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Okanagan Spring Wine Festival is happening now
May 02, 2015 - 9:35 AM

PENTICTON - The clink of wine glasses will be a common sound up and down the valley for the next nine days as the 21st annual Spring Okanagan Wine Festival is underway.
Oliver man sentenced for sex crimes against youth
May 01, 2015 - 8:42 PM

PENTICTON - A 24-year-old Oliver man learned today how much jail time he faces for sexual offences against an Oliver youth.
Beekeepers on the hunt for swarming bees
May 01, 2015 - 2:36 PM

PENTICTON - Beekeepers are asking for your help to spot swarming bees so they don't become a nuisance and local beekeepers can use them to create new colonies.
Tenors tour coming to Penticton
May 01, 2015 - 10:32 AM

PENTICTON - Prepare for a night of powerful voices and memorable melodies as the multi-platinum JUNO award winning vocal group known as The Tenors perform at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Okanagan Spring Wine Festival is happening now