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'Promises of alcohol and fun:' Kelowna mom alleges teen lured year before fatal drunk driving crash
October 03, 2024 - 7:00 AM

In May of 2021, three Kelowna families were robbed of ever seeing their teenage children grow up.
'I lost $50K': An Okanagan summer without Airbnb
October 01, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Lucie says she's never seen so few people during the Okanagan tourist season since she moved here almost a decade ago.
'BRUTAL': Kelowna transit system not keeping up
September 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Sam Woods has been navigating the inefficiencies and vagaries of the Kelowna transit system for a decade.
What you need to know about election forums in Kamloops, Okanagan
September 30, 2024 - 7:00 AM

There are electoral forums are being planned and scheduled throughout Kamloops and the Okanagan regions ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 19.
BC Conservative Kelowna Centre candidate posted conspiracies, pandemic holocaust comparisons, and more
September 28, 2024 - 12:59 PM

Social media posts from BC Conservative candidate Kristina Loewen include comparisons between COVID-19 regulations and the holocaust, conspiracy theories, and promoting a multi-level marketing company selling essential oils as effective medicine.
How Kelowna's planners anticipate a growing city's needs
September 28, 2024 - 9:00 AM

Have you ever wondered when Kelowna will get its very own IKEA, or maybe how long it will take for Taylor Swift to give the city a look or whether an NHL franchise is in the Okanagan’s future?
iN VIDEO: Kelowna has no bylaws to deal with furniture flying from highrise balconies
September 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A rogue piece of patio furniture flew off a highrise balcony in Kelowna during a storm earlier this week, but the city doesn’t have any bylaws that protect the public from falling patio tables.
Survey says most in southern Interior want BC carbon tax scrapped if federal one is tossed
September 27, 2024 - 6:00 PM

As the provincial election draws closer each day a new poll suggests the majority of people in the southern BC Interior want the next government to get rid of the BC carbon tax if the federal carbon tax is abolished.
Ashes of woman who died in 2020 found in abandoned tent in Kelowna
September 27, 2024 - 2:58 PM

RCMP are searching for family or friends of a deceased woman's ashes found in an abandoned tent in Kelowna.
Knox Mountain Park development plan and expansion heads to Kelowna city council
September 26, 2024 - 4:30 PM

A developer plans to build residential and commercial space next to Knox Mountain Park in Kelowna, and has submitted a rezoning application to city council.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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