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'Still fresh in minds': Vietnamese community marks 50 years since fall of Saigon
May 04, 2025 - 10:00 AM

EDMONTON - Seventy-year-old Tan Hoang vowed he would never return to Vietnam after fleeing the country with his family on a makeshift wooden boat.
How one chef in Vietnam uses fish sauce as the foundation for flavour
March 30, 2025 - 3:00 PM

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The taste of banh te — a steamed rice cake with an enticing filling of mushrooms and minced pork — captures the quintessence of northern Vietnamese cuisine: Humble ingredients, prepared perfectly and often enjoyed with a funky fish sauce dip.
New Asian Fusion eatery in Kamloops overcomes challenges of unpredictable restaurant industry
March 02, 2025 - 7:00 AM
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An Asian fusion restaurant recently opened on Kamloops’ North Shore with a menu full of Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai and South Korean dishes.
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
January 01, 2025 - 9:00 AM

It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter ’s time in the White House only lasted one term, the decades afterward were defined by humanitarian work that affected people all around the world.
Where to find the tastiest soups simmering in Kamloops, Okanagan
October 26, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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The weather is getting chilly and thankfully homemade soups are warm and ready for you at restaurants in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit
September 15, 2024 - 9:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a practice that's about as American as apple pie — accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it comes to what and how they eat and drink, a kind of shorthand for saying they don't belong.
'REAL FOOD': How Kelowna’s Mamma Rosa Restaurant has survived for 40 years
October 21, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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In a world where restaurants regularly come and go, Mamma Rosa Restaurant in Kelowna has survived almost 40 years by serving many of the same dishes it started with.
Authentic German bistro opens on Kamloops' North Shore
September 02, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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Kamloops foodies can now enjoy homemade authentic German food on the Tranquille corridor.
Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant latest to close, citing lack of staff
June 23, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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A North Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant served its last meals Tuesday afternoon. Vietnamese
Water main break closes Kelowna restaurant
May 30, 2022 - 11:30 AM

A Vietnamese restaurant in Kelowna has closed today due to a water main break in Rutland.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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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

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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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Top News - Kelowna and Area

'Still fresh in minds': Vietnamese community marks 50 years since fall of Saigon

How one chef in Vietnam uses fish sauce as the foundation for flavour

New Asian Fusion eatery in Kamloops overcomes challenges of unpredictable restaurant industry

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024

Where to find the tastiest soups simmering in Kamloops, Okanagan

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

'REAL FOOD': How Kelowna’s Mamma Rosa Restaurant has survived for 40 years

Authentic German bistro opens on Kamloops' North Shore

Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant latest to close, citing lack of staff

Water main break closes Kelowna restaurant

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