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TV pilot highlights luxury homes being built in the Okanagan
September 30, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - A local TV producer is putting the finishing touches on a pilot TV episode that gives viewers a glimpse of what goes into building Kelowna’s newest and most expensive homes.
Orange Shirt Day remembers residential school victims
September 30, 2015 - 8:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you saw someone wearing orange today, don’t assume they are supporters of the federal NDP.
Woman reunited with Diego the dog more than a week after Vernon car accident
September 30, 2015 - 7:59 PM

VERNON - He’s hungry, dehydrated, and a bit scratched up, but Diego is home.
Kelowna CBC reporter's Twitter mistake pronounces Carlos Santana's premature death
September 30, 2015 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA – The local host of CBC’s Daybreak South was forced to delete several tweets and apologize to the family of a world-famous musician today after mistakenly tweeting that Carlos Santana was dead.
Downtown business owners affected by Penticton blaze call fire suspicious
September 30, 2015 - 2:14 PM

PENTICTON - Several Penticton businesses and services have lost their livelihood, at least temporarily, due to a downtown fire this morning and some of them are calling the blaze suspicious.
Kelowna science lecture will address confusion over GMOs, fluoridation and other controversial topics
September 30, 2015 - 1:00 PM

KELOWNA - Whether scientists can be trusted or not will be the topic of conversation at a Kelowna lecture tonight.
TAYLOR TRIAL: Witnesses describe finding body of teen in Kamloops neighbourhood
September 30, 2015 - 12:54 PM

KAMLOOPS — The walking trail by a ravine near Guerin Creek was often littered with beer cans, bottles and garbage, but three dog walkers, a hydro worker and a letter carrier noticed something out of place the morning of Dec. 5 before a 16-year-old girl’s body was found in the neighbourhood.
Donation will help Penticton Search and Rescue save lives
September 30, 2015 - 11:30 AM

PENTICTON - Penticton Search and Rescue received a welcome gift from a North Vancouver company this week.
Record grape harvest bodes well for Fall Okanagan Wine Festival
September 30, 2015 - 10:30 AM

KELOWNA - It's been a stellar year for Okanagan vineyards and it will continue with a ten-day celebration of all things wine, which is expected to attract more than 20,000 visitors.
What an El Niño winter means for the Thompson-Okanagan
September 30, 2015 - 9:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With autumn well underway it's hard to ignore the fact that it's only a matter of time before the snow hits, but with a strong El Niño expected this season winter could look, and feel, a little different this year.
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As Okanagan cherry trees begin to bloom, cold snap damage becomes visible
Cherry growers are seeing the damage this winter’s cold snap has done to their trees as the buds begin to bloom, but one farmer said it’s still too early to tell exactly how bad the damage is. Mike Dickinson from Dickinson Famil

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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