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Researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease at Penticton Indian Band
August 11, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Researchers in the Okanagan are working to find a treatment for a skin disease in bighorn sheep (yilík?lxkn), as the animal’s population has been decimated in the region over the past two decades.
How a possible name change has delayed Okanagan Falls incorporation
August 11, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Five months after Okanagan Falls residents narrowly voted to incorporate as their own municipality, frustration over stalled progress has pushed the province’s new Municipal Affairs Minister to agree to meet face-to-face with local leaders.
How can Canada better support working parents?
August 09, 2025 - 9:00 AM
Okanagan Falls incorporation has gone 'off the rails': town hall
August 08, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Judging from the reaction of a standing-room-only crowd that packed the Okanagan Falls Community Centre Wednesday night, the majority of residents in the village of 3,500 are now vehemently opposed to incorporation into its own municipality.
Summerland man gets six months for walking stick assault
August 06, 2025 - 2:30 PM

A Summerland man with no prior criminal record has been sentenced to six months in jail after assaulting another man with a walking stick and smashing the windshield of his vehicle nearly four years ago.
Summerland looks at potential for cannabis use at public events
August 06, 2025 - 1:00 PM
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Summerland Mayor Doug Holmes drew a few laughs at a recent council meeting when he quipped that allowing cannabis consumption at the annual Christmas Light Up celebration would give a whole new meaning to “light up.”
Snowbirds set to kick off Penticton Peach Festival
August 06, 2025 - 9:00 AM

The week thousands of Penticton residents - and many others from outside the community - look forward to the most has arrived as the Penticton Peach Festival 2025 kicks off today, Aug. 6.
Is BC doing enough to protect workers from AI?
July 27, 2025 - 7:00 PM
You’re probably not wearing enough sunscreen: BC Cancer
July 26, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Skipping time off? In Canada you’re not alone
July 26, 2025 - 4:00 PM
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La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

What to know about Trump's potential change in federal marijuana policy
President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states. Trump said Monday that he hopes to deci

Is anyone buying the new shiny Kelowna condos? Actually, they already did
If you hadn't stepped foot in Kelowna for five years, you'd likely be amazed at the number of glass towers now dotting the city's skyline. So far this year, 740 brand-new condo units have come onto the real estate market, more t

News Items tag as: Local Journalism Initiative

Researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease at Penticton Indian Band

How a possible name change has delayed Okanagan Falls incorporation

How can Canada better support working parents?

Okanagan Falls incorporation has gone 'off the rails': town hall

Summerland man gets six months for walking stick assault

Summerland looks at potential for cannabis use at public events

Snowbirds set to kick off Penticton Peach Festival

Is BC doing enough to protect workers from AI?

You’re probably not wearing enough sunscreen: BC Cancer

Skipping time off? In Canada you’re not alone

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