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Kelowna builder making home ownership more affordable by going small
It’s not often that a brand new home can be bought for less than $300,000…

B.C. man scores $5M in lotto win, plans to keep working
A North Vancouver resident who bought a lottery ticket to celebrate getting a new job…

Summerland private school loses appeal over ‘illegal’ teacher
A Summerland private school, that knowingly employed a foreign teacher with no work permit, has…

New hotel will take Kelowna airport “to the next level”: director
The first hotel on Kelowna International Airport property will be The Sutton Place Hotel owned…

B.C. realtor ordered to pay $1.5M for botched sale gets slight break
A B.C. realtor who was ordered to pay $1.5 million after he sold a piece…

iN PHOTOS: New ER opens at Penticton hospital; part of $312M reno
The largest phase of the renovation at the Penticton Regional Hospital’s emergency room has been…

Kamloops will have a team in new semi-pro soccer league, tryouts begin early 2022
Soccer fans will be able to get more kicks in Kamloops. A semi-pro soccer league…

New Kamloops bistro wait staff will serve in ‘Teenie Bikinis’
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops is getting a new bistro on the North Shore and it's betting…

Ellis Parc high-rise languishes under stop-work order in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – A stop-work order against a high-rise in downtown Kelowna is still in place…
Officials now predict Okanagan Lake may near 2017 historic flooding
OKANAGAN – The water level in Okanagan Lake is officially expected to reach 343 metres,…

Kelowna Rocket signed by Vancouver Canucks
KELOWNA – Vancouver Canucks have signed one of Kelowna’s own Rockets — forward Kole Lind.…
BMW stolen from Calgary found in Salmon Arm ditch, couple arrested
SALMON ARM – Slippery roads helped Salmon Arm police catch a pair of car thieves…
Last puck drops at Civic Arena in Vernon this weekend
VERNON – The last puck will drop at Vernon’s Civic Arena tomorrow night exactly 80…

Playground approved for Mission Recreation Park
KELOWNA – Councillors approved funding Monday for a new children’s playground in Mission Recreation Park. “Over the past few years, regular users have expressed a desire to install a playground to provide children of the participants a fun and safe play option when at the ball park,” says community recreation coordinator Chris Babcock. “After raising...