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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
April 19, 2025 - 1:00 PM

Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway
December 20, 2024 - 11:00 AM

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public domain in the United States on Jan. 1. That means they can be used and repurposed without permission or payment to copyright holders.
Anti-masker who flip-flopped on his medical condition loses B.C. human rights case
March 06, 2023 - 6:00 AM

An anti-masker who changed his evidence about why he couldn't wear a face mask halfway through his case has lost at the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.
Vernon mural honouring former city councillor nearing completion
October 02, 2022 - 6:03 PM

A mural designed and painted in honour of former Vernon Coun. Dalvir Nahal is nearly complete.
Vernon gallery has James Dean painting stolen in brazen daytime robbery
August 13, 2022 - 9:25 AM

A Vernon artist has had one of his paintings stolen in a brazen daytime theft at Gallery Vertigo.
Kelowna woman fighting to live upright
April 30, 2021 - 7:30 AM

A Kelowna woman is asking for help to get her friend Kira Miron “living upright.”
iN VIDEO: New Penticton virtual reality studio will elevate your experience
October 16, 2020 - 7:30 AM

There’s a new virtual reality studio in Penticton that promises to provide some much-needed indoor entertainment to Penticton residents facing a long, COVID-19-restricted winter.
B.C. Green leader reduces workload after illness, full recovery expected
September 16, 2019 - 4:00 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Green party leader is reducing his work schedule while he recovers after recently being diagnosed with labyrinthitis.
The top 10 small wineries in Canada are announced and the winner is...
August 02, 2019 - 7:00 PM
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Some of BC’s smallest wineries are celebrating big time after the results of The WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada were released on August 1.
How Enderby's Starlight Drive-in has survived in a nearly extinct business
July 24, 2019 - 6:00 AM

ENDERBY - When the screen at Enderby's Starlight Drive-In Theatre needs a clean or a new lick of paint, owner Paul Lindquist says he won't go all the way to the top.
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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

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

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Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
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Hobbit-themed Airbnb near Osoyoos named one of Canada’s most wishlisted unique stays
An incredibly popular Airbnb among Lord of the Rings fans is one of Canada’s most wish-listed unique stays. Airbnb recently announced a list of 26 unique wishlisted destinations, rangi
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Unemployment continues to rise in Kelowna, Kamloops
The unemployment rate in Canada rose slightly in April, but in Kelowna and Kamloops it's on a steady incline. In Kamloops in February, the unemployment rate was 4.8 per cent and in Kelow
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Complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial says she adopted a 'persona' to cope
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five ex-world junior hockey players agreed Wednesday that she took on a "porn star persona" as a coping mechanism while in a hotel room with the men
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B.C. farmers asked to register animal locations ahead of fire season
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildfire season. It says registering with Premises ID will ensu
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Grey whale washes ashore near Tofino, B.C. Cause of death unknown
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Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
OTTAWA - Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says. The agency says all registered pol
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