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School trustees promise higher graduation rates in Central Okanagan
January 29, 2015 - 6:33 PM

KELOWNA - Getting them to school is easy. Getting them to graduate is a bit tougher. That’s the conclusion of the student graduation and readiness report Central Okanagan school trustees will soon receive from staff.
UPDATE: Name released in Hwy. 33 fatality
January 29, 2015 - 3:58 PM

KELOWNA - The name of the 21-year-old Kelowna woman who died Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle went off the road and down a steep embankment has been released.
Vandals spray paint car, garage door in Glenrosa
January 29, 2015 - 1:45 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Someone is tagging personal property with spray paint in the Glenrosa neighbourhood of West Kelowna.
Cat loses leg after getting caught in trap
January 29, 2015 - 11:10 AM

PENTICTON – Phoenix the cat has definitely used up one of his nine lives after he was caught in a leg hold trap in Penticton.
Kelowna councillor in hospital with lung infection
January 29, 2015 - 11:08 AM

KELOWNA - Kelowna city councillor Charlie Hodge has been admitted to Kelowna General Hospital suffering from pneumonia.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

School trustees promise higher graduation rates in Central Okanagan