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Vernon's Ukrainian dance ensemble raising funds for humanitarian aid
May 20, 2024 - 10:30 AM

A troop of Ukrainian dancers is organizing a festival in Vernon to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
Honeymoon Suite celebrating 40 years with tour that makes stop in Vernon
April 26, 2024 - 11:31 AM

Iconic Canadian rock band Honeymoon Suite is celebrating 40 years together with a tour that includes a concert in Vernon, the only stop in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
Vernon getting ready to host western regional pickleball championships
April 16, 2024 - 11:30 AM

Vernon will be host to this summer's 2024 Pickleball Canada Western Regional Championship and now is the time to register.
Half of the Insane Clown Posse coming to Vernon
March 09, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Joseph William Utsler, better known as Shaggy 2 Dope from Insane Clown Posse, is coming to Vernon.
Where to go for some Family Day fun in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 16, 2024 - 7:30 AM

Looking for some family fun activities for Family Day?
Where to go to celebrate the new year in the Thompson-Okanagan
December 28, 2023 - 4:30 PM

If you are looking for some New Year's Eve fun and a place to celebrate with friends and family, here are a few of the options you could pick from in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
From festive crafts to Football, we've got 10 things for you to do this weekend
November 22, 2019 - 6:30 AM

The tree farms are opening, the crafts are ready and there’s football on the big screens this weekend in Kamloops and throughout the Okanagan. Planning for the weekend starts now.
No shortage of festive things to do this weekend in the Okanagan and Kamloops
November 15, 2019 - 8:00 AM

There are all kinds of festive events from Kamloops to Penticton to lift your holiday spirits this weekend.
A weekend of remembrance, reflection and crafting
November 08, 2019 - 7:15 AM

It’s a weekend for relaxing, but more importantly, a weekend for reflection and remembrance throughout Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Smashing pumpkins; it's a thing this weekend
November 01, 2019 - 6:00 AM

That crafty time of year has begun, but you can still squeeze in a little more Halloween fun this weekend, including pumpkin smashing. Here's ten things to do this weekend in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

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

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

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