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February home sales best in years says real estate board report
March 06, 2015 - 5:00 AM

KELOWNA – After a disappointing start to 2015, the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board is reporting a 34 per cent improvement in home sales in February compared with the same month in 2014.
B.C. court hears speedboat did doughnuts on lake before fatal crash
March 05, 2015 - 4:57 PM

KAMLOOPS - A speedboat was doing doughnuts on a lake in British Columbia's Interior in "pitch-black" conditions and on a moonless, overcast night minutes before a fatal collision in 2010, B.C. Supreme Court has heard.
Why Enderby's tragic dementia case won't be the last
March 05, 2015 - 3:29 PM

ENDERBY - The neighbours of a friendly Enderby senior are in shock after the 73-year-old went missing and was found dead in a remote fishing area far from home days later.
Lake Country vows to heavily promote rail corridor purchase, counter opponent's misinformation ahead of referendum
March 05, 2015 - 2:39 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - Stung by a defeat they didn’t see coming, Lake Country government will be pushing hard to win the April referendum on the purchase of the CN Rail corridor.
Okanagan BCHL playoff series shifts to West Kelowna
March 05, 2015 - 11:21 AM

OKANAGAN – An overtime nail-biter as the Penticton Vees tied up the first round, BCHL playoff series with a 3-2 win over the West Kelowna Warriors at the South Okanagan Events Centre last night.
Man described as drunk, armed and distraught taken into custody in Salmon Arm
March 05, 2015 - 10:30 AM

SALMON ARM - An apparently distraught, intoxicated man who was carrying a firearm was eventually taken into custody near Salmon Arm Wednesday evening.
Last chance to see Shania Twain in Vancouver as she announces farewell tour
March 05, 2015 - 8:26 AM

VANCOUVER - Shania Twain says she's very sure her upcoming tour will be her last forever, but there are two opportunities to catch her show in Vancouver this June.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
PARIS (AP) — “Every day, people pay the price for the drugs you buy.” Amid record cocaine seizures and deadly shootings, the slogan is simple and aims to raise awareness among France’s millions of recreational drug u

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

News Items tag as: VNMAR0515

February home sales best in years says real estate board report

B.C. court hears speedboat did doughnuts on lake before fatal crash

Why Enderby's tragic dementia case won't be the last

Lake Country vows to heavily promote rail corridor purchase, counter opponent's misinformation ahead of referendum

Okanagan BCHL playoff series shifts to West Kelowna

Man described as drunk, armed and distraught taken into custody in Salmon Arm

Last chance to see Shania Twain in Vancouver as she announces farewell tour

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