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Study at UBC Okanagan seeks breast cancer survivors
May 22, 2015 - 8:33 AM

OKANAGAN - A researcher from UBC Okanagan is hoping to find survivors of breast cancer for a study on the effects of increasing physical exercise after treatment and rehabilitation.
Financial muscle for mussel awareness program
May 21, 2015 - 4:28 PM

PENTICTON - Waterways in the South Okanagan will receive an extra measure of protection in the fight to prevent the spread of an aquatic invasive species this summer.
Second crossing 20 years out but planning now is essential, transportation ministry says
May 21, 2015 - 2:34 PM

WEST KELOWNA - If you ask project director Murray Tekano, the current study about where to put a second Okanagan Lake crossing is not just a public relations exercise to be seen doing something.
Canucks to host Young Stars Classic in Penticton
May 21, 2015 - 12:39 PM

PENTICTON – For the fifth year in a row, Penticton will play host to the Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic.
Penticton lawyer fined for professional misconduct
May 21, 2015 - 10:56 AM

PENTICTON - A Penticton lawyer recently found himself subject of a disciplinary hearing by the Law Society of British Columbia.
Hot Okanagan temperatures not quite record-breaking
May 21, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - Temperatures soared into the high 20s Wednesday, and will get even hotter Thursday and Friday, but it wasn’t quite enough for a record.
Laundry workers bring anti-privatization message to Interior Health
May 21, 2015 - 8:31 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hospital Employees' Union reps will get their first chance to argue their case against privatizing laundry services in front of the Interior Health Authority board next week.
Waterslides returning to Penticton with Skaha Lake Marine development
May 20, 2015 - 4:33 PM

PENTICTON - Waterfront redevelopment has seen a new pedestrian walkway along Lakeshore Drive and plans are in the works for a redesign of the area around the S.S. Sicamous as Penticton’s Okanagan Lake shoreline sees renewal.
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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