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Solid consumer confidence drives strong Okanagan housing market
October 06, 2015 - 9:00 PM

OKANAGAN - As goes the weather, so goes real estate activity, according to the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board, which is reporting a cooling of sales in September after a robust summer.
Penticton poet waxes political in 'The Cut'
October 06, 2015 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - It’s Shane Koyczan at his political best.
A Princeton murderer just got a minimum 22 years in prison and still got lucky
October 06, 2015 - 5:25 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton judged saved a man convicted of two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder from one of the harshest sentenced meted out in years.
The 14-year-old Vernon boy charged with murder has been released
October 06, 2015 - 4:30 PM

VERNON - A 14-year-old Greater Vernon boy charged with murder is out of jail — at least for the time being.
Vernon arsonist sent to jail for lighting townhouse on fire while roommate slept
October 06, 2015 - 3:49 PM

VERNON - A Vernon man who flicked a cigarette onto a bedroom mattress while his roommate was asleep in another room admitted the act was ‘effing stupid.’
Police find 18-month old child crying, alone on Penticton street early Saturday
October 06, 2015 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP report a happy ending to an incident that could have had tragic consequences.
New president and CEO announced for Interior Health
October 06, 2015 - 1:43 PM

KELOWNA - A new president and chief executive officer has been named for the Interior Health Authority.
New movie of the week being filmed in Osoyoos
October 06, 2015 - 1:27 PM

OSOYOOS - A new Valentine’s Day TV movie that begins filming this week is being shot entirely in Osoyoos.
City of Penticton purchases $1.5M parcel of land
October 06, 2015 - 1:00 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has acquired a piece of real estate adjacent to the South Okanagan Events Centre property on Power Street.
Motorcycle thief surrenders after heroin-induced 'vision'
October 06, 2015 - 12:00 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP came across a motorcycle thief, an excessive speeder and several break ins during their patrols last week.
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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

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