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BC Election 2024: Penticton-Summerland could turn Conservative blue for first time in decades
Voters in the Penticton-Summerland riding will be choosing a new MLA for the first time…
Conservative Amelia Boultbee wins in Penticton-Summerland
Voters in Penticton-Summerland riding have elected its first Conservative MLA in decades. Amelia Boultbee beat…
Retired RCMP officer convicted of killing his wife in Penticton up for parole
The family of a woman brutally killed by a retired RCMP officer in Penticton is…
Penticton anti-vaxxer loses fight against BCGEU
A Penticton anti-vaxxer has lost a fight with her union after she argued her support…
Penticton council throws its support behind proposed walk-in clinic
Penticton city council threw its enthusiastic support behind the proposed new community walk-in clinic scheduled…
iN VIDEO: Watch baby beavers live at South Okanagan wildlife rehab centre
Two orphaned baby beavers are growing up in a rehabilitation centre in the South Okanagan…
Veteran South Okanagan MP looking forward to retirement after 10 years in Ottawa
Riding his beloved bicycle, spending more time with his grandchildren and “playing bad fiddle” are…
Curious about the price of marijuana in your city? Check PriceOfWeed website
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It isn’t legal yet in Canada, but that won’t stop people from keeping a close eye on weed market in their city. Akin to the website Gas Buddy, which monitors gas prices to help consumers find the lowest price in town, there’s a website called Price of Weed, in which users report the...
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna woman located
UPDATE: 2:18 P.M., NOV. 12, 2015 RCMP says Crystal Schmid has been located and is safe and sound. 10:05 A.M., NOV. 12, 2015 KELOWNA - RCMP need your help locating a Kelowna woman who was last seen five days ago. Crystal Schmid was last seen Saturday, Nov. 7. She is a 32-year-old Caucasian female, 5‘7”...
Candidates have up to seven days to remove signs
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The elections are over but there are still some of those brightly-coloured election signs lying around. They should all be gone soon though, candidates are required to remove them by this weekend. The Ministry of Transportation has the strictest regulations, requiring signs to be removed the next working day after the general voting...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ends
UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm watch for the Okanagan, South Thompson and Nicola areas has been lifted. Environment Canada states the conditions required to produce severe weather no longer apply. THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Torrential rains, strong winds and hail are all possible as an unstable airmass moves over the region. Environment Canada has again issued a severe...