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Former RCMP officer makes largest single donation to Cops for Kids charity
November 30, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA – The Cops for Kids charity have received their largest single donation from a local businessman.
Information services seeks budget increase from city
November 30, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - Information technology is no longer a support service but a full-fledged business unit at City Hall and needs a budget increase to accommodate both current demand and future needs.
Makeshift homeless shelter in Kelowna catches fire, scorches building
November 30, 2015 - 3:26 PM

KELOWNA – A candle in a makeshift homeless shelter is the likely cause of a fire that damaged a commercial building early this morning.
Big names to headline first ever Rock the Lake Festival in Kelowna
November 30, 2015 - 12:53 PM

KELOWNA – Some of the biggest Canadian rock bands from the 1980s are coming to the Okanagan this summer to play the first annual Rock the Lake Festival.
Cell phone saves lost, lightly-dressed cross country skiers
November 30, 2015 - 10:20 AM

KELOWNA – A pair of lightly-dressed cross country skiers had to be rescued in the Kelowna area Sunday night.
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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

Former RCMP officer makes largest single donation to Cops for Kids charity