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Kelowna protestors join worldwide March Against Monsanto
May 23, 2015 - 5:34 PM

KELOWNA – The annual protest against the Monsanto Corp. and more specifically Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs attracted over 100 marchers in Kelowna Saturday.
Kelowna woman killed in head-on car crash
May 23, 2015 - 3:48 PM

KELOWNA – RCMP say speed was a factor in a car crash in Kelowna Friday night which killed one of the drivers.
Rockets fined for “negative comments” about Memorial Cup refs, CHL says
May 23, 2015 - 1:02 PM

QUEBEC CITY, Que. – Someone in the Kelowna Rockets organization didn’t like the job the referees did in Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Quebec Remparts at the Memorial Cup at the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City.
Three defencemen score as Remparts down Rockets 4-3 to open Memorial Cup
May 23, 2015 - 8:00 AM

QUEBEC - If there was lingering pain from losing the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final in Game 7 overtime, the Quebec Remparts overcame it on Friday night.
Early spring both good and bad for local farmers
May 21, 2015 - 7:32 PM

OKANAGAN – The early heat felt across the Okanagan this year has local farmers springing into action.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

Kelowna protestors join worldwide March Against Monsanto