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Meet the Okanagan's Women of Steel
June 23, 2023 - 4:30 PM

The welding industry is another of the last bastions of male-worker dominance now falling by the wayside.
Small towns reclaim abandoned ski areas as nonprofits
April 08, 2023 - 2:30 PM

CUCHARA, Colorado (AP) — It’s been the longest wait, their whole lives, in fact. But Race Lessar and Landen Ozzello are finally right where they want to be, on a snowy slope close to home, molding snow into a ski jump.
All but one of 10 workers injured in crash between bus and truck out of hospital
September 15, 2018 - 9:00 PM

KERROBERT, Sask. - Only one of the 10 pipeline workers injured when a bus collided with a semi-truck at a rural Saskatchewan intersection on Friday afternoon remains in hospital, a spokesman for the company that employs the workers said Saturday.
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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 fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Okanagan researcher creating system to reuse wine industry waste
A group of researchers are trying to create a system where the waste from the beverage industry across the Okanagan can be turned into something more. Okanagan College student Benedikt Braun grew up around vineyards in Germany and now he&rs

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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No jail time for Kelowna fraudster who swindled $38,000 from work
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Kamloops murder victim's estate sues over $800K entrusted to lawyer and alleged killer
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iN VIDEO: A look inside West Kelowna’s iconic Gorman Bros. Lumber mill
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Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun with viral West Kelowna golf melee video
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April 23, 2025 10:30 AM
Shuswap man calls cops after mom throws action figures on the floor
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BC beauty salon ordered to pay $15,000 after refusing to hire deaf applicant
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Kamloops MP shares 'misinformation' and is called out by Liberal opponent
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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Meet the Okanagan's Women of Steel

Small towns reclaim abandoned ski areas as nonprofits

All but one of 10 workers injured in crash between bus and truck out of hospital

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