News Items tag as: Osoyoos border crossing

Second Okanagan protest convoy planned for this weekend
February 04, 2022 - 6:30 AM

While protesters from across the country are hunkered down in Ottawa in the ongoing trucker protest, supporters in the Okanagan are planning another show of support on Saturday.
Alaskan couple pay high price for failure to declare handgun
February 09, 2016 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - An elderly Alaskan couple driving through British Columbia on their way home from more southern states ran afoul of Canadian law while crossing the 49th parallel in Osoyoos last year, a Penticton judge heard today.
Cross border trip turns sour for American visitor
December 01, 2014 - 7:29 PM

PENTICTON - An impulsive cross border visit by an American student last July proved costly after he failed to tell Canadian Border Services agents about a weapon he was carrying.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Second Okanagan protest convoy planned for this weekend