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Mom raises $14K for Cuddle Cots across Thompson-Okanagan
August 24, 2015 - 8:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA – What started as an idea to bring to Kelowna General Hospital a device which gives parents of stillborn children a few extra days with their child will now help families across the entire Thompson-Okanagan.
Coroner identifies North Okanagan man killed in crash
August 24, 2015 - 3:59 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of a North Okanagan man who died in a car accident last week.
B.C. crews begin work on Washington wildfire
August 24, 2015 - 3:23 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - B.C. Wildfire firefighters have begun work on a Washington-based wildfire inching its way toward the Canadian border.
ELECTION 2015: Getting to know Jacqui Gingras, North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP candidate
August 24, 2015 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - For North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP candidate Jacqui Gingras, running in the 2015 federal election has been four years in the making.
Decision on Kelowna Mountie accused of assault expected in September
August 24, 2015 - 1:59 PM

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Small North Okanagan town bands together for Rock Creek fire victims
August 24, 2015 - 10:35 AM

GRINDROD - A small community in the North Okanagan area is rallying together for victims of the Rock Creek wildfire.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

Mom raises $14K for Cuddle Cots across Thompson-Okanagan