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Etsy craft market coming to Kelowna
September 10, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - For the second year in a row, Kelowna crafters can get their Etsy fix in real life, instead of through a computer.
SNELSON TRIAL: Killer's sentence depends on finding of sexual assault argument
September 10, 2015 - 4:28 PM

KAMLOOPS —It’s been almost 22 years since the night Neil Snelson killed college student Jennifer Cusworth after a party in Kelowna in 1993 and now Cusworth's family has one week left to find out how long he'll spend in prison.
New murder charge laid in connection with Vernon death
September 10, 2015 - 1:35 PM

VERNON - Police have arrested a third person for murder in connection with the death of 42-year-old Jason Hardy, whose body was found in Polson Park Aug. 26.
Province suspends fishing in Salmon Arm Bay
September 10, 2015 - 10:43 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The province is suspending fishing in Salmon Arm Bay where the Salmon River and Shuswap Lake meet. This action is because of conservation concerns and low stream flows.
ELECTION 2015: Mel Arnold vows to keep the North Okanagan-Shuswap strongly Conservative
September 10, 2015 - 10:30 AM

VERNON - A big buzzword in the 2015 federal election is ‘change’ but if you’re looking for a politician who will keep the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding on the Conservative course, candidate Mel Arnold is your ticket.
SNELSON TRIAL: Kelowna Killer to be sentenced (again) for 1993 manslaughter of college student
September 10, 2015 - 8:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - A Kelowna man who killed a female party guest in 1993 is due back in court today, Sept. 10, to be sentenced for manslaughter.
CBC's Ron MacLean bringing Hometown Hockey Tour to Penticton
September 10, 2015 - 7:15 AM

PENTICTON - Kamloops won’t be the only Interior community celebrating the National Hockey League with Ron MacLean this season; Penticton has been named one of the stops on the second annual Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour.
RCMP issue warning over persistent phone scammers in the Okanagan
September 10, 2015 - 7:10 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Residents are being reminded to watch for red flags if they get a call from someone claiming to be from Revenue Canada.
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THOMPSON: Musk has 'left the building' but DODGE lives on in infamy
OPINION “Elvis has left the building.” Al Dvorak - a jack-of-all-trades who variously served as Elvis’s musical director, promoter, producer, advance man, security chief, concessions manager and stag

Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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