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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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West Kelowna woods were once home to a hippie commune
When historian Bob Hayes went looking for an old grave in remote West Kelowna, he had no idea what to expect. Thirty years ago, Hayes drove the many narrow logging roads up into the woods to
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Was Curtis Sagmoen a killer? RCMP fill in some of the blanks in the case
After years of speculation, police are now saying that Curtis Sagmoen was the main suspect in the suspicious death of both Nicole Bell and Traci Genereaux. While the public has pointed the f
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COVID-19: A timeline of the pandemic and how it changed our lives over the past two years
As of today, Jan. 21, it has been two years since Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix held their first joint COVID-19 briefing. That was four days be
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Site of centuries-old First Nations battle in Summerland heading for a new type of fight
In 1808, a vicious battle was waged between the Shuswap and Syilx (Okanagan) nations in a bowl below what later became the Summerland townsite. A young boy who witnessed the battle later pas
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BC teacher suspended for inappropriate texts to 'favourite' student
A BC teacher was suspended for a month after he sent text messages to his favourite student and athlete. Douglas Barnim was both a teacher and a coach to the unnamed student, to whom he sent
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IN PHOTOS: Where to find abandoned flumes in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Brian Craig of Castlegar was camping east of Kamloops last month when he stumbled upon the remnants of an old wooden flume and trestle and hiked down a steep path to take photos. The remains
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West Kelowna killer Ronda Black ordered to return to correctional facility
Notorious West Kelowna killer Ronda Black has been ordered to return to and remain in a residential correctional facility for at least six months for deceitful and dishonest conduct while on full
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Sex offender planned to start new life with abducted Kamloops teens
CONTENT ADVISORY - This article deals with sexual assault A Kamloops youth says she knew Janos Juckiewicz for less than two months before he tried to steal her and her friend away to Vanco
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Vernon RCMP officer denies wrongdoing, claims he kissed coworker on cheek
The woman who alleges that Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Const. Shaun Miranda kissed her while at a staff Christmas party, wiped tears from her eyes as she explained at the RCMP Conduct Board hearing
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Masterchef responds to claim she stole thousands from restaurant
KELOWNA – A dispute between a local reality show chef and her former business partner at Krafty Kitchen may be headed to Supreme Court. Kaila Klassen, a semi-finalist in the TV sho
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