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Treat dad like a king with these Father's Day events in the Southern Interior
June 20, 2015 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Father’s Day is one day every year where families can tell dad how much he means and do the things he enjoys. So with forecasts calling for sun and temperatures in the mid-20s any of these outdoor events happening around the Thompson-Okanagan should keep him smiling for the next 12 months.
Penticton RCMP safety blitz targets motorcycles, commercial and seasonal vehicles
June 19, 2015 - 3:31 PM

PENTICTON - Drivers on Highway 97 south of Penticton noticed a large police presence at the weigh scales near the junction of Highway 3A today.
Kaleden car crash sends one to hospital
June 19, 2015 - 2:43 PM

KALEDEN – A two-car crash on Highway 97 in Kaleden this afternoon has sent one person to hospital.
Okanagan residents needn't fear the "big one" following a Penticton quake
June 19, 2015 - 2:41 PM

PENTICTON - The small earthquake in the South Okanagan yesterday startled a number of people in Penticton and Naramata, but not to worry, seismologists say, it wasn’t a harbinger of the "big one".
Coroner rules Okanagan Falls drowning death 'undetermined'
June 19, 2015 - 1:16 PM

OKANAGAN FALLS - The B.C. Coroner's Service figured out what killed an Edmonton man found floating in the Okanagan River near Okanagan Falls last spring, but questions about why he ended up in the river remain unanswered.
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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 first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

Treat dad like a king with these Father's Day events in the Southern Interior