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Traffic cops will be on high alert in B.C. this Victoria Day long weekend
May 17, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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BC Highway Patrol is going to make a push to keep roads safe this Victoria Day long weekend.
8-year-old Kelowna actor plays reality TV star Honey Boo Boo in biopic
May 17, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Some kids take karate lessons after school, play hockey on the weekends or take music lessons, but 8-year-old Vale Cooper from Kelowna finds herself in Hallmark movies or in her latest role as reality TV icon Honey Boo Boo.
In Canada's housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
May 16, 2025 - 9:00 PM

TORONTO - When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead.
BC Conservatives attack MLA Tara Armstrong and fellow Independents
May 16, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The BC Conservatives are out for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong and two other MLAs formerly on their team for not joining their effort to bring down the NDP.
Canada Post report puts union in tight spot, experts say
May 16, 2025 - 4:02 PM

OTTAWA - A consequential report on Canada Post largely backs the Crown corporation's story about its flagging business, experts say, and bodes poorly for the union attempting to negotiate a better deal for the postal service's workers.
Opposition slams Liberals for having no plans to table budget soon
May 16, 2025 - 3:33 PM

OTTAWA - Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer.
Conservative MP pushing for a stay of execution for flock of ostriches in Kootenays
May 16, 2025 - 10:10 AM

Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee Conservative MP Scott Anderson is officially pushing for a stay of execution for 400 ostriches in West Kootenay.
Hockey players' sex assault trial to continue with judge alone after jury dismissed
May 16, 2025 - 8:20 AM

The sexual assault case of five hockey players faced another major upheaval Friday, abruptly converting from a jury to a judge alone in order to avoid a mistrial that would have rebooted the proceedings for a second time in less than a month.
Kelowna considers future without RCMP as it weighs municipal police transition
May 16, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Kelowna now hosts the country's largest RCMP detachment after Surrey's move away from the national police force, but the city is now exploring its options and considering whether to follow suit.
iN PHOTOS: Bold captures of people in action in Kamloops, Okanagan
May 16, 2025 - 4:00 AM

It has been a busy spring in Kamloops and the Okanagan with so many sports events, festivals and concerts to check out, and some amazing photographers captured bits of the action.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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