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Election 2025: New Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding could turn blue
April 27, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Election day is approaching and the Conservative Party is projected to win by a landslide in the Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay electoral district, a region that has been an NDP stronghold since 2015 under MP Richard Cannings.
Where will you be watching the 4 Nations final in Okanagan, Kamloops?
February 20, 2025 - 1:40 PM

It's a match-up for the ages as two national teams are set to face-off this evening.
At West Kelowna's Liquid Venom Customs You Dream it, They Paint It
February 03, 2025 - 8:00 AM
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When it comes to space-age, one-of-a-kind paint jobs and repair work, there is a place in Kelowna with no rivals. Liquid Venom Customs is in a league of its own - simply because nobody else in the Okanagan Valley does exactly what they do.
Vernon cobbler will fix just about anything to keep the trade alive
September 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

People travel from Penticton, Kamloops, Salmon Arm and beyond to a cobbler in Vernon to get their shoes fixed.
iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
June 18, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Baseball program for kids on autism spectrum arrives in Kamloops and West Kelowna
April 12, 2024 - 12:00 PM

The Canucks Autism Network is launching an all-new baseball program for youth on the spectrum in Kamloops and West Kelowna that was built in collaboration with the Toronto Blue Jays charitable arm, the Jay's Care Foundation.
Grants to help with growth in Okanagan, Kamloops spent on score clock, skating rinks and signs
February 18, 2024 - 3:30 PM

It’s been almost a year since the BC government handed $1 billion to municipalities to help with the booming population growth.
Five Alberta hockey teams joining the BC Hockey League
February 01, 2024 - 1:45 PM

The BC Hockey League is welcoming five Alberta teams to the league.
UPDATE: Seattle Thunderbirds team bus slides off highway on way to Kelowna
January 10, 2024 - 9:22 AM
iNwheels

A bus carrying a Western Hockey League junior team slid off a highway in British Columbia's Interior, but the team says no one was injured.
Highway 97 closure means stranded teachers have to stay in hotels
September 11, 2023 - 7:26 AM
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With the school term back in full swing, the Highway 97 closure between Peachland and Summerland has left some stranded teachers with no other choice than to take a taxi boat or to sleep at a hotel.
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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

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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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