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Here’s why parts of Kamloops smell bad this week
September 01, 2018 - 2:14 PM

KAMLOOPS - You weren’t imagining it, something smells bad in the west end of Mission Flats Road in Kamloops.
What a provincial state of emergency really means
August 31, 2018 - 4:30 PM

British Columbia is in the midst of a provincial state of emergency due to a significant number wildfires roaring across the province.
Green gold rush fizzles as Okanagan cannabis companies see stock prices fade
August 31, 2018 - 3:00 PM
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OKANAGAN - A sector-wide 'green gold rush' at the beginning of 2018 that saw most cannabis stocks soar, including several in the Okanagan, has fizzled somewhat with most share prices falling back to previous levels.
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna teen located
August 31, 2018 - 1:58 PM

UPDATE: 1:54 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
Court rules picketers at Kelowna, Vernon casinos can't protest on casino property
August 31, 2018 - 1:02 PM

KELOWNA - Gateway Casinos won a significant legal victory recently barring the union that supports its workers from picketing at two Okanagan casinos.
BCGEU to return to bargaining table with Gateway Casinos next week
August 31, 2018 - 10:00 AM

The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union will return to mediated talks with Gateway Casinos next week.
Emerging cannabis industry luring agricultural workers from traditional crops
August 30, 2018 - 2:05 PM
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WEST KELOWNA - Attracting workers to agricultural jobs has always been difficult with generally low pay for hard work.
Long weekend weather will be cool, unsettled in Okanagan
August 30, 2018 - 11:40 AM

KELOWNA - The unsettled cooler weather of the past week will continue through the long weekend in the Okanagan.
‘High’ school classes offered at Okanagan College
August 29, 2018 - 6:30 PM
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OKANAGAN - Cannabis is legitmately coming to the classroom for the first time in the Okanagan and Shuswap.
Kelowna buys last chunk of CN rail corridor for trail, plans upgrade
August 29, 2018 - 5:04 PM

KELOWNA - A chunk of the CN Rail corridor that wasn’t included in the original Okanagan Rail Trail deal has been purchased and is going to get some attention.
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THOMPSON: Musk has 'left the building' but DOGE lives on in infamy
OPINION “Elvis has left the building.” Al Dvorak - a jack-of-all-trades who variously served as Elvis’s musical director, promoter, producer, advance man, security chief, concessions manager and stag

Kelowna pub fined after serving 18-year-old in sting operation
A Kelowna pub, which sold a bottle of Budweiser to an 18-year-old in a sting operation, has been fined $7,000. The Post Haus Pub was caught last December by a BC liquor inspector selling a single beer to the teen, who told the waitress he w

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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