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iN PHOTOS: Cosplayers are going all out at Kelowna Fan Experience this weekend
This weekend’s Kelowna Fan Experience is a family run convention for enthusiasts of every variety.…
Sicamous to take another look at connecting to Shuswap-North Okanagan rail trail
A second public hearing will be held in Sicamous on April 10 to consider changes…
Futuristic micro-home communities may be answer to housing crisis in Thompson-Okanagan
With new single-family houses selling for $1 million or more in the Thompson-Okanagan region, the…
Punjabi music is taking the world by storm and its new sound is based in Canada
TORONTO – Ikwinder Singh is too young to remember the last time Punjabi music was…
Just-introduced annuals and perennials add something new to the garden
It's a special kind of joy that only a gardener could understand. I always get…
Course for health-care providers aims to address anti-Black racism in health care
A family doctor who helped create an anti-Black racism course for health professionals says she…
Pet a puppy and get a pint at this Penticton brewery’s dog adoption day
South Okanagan SPCA and Abandoned Rail Brewing Co. have teamed up to find homes for…
Ghost Army members who deceived Nazis with battlefield ruses in WWII given Congressional Gold Medal
DALLAS (AP) — With inflatable tanks, radio trickery, costume uniforms and acting, the American military…
Students in Lake Country made it through firefighter bootcamp
Some of the next generation of Lake Country firefighters got their first glimpse of life…
Borrow a bee colony? West Vancouver library loans out pollinators
VANCOUVER – Patrons at the West Vancouver Memorial Library are abuzz over a loan program…
Meet the team facilitating a Good Night Out on this Vancouver strip
It’s quarter to midnight and the Good Night Out team are arriving bundled up and…
Kaleden viticulturist may have solution to keep vines warm during cold snaps
A Kaleden viticulturist and helicopter pilot has come up with an idea that could save…
HIGHWAY TO HOMELESSNESS: A Kamloops foster care survivor’s account
A woman who grew up in the foster care system in Kamloops has spent most…
Germany’s plan to liberalize cannabis rules clears its final parliamentary hurdle
BERLIN (AP) — The German government's plan to liberalize rules on cannabis cleared its final…
A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland’s desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
OTTAWA – A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk…
Shortcomings of Kelowna’s Prospera Place continue to be deep dark secrets
Two years after a study found that Kelowna’s Prospera Place arena wasn’t fit to host…
Animation artists in the Okanagan ‘kneecapped’ by BC government
Cartoon creators in the Okanagan are about to take a big financial hit. The BC…
Skier who died at Sun Peaks collided with a tree
A skier died at Sun Peaks after colliding with a tree earlier this week. He…
New version of old graffiti task force launching in Kamloops
Ronnie Bouvier is known in Kamloops for her work removing unsightly graffiti around the city…
BC funds nearly 600 new affordable rental homes in the Interior and North
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The latest funding to flow through British Columbia's Community Housing Fund…
The Latest | Blinken urges Israel not to invade Rafah. Netanyahu says he’ll ‘do it alone’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sternly rejected the visiting U.S. secretary of state’s plea not…
South Okanagan regional district installing 22 new EV chargers
The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen has awarded a contract to build new electric vehicle…
UBCO study looking to see if Interior Health home care is compassionate
UBC Okanagan's Health Equity Lab is looking for participants for their research on compassionate in…
Kate, Princess of Wales, reveals she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she…