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Your Okanagan shopping guide to supporting local this Christmas
December 07, 2020 - 6:00 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another, and many local businesses have been struggling to stay afloat.
SilverStar's parking policy unpopular move with season pass holders
December 01, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A new parking policy at SilverStar Mountain Resort has riled many season pass holders who say the new measures effectively put limits on their unlimited passes.
Two drivers injured in head-on collision on Trans-Canada near Salmon Arm
November 30, 2020 - 11:17 AM

Two drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision on Highway 1 near Salmon Arm last night.
'We're all just big kids': Why interior toy stores are seeing more adult gifts this Christmas
November 29, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The demand from adults for popular toy store staples such as jigsaw puzzles and board games grew dramatically at the beginning of the pandemic and now with Christmas just four weeks away, there's a long list of other toys adults are snapping up for themselves.
Revelstoke Mountain Resort opens for the season
November 28, 2020 - 10:29 AM

Another Interior ski hill has opened for the season and its first day went well.
Vernon RCMP warn public after woman grabbed, assaulted in Polson Park
November 27, 2020 - 7:27 AM

Vernon RCMP are commending a woman for her "fighting mentality" after she and her dog managed to fight off an unknown attacker in Polson Park yesterday afternoon.
No prayer? Some Okanagan councils chastised for violating 'duty of religious neutrality'
November 27, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Several municipalities in the Okanagan have broken religious neutrality laws by holding prayers during their inaugural council meetings.
Syilx woman has made more than 3,000 masks to keep her community safe
November 27, 2020 - 5:30 AM

Back in March, Joan Alexis was signed up to attend an entrepreneurial business course. As COVID numbers began to rise, the evening before her first class was set to start, the course was cancelled.
Purchase of Okanagan Spirits whisky sponsors hot meals for those in need
November 26, 2020 - 3:30 PM

An Okanagan family-owned distillery is taking the release of their new whiskey as an opportunity to give back to the community.
Vernon fentanyl dealer gets house arrest; Judge says public will 'struggle' with sentence
November 26, 2020 - 7:00 AM

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton told 22-year-old fentanyl dealer Matthew Himpfen that many people in the community would struggle with the fact he wasn’t going to prison.
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Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

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