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Lemonade stands around B.C. raising funds for Kelowna charity today
June 08, 2024 - 11:00 AM

People around B.C. are setting up lemonade stands today to help out families of patients at Kelowna General Hospital.
$1.5 million donation to build new cancer therapy suite in Kelowna
April 12, 2024 - 4:30 PM

The BC Cancer Foundation received a $1.5 million donation to build a new therapy suite in Kelowna.
Mamas for Mamas charity closes Penticton office
October 26, 2023 - 3:42 PM

A non-profit supporting families with poverty-related challenges will no longer be operating out of its Penticton location.
Kamloops teenager has plan to raise even more money for hospice
October 19, 2023 - 7:30 AM

A Kamloops teenager and full time student, who has already raised thousands of dollars for Kamloops Hospice and she's hoping to raise even more this year.
Kelowna mom ready to rappel down a Kelowna office tower for a good cause
September 22, 2023 - 4:30 PM

A group of 23 people is getting ready to rappel from a Kelowna office tower next week to raise funds for Easter Seals BC.
Shuswap farmer and volunteer delivered free corn to evacuees during wildfire crisis
September 19, 2023 - 10:30 AM
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A farmer in the Shuswap donated over 600 cobs of fresh corn to people impacted by the Bush Creek East wildfire with the help of a retired RCMP officer.
Your chance to win a $1 million Okanagan home with return of lottery
September 19, 2023 - 9:00 AM
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The Lake Life Lottery is returning for a second year to raise money for charity and give players a shot at a "dream house" in Kelowna's Quail’s Landing.
These Kamloops kids are giving gifts of gratitude to staff at Royal Inland Hospital
September 18, 2021 - 3:25 PM

A brother and sister in Kamloops are contributing gift baskets to all departments at Royal Inland Hospital in support of the health-care staff.
How this new Kelowna-based business turns profits into proceeds for charity
February 04, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A new business aims to support Kelowna charities, and keep items out of the landfill, by connecting buyers and sellers then donating the proceeds.
This Kelowna couple collects empties in backcountry to boost search and rescue fundraising efforts
November 30, 2020 - 1:00 PM

In their third year of collecting empties out of the B.C. wilderness, Raymond Imbeau and Barbara Kitz have found a gold mine near their home.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, remember that it is jus

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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