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Drivers can expect snowy conditions on the Coquihalla and Highway 97C tomorrow
June 17, 2023 - 1:50 PM
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Driving on the Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector might get dicy over the next few days.
Council candidate concerned prison contributing to Penticton's high crime rate
October 09, 2022 - 3:32 PM

A candidate for Penticton city council wants to find out if a recent spike in crime coincides with the opening of the Oliver Correctional Centre.
Okanagan salamanders, skinks and lizards have some bizarre features
July 17, 2022 - 9:29 AM

With neon blue tails and names from alligators and tigers, some of the South Okanagan’s native species seem tropical and exotic.
Kootenay nurse suspended for making fake vaccine cards
July 16, 2022 - 9:44 AM

A nurse from Castlegar got caught making fake vaccine cards and was disciplined by the provincial governing body.
Penticton closing road for six weeks to widen bridge for bike lanes
July 10, 2022 - 4:25 PM
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To build the next stretch of the lake-to-lake bike route, drivers in Penticton won’t be able to use part of Atkinson Street for six weeks this summer.
The ever-changing roles of Penticton's bylaw officers
July 10, 2022 - 1:00 PM

Between administering Narcan and making sure nobody mows their lawn before 7 a.m., Penticton bylaw deals with a wide range of local issues.
World's largest orchard ladder to return to Summerland
July 10, 2022 - 12:00 PM
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The world’s tallest tripod orchard ladder was in Summerland for the past 25 years, and it will be again soon, but the rungs are down this summer.
OH DEER: Drugs and fawn seized from vehicle in Northern B.C.
July 09, 2022 - 6:00 PM

A baby deer looked happy to be in a cop car after being seized from the backseat of another vehicle in Northern B.C.
Someone in B.C. won $30 million lotto jackpot
July 09, 2022 - 11:08 AM

There’s a lottery ticket worth $30.8 million somewhere in B.C. that has yet to be claimed.
Thousands of invasive mussels removed from vessel heading to B.C.
July 09, 2022 - 10:09 AM

Thousands of invasive mussels were removed from a massive barge that was travelling to B.C. from Lake Ontario, and some will be used to train mussel-detecting dogs.
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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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