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Study at UBC Okanagan seeks breast cancer survivors
May 22, 2015 - 8:33 AM

OKANAGAN - A researcher from UBC Okanagan is hoping to find survivors of breast cancer for a study on the effects of increasing physical exercise after treatment and rehabilitation.
Dangerous driver who left Vernon nurse paralyzed sent to prison
May 21, 2015 - 4:47 PM

“I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE WORSE THAN JAIL”: NURSE
Tolko's mountain of ash plagues Spallumcheen residents
May 21, 2015 - 4:33 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - Palisades Mobile Home Park resident Beverly Anderson first experienced what she calls a “soot storm” shortly after she moved in last year.
Second crossing 20 years out but planning now is essential, transportation ministry says
May 21, 2015 - 2:34 PM

WEST KELOWNA - If you ask project director Murray Tekano, the current study about where to put a second Okanagan Lake crossing is not just a public relations exercise to be seen doing something.
Why Vernon won't have fireworks at this year's Canada Day celebration
May 21, 2015 - 1:05 PM

CITY DOESN'T PUT ON THE SHOW, BUT IT MANAGED TO PUT IT OUT
Man says bull called Slow Poke was violent despite name, sues Vernon rodeo company
May 21, 2015 - 10:29 AM

KAMLOOPS - A novice rider is suing a rodeo company in Vernon, B.C., over a bull named Slow Poke that he alleges failed to live up to its name and caused him serious injury.
Hot Okanagan temperatures not quite record-breaking
May 21, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - Temperatures soared into the high 20s Wednesday, and will get even hotter Thursday and Friday, but it wasn’t quite enough for a record.
Laundry workers bring anti-privatization message to Interior Health
May 21, 2015 - 8:31 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hospital Employees' Union reps will get their first chance to argue their case against privatizing laundry services in front of the Interior Health Authority board next week.
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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

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