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BC bar fined $4,000 after customers go bowling
A BC pub that let a few people drink beer while bowling on a busy…
Kamloops couple joins non-alcoholic beverage trend with new mocktail business
Kamloops residents can now easily access, experience, and enjoy a wide variety of non-alcoholic beverages…
Medications for alcoholism lacking in BC despite being deadlier than opioids
It may have taken a back seat to the overdose crisis, but more than three…
One dead in North Okanagan ATV crash
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a fatal ATV crash in the North…
Liquor inspector acted ‘suspicious’ but store still fined $7K
A BC liquor store has been fined $7,000 for serving an underage girl because the…
Kelowna reveals plan for alcohol consumption in city parks this summer
Kelowna is looking at allowing alcohol consumption in sections of three city parks this summer.…
B.C. karaoke bar accused of letting staff drink wins case
A B.C. karaoke bar has avoided a $1,000 fine after B.C. liquor inspectors accused the…
It’s going to be legal to drink at beaches in Summerland this summer
People who enjoying sipping on booze at the beaches in Summerland no longer have to…
Impaired Vernon driver crashes into hydro pole, knocks out power
An impaired driver knocked out the power for some Vernon residents this morning after he…
Want B.C.-made boozy freezies? You have to go to California to get them
It all started in 2017 when Sheereen Price and Gabrielle Mustapich were sitting on a…
B.C. nurse reprimanded for drinking on the job
A Vancouver Island nurse has been reprimanded for drinking on the job. According to a…
B.C.’s alcohol ‘spike’ during COVID starting to wane
It is true that Canadians drank more alcohol during COVID than before but the reality…
B.C. cafe shuttered after selling can of beer without food
A B.C. cafe has been ordered to close for a day after it sold an…
New distillery vying for spot in downtown Kamloops
A new distillery producing gin, vodka and potentially whisky is planning to open in downtown…
B.C. Indian Chiefs win first round in discrimination case over alcohol and liver transplants
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has won the first stage of a B.C. Human…
Recovering alcoholic takes Penticton Facebook group along on his journey to sobriety
After Brad Britton finished his junior hockey career as a Penticton Panther he became severely…
Armstrong IPE gets licensed area for beer, ciders
For the first time, the Armstrong Provincial Exhibition and Stampede will serve local beer and…
Demand high for new Shuswap home-based brewery
It was a busy weekend for Marc and Meaghan Zaichkowsky, who celebrated a grand opening…
Elevated, approachable cocktails coming to Kelowna’s brewery district
What started as a couple of craft breweries in Kelowna’s North End in 2016 has…
All hail the mighty Caesar: First time competition highlighting drink hits Okanagan
There are endless ways to get creative with everyone’s favourite Canadian clamato juice cocktail and…
Kombucha bar brings healthy new option to Kelowna’s brewery district
Pub-crawling through the emerging brewery district in Kelowna’s North End this summer will provide a…
One person dead, other seriously injured in ATV accident near Enderby
One person has been seriously injured and another died in an ATV accident near Enderby…
Cannabis-infused drinks replacing booze for many U.S. pot users: survey
Driven in part by cannabis-infused drinks, a growing number of U.S. marijuana users are replacing…
Easy access to booze helped boost COVID pandemic drinking in Interior Health: study
The Interior Health region had the highest per capita alcohol consumption rate in B.C. during…