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The unanticipated issues of the Thompson-Okanagan’s unhoused community
The Okanagan’s unhoused community faces many more issues than just having to find clothes, food,…
How do Thompson-Okanagan wildlife survive every winter?
With snow predicted in the coming weeks, animals of the Thompson-Okanagan will need to hunker…
Mayor of Kamloops: Yes to tiny houses, but not without wrap-around-services
The City of Kelowna is moving ahead with plans to build 120 tiny homes to…
Ghost town near Oliver could have the first augmented reality heritage tour
Historians are working to turn a ghost town into a tourist attraction in order to…
Rise of hidden homeless families living on streets of Thompson-Okanagan
It's hard enough counting the number of people living on the streets but it's nearly…
Summerland’s Christmas Express, the ultimate holiday experience
The Kettle Valley Steam Railway’s Christmas Express will be hosting another year of Holiday magic…
Invasive species wreaking havoc and death in West Kelowna park
First it was the invasive gray squirrels that decimated the hazelnut crop at West Kelowna’s…
Kelowna BC United candidate will be selected at the end of the month
Members of the BC United Party for the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding will be selecting a…
Look up, way up: Leonid meteor shower about to start in skies over Kamloops, Okanagan
The annual Leonid meteor shower starts early next week and will be visible until the…
Fourplexes to be allowed in just about every single-family lot in Kamloops, Okanagan
The province’s plan to force cities to allow fourplexes on most single-family lots has been…
How some Okanagan wineries are tackling climate change
Climate change presents a whole host of issues for the Okanagan’s wine industry. From extreme…
Okanagan coming together against the Israeli-Palestinian war
As the war in Israel and Palestine rages, Jewish, Palestinian and Middle Eastern communities in…
Mother takes IH to court, claims malpractice in Kelowna birth
An Australian resident is taking Interior Health to court, claiming a nursing student mistakenly gave…
Bartenders take the spotlight as cocktail contest returns to Kelowna
An Okanagan cocktail contest is returning for the first time since the pandemic. Okanagan Spirits…
Why Kelowna’s homeless don’t get bathrooms in their new tiny shelters
While so-called tiny homes are relatively new as sheltering spaces for the unhoused in BC,…
BC anti-abortion group loses human rights claim against Kootenay newspaper
A BC anti-abortion group claimed a newspaper infringed on their human rights when it cancelled…
BC teacher suspended for physical contact with welding student
A BC teacher was suspended for three days after he "made contact" with a student…
Penticton property crime down; violent crime on the rise
Penticton police report are reporting a drop in property crime since last year, but now…
Kelowna cop rebuked in civil court but cleared in conduct decision
A BC judge ordered a Kelowna Mountie to pay damages for making false claims in…
UBC students launch class action claim over antisemitism
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, the world is getting involved in the…
Vernon to consider proposal for tallest building in city
The sight of Vernon’s old legion could be used to build Vernon’s tallest building to…
Snow on all Thompson-Okanagan mountains but ski season still a few weeks away
Big White has received its first blanket of snow this week but a lot more…
RCMP say man found dead of ‘foul play’ near Princeton
The RCMP have identified the body of a man found in a rural area new…
Kamloops RCMP investigating after car crash results in seizure of guns, drugs
A car crash in Kamloops earlier this week led to the seizure of a firearm,…