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West Kelowna singer named best new artist at Indigenous Music Awards
September 15, 2015 - 9:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A local First Nation singer and songwriter has won Best New Artist at the Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg.
ELECTION 2015: Candidates, voters make voices heard at North Okanagan-Shuswap debate
September 15, 2015 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Close to 500 people packed the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Monday night, not for a ballet or a concert, but for political discourse.
Locals winners named for Aboriginal Business Awards
September 15, 2015 - 5:04 PM

THOMPSON-OKANGAN - Some local aboriginal entrepreneurs are coming away from the B.C. Aboriginal Business Awards with wins this week.
Vernon judge ruffles feathers by refusing to sentence alleged fraudster
September 15, 2015 - 4:30 PM

"I CAN’T BE THROWING PEOPLE IN JAIL WHO SAY ‘I DIDN’T DO IT’"
UPDATE: Owner reunited with artificial leg found on Penticton street
September 15, 2015 - 10:09 AM

UPDATE: 3:20 P.M., SEPT. 15, 2015
Snow on the Okanagan Connector
September 15, 2015 - 8:40 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Drivers heading out on the highway should be prepared for a bit of snow at the higher elevations this morning.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

West Kelowna singer named best new artist at Indigenous Music Awards