

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