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Controversial downtown Kelowna highrise looking to cast widest shadow in town
June 08, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A 13-storey tower proposed to tie the former Kelowna RCMP detachment lands downtown to the cultural district is looking to fill the most space of any building of similar height in the city.
As summer movie season begins, Cineplex urges provincial 'consistency' reopening theatres
May 19, 2021 - 9:00 PM

TORONTO - The head of Cineplex Inc. is calling on federal and provincial leaders to draft up a better plan to support Canada’s hobbled movie exhibitors.
Romantic film shot in Okanagan debuts this week
May 19, 2021 - 6:00 AM

A romance featuring Okanagan talent and scenery is debuting this week on TV.
Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating
May 12, 2021 - 1:31 PM

WASHINGTON - Political "brinksmanship" in Michigan risks allowing Enbridge Inc. to abandon plans for a $500-million tunnel that would protect an ecologically sensitive Great Lakes waterway from the controversial Line 5 pipeline, business leaders warned Wednesday.
Facebook board's Trump decision could have wider impacts
May 04, 2021 - 9:00 PM

Since the day after the deadly Jan. 6 riots on the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump's social media accounts have been silent — muzzled for inciting violence using the platforms as online megaphones.
Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' star, dies at 89
May 01, 2021 - 2:48 PM

MAPLEWOOD, N.J. - Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher’s mother in the romantic comedy “Moonstruck,” has died. She was 89.
Free rides, joints and beer: Incentives are added to US vaccine drive
April 29, 2021 - 9:00 PM

Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics
April 03, 2021 - 4:31 PM

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flashpoint in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health choices.
One very jumbled year: Glimpses of AP's pandemic journalism
March 13, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Hugging loved ones. Shaking hands. Going to school. Grabbing dinner at a restaurant. Visiting elderly family members.
Final episode of hit Canadian sitcom 'Kim's Convenience' in April
March 08, 2021 - 7:00 PM

TORONTO - Stars of "Kim's Convenience" say they're "heartbroken" after news the hit Canadian sitcom is set to close up shop after its fifth season.
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Cool, damp weather on the horizon for Kamloops and the Okanagan
Damp weekend weather cooled off wildfires in the Southern Interior, giving a bit of a break from the heavy smoke choking Kamloops and the Okanagan. “I was joking with my co-workers this morning that I was so stressed out today,”

RECIPE: Mexican Street Corn
Mexican street corn is our new obsession. Called Elote, this corn is grilled and slathered in a lime-y mayo “crema” and topped with salty, crumbly Mexican cheese. You are seriously going to go loco for this new summer favourite.

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Kelowna RCMP say shooting victim 'threat' to community; explosive device found at crime scene
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UPDATE: Status of flights in and out of Kelowna could change on an hourly basis due to White Rock Lake fire
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Traffic backed up heading into Vernon due to vehicle fire
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Kamloops man taking no chances, installs his own rooftop sprinkler
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Teen seriously injured in crash at Kelowna crosswalk
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