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Commercial weed is not only legal, it's healthier: B.C. Solicitor General
June 09, 2021 - 3:00 PM

Buying cannabis from legal stores in B.C. keeps residents on the right side of the law but also helps them avoid unhealthy contaminants found in illegal products.
West Kelowna corner store demonstrates how community can be built in unexpected spaces
May 23, 2021 - 5:00 PM

When a Glenrosa area corner store closed down earlier this spring, the frustration from area residents was palpable.
Annual inflation rate in April rises to highest in nearly a decade
May 19, 2021 - 11:27 AM

OTTAWA - Prices increased in April at the fastest annual rate in nearly a decade as gasoline prices posted a record year-over-year rise and inflation continued to rebound from the plunge at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kamloops street photographer shows beauty in all cultures
May 08, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A model and photographer from Nigeria, Chioma Darah-Ani is showing how diverse and eclectic Kamloops really is.
Culture, entrepreneurial spirit makes Okanagan viable for psychedelic research
May 02, 2021 - 9:00 AM

A former Kelowna resident believes the Okanagan has the perfect blend of culture, scientific research and entrepreneurial spirit to make it a viable place for the psychedelic industry but doesn't believe it will hit the legal recreational market anytime soon.
Kelowna based cannabis company enters U.S. market
April 27, 2021 - 1:30 PM

The Valens Company Inc., a manufacturer of cannabis products based in Kelowna, announced today it entered the US Market with an agreement to acquire CBD company, Green Roads.
The Stoop: Creating a welcoming spot for hanging out
April 23, 2021 - 5:30 AM

NEW YORK - Front stoops have long welcomed visitors to city homes, and have served as gathering spots for friends and neighbours engaging in what urban design activist Jane Jacobs called “the sidewalk ballet.”
Spiritleaf Vernon provides a growing array of cannabis products
April 19, 2021 - 8:00 AM

Sarah Ballantyne will often tell a customer at her Vernon cannabis retail store to say hi to his or her mom for her. It’s not that the owner of the Spiritleaf outlet necessarily knows the mom personally, it’s just likely the mom is a customer too.
Sun Peaks closes stores, daycare as COVID-19 case count grows
April 13, 2021 - 3:13 PM

Sun Peaks Resort has decided to close its daycare, food outlets and retail stores out of an abundance of caution due to a recent increase of COVID-19 cases.
Film crew in Penticton to shoot pilot for Kevin Costner-produced TV series
April 06, 2021 - 5:06 PM

If the intent was to not attract attention, it was pretty hard not to notice dozens of trucks, trailers and tents set up on the parking lot of Penticton’s Wholesale Club.
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This company wants to make it rain on B.C. wildfires
There are many tools used by B.C. Wildfire in battling hundreds of forest fires in B.C. Rainfall, of course, is the most effective tool but weather forecasters don’t see any significant rain the Thompson or Okanagan regions until Sept

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

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Owner of Penticton's Ogopogo Motel says he has the right to evict residents
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Kamloops Tim Hortons closes its doors after street-related incident
A North Kamloops Tim Hortons restaurant has closed indefinitely as a result of an incident last weekend that was the latest in a series of property crime and other social issues impacting the area
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Kamloops approved a 40-unit apartment building with just 16 parking spaces
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Drought forces B.C. to ask Kamloops, Okanagan residents to reduce water use by 30%
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Suspected West Kelowna wildfire arsonist has been charged
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Canadiens captain Shea Weber of Sicamous won't play next season, possibly ever again: GM
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A roughly 2,000 hectare wildfire burning to the near Osoyoos has grown, causing more evacuation orders and could potentially close Highway 3. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen he
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