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Kamloops and Kelowna lagging behind in new home construction
Despite the huge demand for housing in Canada, the country as a whole, along with…
Dates for next summer’s Rock the Lake in Kelowna announced
Kelowna's Rock the Lake has announced the dates for next year's music festival along with…
Gas price jumps 14 cents in Kelowna; Kamloops may be next
The cost of a litre of regular gasoline in Kelowna hit $1.83.9 over the weekend,…
Evacuation orders and alerts issued for rapidly growing wildfire west of Peachland
The Glen Lake Wildfire, 15 km west of Peachland, grew from 100 ha as of…
Opponents of Kelowna’s Parkinson Recreation Centre battling ‘loophole’
A $241 million loan to rebuild a major recreation facility in Kelowna is too much…
Showers in the forecast for Kamloops and the Okanagan this week
There’s a 40-60% chance of showers in Kamloops and the Okanagan today, Sept. 18. If…
How BC’s burnt forests feed the Kamloops mill
All that wood left behind in burnt BC forests is beginning to find new life…
More than 700 people used one Kamloops shelter in less than a year
If it seems like there are more people without permanent shelter in Kamloops, your suspicions…
HOUSING CRISIS: Kamloops mom facing homelessness for second time this year
A single mother of two young children in Kamloops is facing homelessness for the second…
B.C. court tells Air Canada to pay customer for misplaced luggage, delayed flight
Once again, a Canadian airline has been forced to reimburse a customer for a missed…
Leave the deer alone: We aren’t the only ones recovering from wildfires
Skeetchestn First Nation is asking the public to leave the deer and their homes alone,…
Lake Country mayor declares war on… cedar hedges?
Cedar hedges are a popular landscaping choice because they’re green and grow fast and tall…
Westbank First Nation wants to return to prescribed burning
It may seem counter intuitive, but intentionally burning the land could be what saves the…
The lonely namesake of Knox Mountain
The Okanagan Lake, downtown Kelowna and the mountains surrounding the city are all visible from…
Court upholds $500,000 fine for two B.C. trucking companies for underpaying drivers
A $500,000 fine for two BC trucking companies that underpaid their drivers for years has…
Kelowna Mounties arrested man for ‘negligible’ amount of meth, lawsuit alleges
Small personal amounts of drugs were decriminalized in BC, but a Kelowna cop still found…
Okanagan, Shuswap homes survived the fire? Now the work begins
Even if they were left standing after the fires, there are still some vital steps…
SMOOTH AND AGED: Penticton restaurateur now making his own sake
Penticton restaurant owner Tatsuo Kan opened the first sake brewery in the Okanagan and now…
In wake of wildfires, some Okanagan communities taking FireSmart more seriously
While some residents of the Central Okanagan are just returning home to measure the devastation…
Kamloops bat attacker’s home going to court ordered sale
It has been over eight years since Jessie Simpson was attacked by Kristopher Teichrieb with…
Kelowna woman calling for regulation of moving companies
A Kelowna woman is calling for regulation of the moving industry after she lost possession…
BC physiotherapist suspended for giving multiple drugs in sessions
A BC physiotherapist was suspended from practice for allegedly giving a variety of drugs to…
iN PHOTOS: Westside Road reopens as residents deal with the aftermath of wildfire
Most residents living along Westside Road north of West Kelowna have been allowed to return…
iN VIDEO: World’s largest stainless steel T-Rex coming to South Okanagan
The world’s largest stainless steel T-Rex will be unveiled in the South Okanagan next week.…