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Kelowna’s living wage takes huge jump with Kamloops not far behind
November 08, 2023 - 2:03 PM

The BC office of a national left-wing think tank has released its calculations of this year’s living wage in several cities and regions of the province, and Kelowna is catching up to Vancouver.
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iN DISCUSSION: When the law can't keep up with technology
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Supply of locally grown turkeys limited in Okanagan, Kamloops this year
Anyone wanting a fresh, free range turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year might want to get their orders in with local farmers while supplies last. Karen Smith of North Valley Farm in Salmon Arm is fielding orders for her birds, wit

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

BC tenant's sleuthing gets her $17,000 after Airbnb eviction
A BC family who evicted their tenant and then rented out their condo on Airbnb have lost an appeal after being ordered to pay $17,000 in compensation. According to an Aug. 25 BC Supreme Court decision, Cristopher and Leonida Resurreccion bo

Minister says shroud of wildfire smoke set to worsen in B.C.
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's forests minister is warning that the dense shroud of wildfire smoke that has descended o
September 03, 2025 2:39 PM
Carney says there's hope for trade deals with U.S. but 'don't expect white smoke'
TORONTO — Canada is making progress on "small" tariff deals with the U.S. for key sectors, Prime Minister Mark Carney s
September 03, 2025 2:38 PM
Indigenous healer convicted of assaulting client sentenced to probation
An Indigenous healer convicted of assaulting a woman during a healing ceremony was sentenced Friday to two years of
September 03, 2025 2:30 PM
Graffiti 'artists' caught on camera spray painting new Kelowna pedestrian overpass
The new pedestrian overpass in Kelowna got a new paint job when graffiti artists left their marks, now police are lo
September 03, 2025 2:01 PM
Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program,
September 03, 2025 1:45 PM

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