News Items tag as: Local Journalism Initiative

Life in the time of wildfire: Stories from those on the frontlines in BC
January 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM
The pros and cons of BC’s rural health-care retention initiative
January 19, 2025 - 2:30 PM
‘I’m always optimistic’: Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric
January 18, 2025 - 7:00 PM

With Donald Trump preparing to take office, concerns swirled at a recent public meeting about his presidency’s potential impact on efforts to modernize the cross-border Columbia River Treaty.
syilx Okanagan artist turns pictographs into towering 3D figures with sculpture
January 18, 2025 - 4:00 PM

It was the middle of the pandemic, and syilx Okanagan artist Chipmunk Taylor Baptiste found herself feeling homesick for her Osoyoos Indian Band community.
Even federal staff believe Canada’s ocean noise strategy lacks substance
January 18, 2025 - 2:30 PM

Environmental groups aren’t the only ones characterizing Canada’s recent draft Ocean Noise Strategy as weak and watered down. The same criticism came from inside the department.
Three things you need to know about wildfires in B.C.
January 17, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Byelection to replace Penticton councillor to be held in April
January 15, 2025 - 3:20 PM

It’s official. The City of Penticton will be holding a byelection on Saturday, April 5 to replace newly-elected Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee.
Rx for laughter: Kelowna doctor delves into health-care humour
January 12, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Having surgery is no laughing matter, unless you happen to share an operating room with Dr. David Goldberg.
BC's new clean-energy czar is a climate 'wild card'
January 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Adrian Dix is B.C.’s new climate and clean energy czar, but it’s not clear whether his appointment signals a new commitment by the NDP government to tackle the province’s growing oil and gas emissions.
Veteran South Okanagan MP looking forward to retirement after 10 years in Ottawa
January 05, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Riding his beloved bicycle, spending more time with his grandchildren and “playing bad fiddle” are all on the agenda as longtime South Okanagan-West Kootenay Member of Parliament Richard Cannings gets ready for retirement.
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THOMPSON: Most harmful thing crossing border from US? Right wing extremism
OPINION Canada and the United States share the world’s longest international border…and the histories and cultures of the two nations are inextricably intertwined. But there has been little similarity bet

iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan. With fluffy brown and white blankets draped over cushioned chairs, tables draped with bl

Unlicensed BC cannabis store loses another appeal
A BC couple who ran an unlicensed cannabis store have lost a legal challenge almost five years after their store was raided. According to a Jan. 15 BC Supreme Court decision, Michelle Vrinder Sikora and Douglas Peter Sikora have launched nu

BC realtor deceived client, put in higher offer and made $1M
A BC realtor, who used his insider knowledge to purchase a house that this client wanted to buy, has been ordered to pay the client half of the profit he made when he flipped the house for more than $1.2 million soon afterwards. According t

News Items tag as: Local Journalism Initiative

Life in the time of wildfire: Stories from those on the frontlines in BC

The pros and cons of BC’s rural health-care retention initiative

‘I’m always optimistic’: Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric

syilx Okanagan artist turns pictographs into towering 3D figures with sculpture

Even federal staff believe Canada’s ocean noise strategy lacks substance

Three things you need to know about wildfires in B.C.

Byelection to replace Penticton councillor to be held in April

Rx for laughter: Kelowna doctor delves into health-care humour

BC's new clean-energy czar is a climate 'wild card'

Veteran South Okanagan MP looking forward to retirement after 10 years in Ottawa

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