


Wines for summer: What to sip when it sizzles
The first day of Summer might be more than a week away, but you can’t…

Plan now for the best tomatoes next year
A myth among tomato lovers is that home-grown tomatoes taste best. Not true! The best…

No-spray zones divide French farmers from anxious neighbours
PARIS – When tractors laden with pesticides and other chemicals start spraying the vineyards that…

Wine that went to space for sale with $1 million price tag
LONDON – The wine is out of this world. The price is appropriately stratospheric. Christie’s…

New Kamloops mural really pops at Alchemy Brewing Company
Local artist Stace DeWolf has completed a large outdoor mural for Alchemy Brewing Company’s outdoor…

iN VIDEO: Kelowna’s Fresh Start forced to close because of pandemic
Kelowna's Start Fresh Kitchen is the latest casualty of the pandemic and public health restrictions. …

B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is enduring a record-breaking dry spell, but farmer Amir Mann says…

Kelowna restaurant denied liquor licence because of alleged gang involvement
The owner of a downtown Kelowna restaurant is taking British Columbia’s liquor regulator to court,…

Are robot waiters the future? Some restaurants think so
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — You may have already seen them in restaurants: waist-high machines…

US Whiskey and bourbon distillers face pushback over taxes, emissions
MULBERRY, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky…

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay bringing burger and steak outlets to B.C. casino, resort
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is bringing his burger and steak outlets to a Vancouver casino…

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly…

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another…

B.C. Tree Fruits, $58 million in debt, files for creditor protection
PENTICTON, B.C. – Premier David Eby has announced millions in additional funding for British Columbia's…

BC bar fined $3,000 for clearing drinks from table 12 minutes late
A BC bar has been fined $3,000 for being 12 minutes late clearing a table.…

