News Items tag as: KLMAR2025

UBCO forum to take a look at future of right-wing politics in Canada
April 02, 2025 - 4:45 PM

A group of students from UBC Okanagan has set up a forum this week to look at how right-wing politics in Canada is evolving.
Gas prices falling in Okanagan, Kamloops thanks to carbon tax cut
April 01, 2025 - 11:02 AM
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The gas prices you’re seeing in Kamloops and the Okanagan aren’t an April Fool’s Day prank.
iN NUMBERS: How many times the military used airports in Kelowna, Kamloops
April 01, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Have you ever wondered if there are top secret military missions flying out of your local airport?
Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
March 31, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed.
Kelowna council approves extra $1.3M for Prospera Place upgrades
March 31, 2025 - 4:46 PM

The cost overruns for the upgrades at Prospera Place in Kelowna are going to tack on another $1.3 million to the project.
iN NUMBERS: The state of measles immunization for kids in Thompson-Okanagan
March 31, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Those anti-vaccine conspiracy theories your relatives are posting on Facebook are having some broader consequences than gumming up your social media feed.
Kelowna financial advisor made $70,000, but client lost $150,000
March 30, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna financial advisor who misled his clients and made $70,000 in commission while they lost $150,000 has been fined $25,000.
BC business that failed to pay staff unsuccessfully argued it wasn't an 'employer'
March 29, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A BC business owner who failed to pay his employees and then tried to claim his company wasn't an "employer" has lost an appeal and been ordered to pay $5,100.
Kelowna property manager fined $5,000 for letting tenants sublet
March 28, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna rental property manager has been fined $5,000 after he allowed tenants to sublet their home.
Kelowna ‘elbows up’ protest to denounce Trump and encourage voting
March 28, 2025 - 4:30 PM

The trade war with the U.S., and a fast-tracked federal election, have spurred a Kelowna woman to get in on the elbows up movement.
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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 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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