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Here’s why parts of Kamloops smell bad this week
KAMLOOPS – You weren’t imagining it, something smells bad in the west end of Mission…
What a provincial state of emergency really means
British Columbia is in the midst of a provincial state of emergency due to a…
Green gold rush fizzles as Okanagan cannabis companies see stock prices fade
OKANAGAN – A sector-wide 'green gold rush' at the beginning of 2018 that saw most…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna teen located
UPDATE: 1:54 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 KELOWNA – RCMP say a missing 13-year-old boy…
Court rules picketers at Kelowna, Vernon casinos can’t protest on casino property
KELOWNA – Gateway Casinos won a significant legal victory recently barring the union that supports…
BCGEU to return to bargaining table with Gateway Casinos next week
The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union will return to mediated talks with Gateway Casinos…
Emerging cannabis industry luring agricultural workers from traditional crops
WEST KELOWNA – Attracting workers to agricultural jobs has always been difficult with generally low…
Long weekend weather will be cool, unsettled in Okanagan
KELOWNA – The unsettled cooler weather of the past week will continue through the long…
‘High’ school classes offered at Okanagan College
OKANAGAN – Cannabis is legitmately coming to the classroom for the first time in the…
Kelowna buys last chunk of CN rail corridor for trail, plans upgrade
KELOWNA – A chunk of the CN Rail corridor that wasn’t included in the original…
Kelowna council defers decision on adopting energy-saving building code changes
KELOWNA – A recommendation that Kelowna take the first step toward eventually meeting mandatory provincial…
Councillors grill Kelowna airport officials over ‘unusual’ budget increase
KELOWNA – A $2.2 million mid-cycle budget request by Kelowna International Airport is uncommonly large,…
Environment Canada ends air quality warnings for some areas of the Southern Interior
Amidst improving conditions, Environment Canada has ended special air quality warnings for some parts of…
Kelowna planners expect few home-growers after cannabis legalization
KELOWNA – Canadians will soon have the right to grow a small amount of cannabis…
Kelowna’s new cannabis retail regulations won’t allow a pot shop on every block
KELOWNA – City planners have identified over 900 possible locations for retail cannabis stores in…
Rain, cooler temperatures greatly improve Interior air quality as wildfires continue to burn
Interior residents may have woken up to smoke-free skies this morning after a cool and…
Weather pattern change means clear Okanagan skies
KELOWNA – Okanagan residents can breathe a sigh of relief, literally and figuratively, this week…
Kelowna police seeking the rightful owner of a crossbow
KELOWNA – Kelowna police may have found your crossbow, and they would like to return…
Fire half destroys a Kelowna woodworking shop
KELOWNA – A large fire destroyed about half of a woodworking building in Kelowna yesterday.…
Kelowna airport needs a little advance on its allowance
KELOWNA – Kelowna International Airport is broke and needs a little advance on its allowance.…
Drought level raised in the Okanagan as rain remains scarce
OKANAGAN – With seemingly interminable smoke swirling through the air, it’s easy to ignore the…
Union alleges unsafe operations as casino labour dispute drags on in Thompson-Okanagan
KAMLOOPS – There is no end in sight to the labour dispute at four casinos…
Stalled Westcorp hotel, condo project seeks changes from Kelowna council
KELOWNA – Design changes to the interiors of residential units in the as-yet unnamed Westcorp…
Pot shops and where they can go up before Kelowna council
KELOWNA – Tourists wandering down Leon or Lawrence Avenues looking for a little bud after…