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Calling on wildlife photographers to enter BC SPCA contest
July 04, 2024 - 3:42 PM

The 16th annual BC SPCA wildlife photography contest is underway and looking for submissions.
The Latest | First day of Trump's hush money trial adjourns with no jurors selected
April 15, 2024 - 2:25 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of Donald Trump 's historic hush money trial ended Monday after hours of pretrial motions and an initial jury selection process that saw dozens of prospective jurors excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial. The court ultimately adjourned without any jurors being seated, with the selection process resuming on Tuesday.
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?
October 21, 2023 - 9:00 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are considered hazardous waste.
Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
September 10, 2023 - 9:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don’t think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at U.S. Open matches make their frequent requests for “new balls please.”
Time to try growing some vegetable or flower transplants
March 31, 2021 - 5:30 AM
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If you’ve never grown your own transplants for your garden, perhaps this is the year to do it. It’s economical, it allows you to grow varieties you might not be able to buy as transplants, it’s satisfying and it’s easy.
Early winter blast struck end-of-harvest blow to Okanagan apple growers
October 30, 2020 - 6:30 AM
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The early season snow followed by a blast of Arctic air in the southern Interior last weekend has wreaked havoc on apple and grape crops bringing an abrupt end to the harvest.
Penticton's top bureaucrat says city targeting 'behaviour not people' in security crackdown
July 18, 2018 - 1:30 PM

PENTICTON - Homelessness has become a major problem in Penticton as people with nowhere to go find themselves forced to sleep wherever they can, says the city's chief administrative officer.
Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90
April 07, 2017 - 5:45 AM

LOS ANGELES - Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed "Mr. Warmth" whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died Thursday. He was 90.
College students aiming to make puck for blind hockey players
August 03, 2015 - 6:00 AM

TORONTO - A pair of Ontario college students is facing a tough crowd as they try to design an audible hockey puck that can be used by visually impaired players.
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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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Builders of Kelowna’s tallest building sued for allegedly faulty railings
The strata representing owners in the tallest of two towers in Kelowna’s One Water Street highrise complex have filed a lawsuit against the building developer and numerous contractors.
November 01, 2023 6:00 PM
Rough roads around Summerland slide could be needed for some time to come
What appears to be a fairly small slide blocking Highway 97 north of Summerland is actually part of a much larger slide in the same area that closed the highway for a couple of months in 2008.
August 31, 2023 1:30 PM
Enderby drive-in movie theatre the last of its kind in BC
Enderby's Starlight Drive-in theatre is now the last remaining standalone drive-in cinema in the province. In September last year, Langley's Twilight Drive-In aired its last movie, m
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'Nothing like this in the Okanagan': Vernon restaurant a game changer
Perched high in the hills above Vernon the Edge Restaurant and Bar quietly opened its doors last week giving diners some of the best views of any eatery in the region. "There's noth
August 22, 2024 6:00 PM
Popular Vacation Getaways to the South: Direct Flight Options from the Okanagan
As the Okanagan’s chilly winter months set in, many of us begin dreaming of escaping to warmer destinations. Fortunately, Kelowna International Airport (YLW) offers a variety of direct fligh
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BEETLE INVASION: Elm seed bugs making a nuisance of themselves in Okanagan, Kamloops
A Lake Country resident is losing the war against the excessive number of invasive elm seed bugs in her yard and home. Sandy Daw said she’s seen over 1,000 of the bugs in the past two
July 07, 2023 7:30 AM
Fine issued to North Okanagan driver who caused fatal crash
The sister of man killed in a fatal car crash outside Salmon Arm 18 months ago said her family bears no ill will against the other driver. Crown prosecutor Danika Heighes read out the statem
May 30, 2025 6:00 AM
House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of
November 21, 2024 6:00 AM
Kelowna woman calling for regulation of moving companies
A Kelowna woman is calling for regulation of the moving industry after she lost possession of everything she owns to a moving company. Bonnie Krisher says her stuff has been in storage for a
September 16, 2023 6:00 AM
HOUSING CRISIS: Vernon couple losing fight to live in RV on family acreage
A Vernon couple has found themselves in a housing crisis after a year and a half of battling the city and bylaw department to remain on their parents' acreage. Lee and Sondra Watkins are
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