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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

First Nations blockade Trans-Canada bridge in Sicamous claiming broken promises
Splatsin First Nation said broken promises to include Indigenous workers in the project to rebuild the bridge in Sicamous are why the bridge has been blockaded Monday. The $260-million proje
May 12, 2025 11:41 AM
Without explanation province wipes CN Rail's $2.7M fine for starting BC wildfire
Without explanation, the province has wiped a $2.7-million fine it issued to CN Rail for starting a wildfire outside of Lillooet in 2018. According to an April 17 BC Forest Appeals Commissio
May 12, 2025 6:00 AM
'Resilient A.F.': Kamloops marketer goes from glass child to New York billboard
A successful marketing and visibility specialist in Kamloops, Lou Bowers is bright, thoughtful and passionate about bringing people together. She has her writing published in magazines and a
May 11, 2025 6:00 AM
Shuswap car wash shooter not guilty of murder
A Kamloops jury has acquitted a man charged in the shooting death of a Scotch Creek man in 2021. Paul Binder, born 1970, was accused of second-degree murder, but his lawyers argued the bulle
May 09, 2025 2:39 PM
Controversial Okanagan MLA doubles down on anti-Indigenous stance
The Penticton Indian Band was outraged when an Okanagan MLA called the First Nation a threat to British Columbia, and now that MLA is doubling down. Tara Armstrong represents Kelowna-Lake Co
May 13, 2025 4:00 AM

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