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British Columbians name their winter driving pet peeves
January 06, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Winter driving can be an upsetting experience, especially when you have to share the road with other annoying drivers.
Coquihalla Highway to get another huge dump of snow
January 05, 2021 - 3:35 PM

Motorists intending to use mountain passes in and out of the Thompson and Okanagan valleys might want to delay their trips for a day, as a Pacific frontal system approaches the B.C. interior this afternoon.
Brace for strong winds in the Okanagan, Kamloops today
January 05, 2021 - 11:00 AM

Kamloops and Okanagan residents should prepare themselves for some windy conditions later today.
Cast your line at one of these great ice fishing spots in the Thompson-Okanagan
January 01, 2021 - 12:00 PM

With the cold temperatures, many of the bodies of water in the Thompson-Okanagan are now frozen and ready for winter activities.
Where to have some fun in the snow across the Okanagan
January 01, 2021 - 6:30 AM

With snow on the ground around the Okanagan, it’s time to dig out those snow pants and start zipping down some of the slopes across the region.
Five Valentine's Day options in the Thompson-Okanagan you'll just L-O-V-E
February 09, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Few holidays bring as much anxiety as Valentine's Day. Whether you're looking for love, or trying to prove your love, Feb. 14 seems to compel you do something.
'People didn't learn,' Nazi prison camp survivor living in Penticton says
February 03, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Joe Knypstra spent two years behind barbed wire in a Dutch Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War.
Cougars and mule deer have a tight relationship, UBC Okanagan researcher says
February 02, 2020 - 6:00 AM

An Okanagan wildlife researcher has been closely watching blinking dots merge on his tracking device, like a video game, only the dots represent actual cougars and mule deer.
Lawsuit for Okanagan Correctional Centre slip and fall
February 01, 2020 - 10:30 AM

An inmate at Okanagan Correctional Centre has filed a civil suit claiming he fell and injured himself after encountering slippery floors in the prison.
Temperate winter has divided the Okanagan into rainy south, snowy north
January 31, 2020 - 5:30 PM

What a difference a few kilometres can make.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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