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THOMPSON: Get ready to pick up the pieces of another Trump mess
November 18, 2024 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
THOMPSON: Canada years ahead of America in its treatment of Indigenous people
November 11, 2024 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
November 04, 2024 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
November 01, 2024 - 3:30 PM - Jonesie

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THOMPSON: In praise of The Musical Fruit, the lowly bean
October 28, 2024 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
JONESIE: BC Conservatives are already clearing decks for another election
October 25, 2024 - 2:30 PM - Jonesie

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THOMPSON: Governments must be prepared for worsening hurricanes
October 21, 2024 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
JONESIE: An election without a choice
October 18, 2024 - 2:15 PM - Jonesie

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THOMPSON: How the MAGA Republican cult hopes to win the election
October 14, 2024 - 12:00 PM - Don Thompson
JONESIE: BC Conservatives vs democracy, an electoral sideshow
October 11, 2024 - 1:30 PM - Jonesie

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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Athabasca, Courage, Glacier or Pol-R? Canadian Space Agency seeks name for moon rover
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada's new lunar rover will head to the moon when it's built, but first it needs a name.
November 20, 2024 9:00 PM
South Okanagan woman charged with attempted murder
A 28-year-old Oliver woman has been charged with attempted murder. Denise Ibeth Lalonde Velazquez failed to tu
November 20, 2024 7:00 PM
Report says housing could threaten Vernon drinking water and Kal Lake
A development proposal from a North Okanagan agricultural company could potentially decrease the drinking water qual
November 20, 2024 6:00 PM
Middle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution
The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with the
November 20, 2024 5:57 PM
Bomb cyclone batters B.C., cutting roads and power, snapping trees 'like gunshots'
VANCOUVER - Geoff Johnson and fellow storm watchers in Ucluelet, B.C., were concerned on Tuesday about the so-called "b
November 20, 2024 4:29 PM

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