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BC gym teacher who inappropriately touched students allowed to teach again
A B.C. physical education teacher has been suspended and ordered to take a course after…
Okanagan bands get rare shot to take the stage at Rock the Lake festival
A battle of the bands show in Kelowna is giving Okanagan bands a chance at…
Secwepemc dispute with Highland Valley mine active as province speeds up reviews
A First Nations land dispute with an expansion at BC’s biggest copper mine is still…
Developer pitches 4,000 ‘attainable’ homes for Vernon
A Kelowna developer is proposing a huge development for Vernon featuring hundreds of affordably priced…
BC teacher suspended for showing Grade 7s ‘sexually suggestive’ social media
A BC teacher who showed Grade 6 and 7 pupils sexually suggestive content from his…
Vernon born writer tops podcast chart with prolific Canadian fraudster tale
It’s a story of deception, murder and stolen identities which crosses from Canada to the…
A Vernon artist’s creative journey on unexplored pathways
Ever since he was young Vernon’s Asana Das has always felt a draw toward creating…
Snowpack below average in Okanagan so far this winter
There is still some winter left to go, but the snow levels in the mountains…
Kamloops mayor files RCMP complaint against another councillor, this time for ‘hacking’
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson suspected a Kamloops city councillor “hacked” into another board’s meetings, but the…
Kamloops bylaw department proposes CCTV network
Kamloops city council is set to consider funding a video surveillance system in an effort…
North Okanagan ranchers charged over 2023 irrigation ban
The owners of a North Okanagan cattle ranch have been charged for allegedly ignoring a…
From humble beginnings to Beverly Hills, Kamloops fashion designer shines
The home studio of Kamloops fashion designer Delayne Dixon is small and humble, yet the…
Kelowna surpassed provincial housing targets in 2024
The province has been pushing municipalities, including the City of Kelowna, to build more housing…
Cost of upgrade to century-old Penticton dam climbs to $18M
A century-old dam in Penticton needs an upgrade, but it is going to cost millions…
Kelowna mayor steps away from duties for health reasons
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas has been temporarily sidelined due to a tear in an artery in…