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Host team takes a beating in game two of Canucks Young Stars Tournament
September 12, 2015 - 9:30 AM

PENTICTON - Hockey season got underway in Penticton as the Canucks Young Stars Classic hockey tournament began at Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre last night.
Thousands of Thompson-Okanagan renters mired in affordable housing crisis, new index says
September 11, 2015 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - About a quarter of all renters in the Thompson-Okanagan are facing an affordable housing crisis, according to a new study.
Wildfire evacuation alert lifted near Oliver
September 11, 2015 - 4:03 PM

OLIVER - The evacuation alert sparked by the Testalinden Creek fire burning near Oliver has been lifted by the local regional district.
Revenue Canada scam making the rounds in Penticton
September 11, 2015 - 4:00 PM

PENTICTON - Scammers posing as Canada Revenue Agency employees are plaguing Penticton residents.
Penticton 9/11 anniversary ceremony a first responders' Remembrance Day
September 11, 2015 - 1:06 PM

PENTICTON - The bagpipes began playing this morning as those gathering in Veterans Park prepared to pay homage to fallen emergency service workers during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre buildings.
ELECTION 2015: Stephen Harper tentatively scheduled to visit Penticton
September 11, 2015 - 11:31 AM

PENTICTON - Conservative leader Stephen Harper could be making a stop in Penticton this weekend.
Near-record heat this weekend in the Okanagan
September 11, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - After a week of near-normal high temperatures the mercury is expected to again hit the 30 Celsius mark throughout the region this weekend.
Penticton plays host to hockey, jazz and dragon boats this weekend
September 11, 2015 - 8:30 AM

PENTICTON - The Penticton entertainment scene is ramping up for the coming weekend, filling the city with a mix of music, dragon boats and National Hockey League prospects.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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