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Cirque Du Soleil’s one-of-a-kind ‘Corteo’ coming to Okanagan
Some of the world’s most famous acrobats will be performing in Penticton. Cirque Du Soleil…
Canadian pop-punk band Billy Talent coming to Okanagan
Billy Talent and Gob are playing the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton this fall.…
Just in time for summer, new snack shop and patio opens in Penticton
A new lakeside shop just opened in Penticton that offers summertime snacks, coffees, locally made…
South Okanagan road fixed in four days after severe boulder damage
Green Lake Road in Okanagan Falls has been flattened out, and the boulder that took…
Some of the Mediterranean’s best hospitality can be found in Penticton
Anyone who's developed an appetite for authentic Greek food from a restaurant that recreated its…
How Okanagan orchardists finally got fruit-stealing starlings under control
A program to reduce and control invasive starlings through trapping in the Okanagan-Similkameen is still…
B.C.’s lieutenant governor visiting South Okanagan next week
British Columbia's lieutenant governor will be touring the South Okanagan next week. Janet Austin be…
Newly painted rainbow crosswalk vandalized in Penticton
It wasn’t long before somebody defaced the new two-spirit rainbow crosswalk in Penticton. The symbol…
Wrongful termination suits add up at Penticton friendship centre
Five former employees are claiming they were wrongfully terminated by the Penticton friendship centre, each…
Injured trumpeter swan rescued near Penticton
A Penticton resident came across something unusual on a road in the Apex Mountain Resort…
The 1908 murder of the owner of the historic Midway Hotel
The two-storey Midway Hotel was built in 1900 and has served as a main hub…
‘Making art accessible’: New sculptures unveiled in Penticton
The public art work that decorates Penticton’s downtown and northern waterfront each year have been…
Penticton Vees win BCHL championship again
After sweeping the Port Alberni Bulldogs in round four of the BCHL playoffs the Penticton…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warnings end in Okanagan, Similkameen
Meteorologists are tracking a line of dangerous severe thunderstorms in Central Okanagan, Boundary and Similkameen…
Highway 97 closed in Summerland due to slide
A slide has closed traffic in both directions on Highway 97 in Summerland. It happened…
Can’t afford a home? Buy this historic Midway hotel
This two-storey historic hotel on the main drag of Midway is for sale for $250,000,…
Snowbirds refuel in the Okanagan on their way back to Moose Jaw
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds made a pit stop in the Okanagan today. They left Comox,…
Swan Lake ballet tour stopping in Kamloops, Okanagan
Lower Mainland ballet dancers will be in Kamloops and the Okanagan over the next month…
Public art from Penticton’s sculpture exhibit will likely become private
Members of the public may have had their last chance to appreciate some of the…
Penticton man arrested for year-old fire at car dealership
Penticton resident Donald Richard Lorenzetto, 40, was arrested yesterday, May 8, and charged with two…
Have the time of your life at ‘Dirty Dancing in Concert’ in Penticton
A Dirty Dancing in Concert is coming to Penticton. Live musicians and a full-size cinema screen will…
iN PHOTOS: South Okanagan photographer explores western rattlesnake dens
Penticton photographer Ron Peace spent a hot weekend hiking around rattlesnake dens in the south…
Stars of Kamloops Blazers and Penticton Vees leading their leagues in playoff points
While the third round of the playoffs underway for both the WHL and BCHL, players…
UPDATE: Missing Penticton senior located
UPDATE: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Penticton RCMP say a missing 66-year-old man was been located,…