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Why an Okanagan pro-choice activist couldn’t get billboard and had to get a bus ad
"I tried to find the next most impactful way to show our message and that was transit ads.”
Why Kelowna businesses aren’t scrambling to use AI as quickly as you’d think
“A lot of the smaller businesses don't have the time and they're not making the time to do it.”
Osoyoos beach shooter loses appeal for Oliver pharmacy arson
He argued the police were biased and CCTV footage couldn't prove it was him.
Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report
“You could interpret that maybe the dolphins are pesky freeloaders, just trying to get a free lunch.”
BC motel fined $40,000 after giving WorkSafeBC fake documents
The motel claimed it had removed its asbestos properly.
UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland’s yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage
"Yodeling can be performed by individuals, small groups or choirs, and sometimes with instruments like the accordion."
The gift of a magical experience at Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong
"It gets dark and all the buggies have a coach light on them, it's magical and the costumes were amazing.”
iN NUMBERS: Looking at Okanagan condo inventory in wake of PM’s controversial buyout plan
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What are your thoughts on this plan?
Silver Star Summer Spectacular brings carnival fun to the mountain this Saturday
Destination Silver Star is turning its village into a carnival, with a full day of…
Helpline encourages child sex offenders to get help before they act
"Talking about how to get someone help shouldn't be a conversation that we shy away from."
Steep increase in city managers earning more than $150K in Kamloops, Kelowna
There's been a four-fold increase in $150,000-plus salaries for city hall management in both cities.
Touchdown Kelowna officially opens with a sign reveal
Friday Morning was the grand reveal of Kelowna’s new signature sign by artist Coralee Miller…
Sunday Service trying to bring something new to Okanagan party scene
People are looking for fun things to do and interesting places to enjoy music without binge drinking until the wee hours of the morning.
This woman ‘managed to not be bored’ during the COVID lockdown and planted a vineyard at home
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Like millions of others, Natasha Jacka went stir-crazy during a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, until it dawned on her that there might be great opportunity in having nowhere to go. Jacka used the pandemic...
iN NUMBERS: Looking at Okanagan condo inventory in wake of PM’s controversial buyout plan
What are your thoughts on this plan?
New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets
New Mexico's attorney general on Friday opened a criminal investigation to determine whether U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents broke state law by allowing hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets of Albuquerque. The extraordinary inquiry comes less...
A Moroccan court sentences 29 prominent people in major drug trafficking and corruption case
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country. The court also ordered the defendants...
iN DISCUSSION: Prime Minister Carney’s BC condo buyout bungle
"I'm starting to get a disturbingly familiar feeling about Prime Minister Mark Carney."
THOMPSON: Social media not the place for accurate, factual news
"It’s like panning for gold…the nuggets are few and far between."
iN DISCUSSION: NDP appears to be more hindrance than help for BC housing initiatives
We're supposed to be streamlining developments like Ignition's plan for the Tranquille property in Kamloops.
Beyond the gold rush: Totem poles at the Chilkoot Trail mark route’s long history
Two carved cedar totems now flank either side of the Canadian end of the Chilkoot…
Teens terrorize Vancouver Island neighbourhood with ‘door-kick challenge’
It started as a harmless prank by teenagers but a homeowner in Nanaimo, B.C., says…
Montrealers watch for ghost of Mary Gallagher, said to return every seven years
MONTREAL — Montrealers in the Griffintown neighbourhood were keeping their eyes open on Saturday for…
B.C. premier visiting China to pitch LNG project as province’s ‘really big fish’
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his first-ever trade trip to China will…
Canada’s first offshore wind farms move closer to reality as regulator clears bidders
HALIFAX — Development of Canada’s first offshore wind farms took a significant step forward late…
Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of…
Residents on notice as fast-moving fire in Utah, the largest in the US, blackens more forestland
MARYSVALE, Utah (AP) — The largest fire in the United States is marching through deep…
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower…
Canada’s first offshore wind farms move closer to reality as regulator clears bidders
HALIFAX — Development of Canada’s first offshore wind farms took a significant step forward late…
Beyond the gold rush: Totem poles at the Chilkoot Trail mark route’s long history
Two carved cedar totems now flank either side of the Canadian end of the Chilkoot…
Grammy and Latin Grammy winner Carín León set for a big match at Inter Miami’s stadium
MIAMI (AP) — Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures…
Ann Blyth, teen star of ‘Mildred Pierce,’ dead at 98
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ann Blyth, a versatile Hollywood star who received an Oscar nomination…
Carolina Hurricanes follow Stanley Cup title by figuring out to how to improve a largely set roster
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) — At first glance, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky doesn’t have…
White Sox chairman Reinsdorf officiates wedding of former Rookie of Year Kittle during game
CHICAGO (AP) — As the White Sox were slugging their way to a 22-1 victory…
Ronaldo, Portugal set to learn Round of 32 matchup in World Cup
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.` (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal have arrived for their final group…
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