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Penticton gets busy with sports, toy drives and agri-food
November 24, 2015 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and with it is an increasing number of events taking place in the city.
Kip Moore tour coming to the South Okanagan
November 24, 2015 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Kip Moore is bringing his rocking country to Penticton next year.
Penticton officers deal with vehicle theft, crashes and break-ins
November 24, 2015 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - A prolific offender is facing new charges in Alberta while local officers deal with a break-in and crashes this past week.
Off-duty officer stops Penticton tire thieves in their tracks
November 24, 2015 - 3:27 PM

PENTICTON - An alert off-duty officer foiled a pair of tire thieves last week in Penticton.
Multiple cougar sightings along Penticton Creek
November 24, 2015 - 11:02 AM

PENTICTON - Several cougar sightings have been reported in the last week and conservation officers are cautioning residents to be aware of wildlife moving into the city as winter conditions descend on the region.
Regional district looks to cut newspaper advertising costs in Okanagan-Similkameen
November 24, 2015 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - After spending nearly $60,000 on advertising in newspapers last year the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is hoping to reduce advertising costs going forward.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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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

Penticton gets busy with sports, toy drives and agri-food