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DEATH ON THE WATER: Why safety on Shuswap houseboats is your responsibility
August 31, 2015 - 9:00 PM

SICAMOUS - Andrea Jacura and Scott Glen both visited the Shuswap on rented houseboats this summer. Neither left alive.
Summer likely over but long weekend forecast sunny
August 31, 2015 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – If there will be any more hot summer days this year, they will come in the last two weeks of September, but the chances are summer is over in the Thompson-Okanagan.
Signs at boat launches encourage responsible fishing in Okanagan Lake
August 31, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA – Lovers of the lure will notice some new signs at several major boat launches in Kelowna.
UPDATE: Gas leak repaired after forcing evacuation in West Kelowna
August 31, 2015 - 2:34 PM

UPDATE: 6:37 A.M., SEPT. 1, 2015
Lock it or lose it: Theft from vehicles on the rise in Kelowna
August 31, 2015 - 2:25 PM

KELOWNA – While thefts of vehicles are down in Kelowna this year compared to last, thefts from vehicles are up and RCMP are reminding residents to lock it or lose it.
Campfire ban lifted in time for September long weekend
August 31, 2015 - 2:04 PM

KAMLOOPS - September long weekend will be the first weekend many campers will be able to sit around an actual wood campfire this summer.
Cool, wet week in store for the Okanagan
August 31, 2015 - 10:30 AM

OKANAGAN - The mercury has dropped and rain is expected to fall as summer break wraps up this week.
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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 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

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,

DEATH ON THE WATER: Why safety on Shuswap houseboats is your responsibility