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Gap between rich and poor getting wider in South Okanagan-Similkameen: Vital Signs report
October 10, 2015 - 1:00 PM

PENTICTON - The third annual Vital Signs report has given the South Okanagan-Similkameen failing grades when it comes to jobs, affordable housing and the gap between the rich and poor.
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THOMPSON: How lawyer Cameron Stracher did the wrong thing, then the right thing
OPINION A lawyer wakes up from surgery and asks, “Why are the blinds drawn?” The nurse responds, “There’s a huge fire across the street…we didn’t want you to think you died.”

La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
Getting stoned has never been more permitted in Canada, which means it has never been less cool for young people. Teenagers in BC are smoking less pot than they used to. If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up

UBCO students in Kelowna less desperate for off-campus rental help
The numbers are starting to show an improvement in the rental housing situation in Kelowna, and a support service university students turn to is seeing less panic and desperation. Stefanie Allen is the director for student engagement at the

B.C. fire numbers drop, with blaze near Vernon being held and evacuation order lifted
VERNON — The number of wildfires in British Columbia has dropped sharply after a weekend that included heavy rain that
August 18, 2025 6:18 PM
Kamloops drivers may have to cough up more to park their cars
Parking a car at a meter is about to get more expensive for Kamloops drivers. Parking in the Tournament Capita
August 18, 2025 6:00 PM
'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him
August 18, 2025 5:20 PM
Air Canada says no deal with union until planes moving as it cancels more flights
TORONTO — Air Canada says its flight attendants need to return to work before the airline can push on with negotiations
August 18, 2025 4:58 PM
Trump says he has begun arrangements for face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukraine's Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he has begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladi
August 18, 2025 3:52 PM

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