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COVID demand for produce boxes in B.C. still booming, farmers say
Last spring, Shirlene Coté was hit with surging demand for an unusual product: Boxes filled…
Cannabis company Aphria reports Q3 loss, says COVID-19 lockdowns have caused pressure
Lockdowns enacted by Canadian provinces to quell the spread of COVID-19 hampered Aphria Inc.’s third…
‘Huge’ explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot…
Average single-family home price nears $1M in Kelowna; Kamloops gaining fast
High demand for single-family homes throughout Canada has pushed up the average price in the…
Canada set to receive 1M Pfizer-BioNTech doses, Moderna playing catch-up
OTTAWA – A batch of more than 855,000 doses of vaccine from Moderna is now…
Okanagan beekeepers report higher than normal mortality rates this winter
Beekeepers in the Okanagan suffered higher than usual bee mortality rates this past winter. North…
Marijuana growing equipment may have caused LA explosion
LOS ANGELES – Equipment from a marijuana grow in a Los Angeles home’s garage may…
New Mexico governor signs bill to legalize recreational pot
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational…
Police: Minnesota officer meant to draw Taser, not handgun
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a…
Air Canada agrees to $5.9-billion aid package, giving Ottawa equity stake in airline
OTTAWA – After months of negotiations, Ottawa has reached a multibillion-dollar rescue deal with Air…
Vaccine-induced blood clots under more scrutiny as Canada reports first case
OTTAWA – Concerns about vaccine safety emerged again Tuesday, as Canada reported its first case…
Swap the crop? New York hemp farmers eager to grow marijuana
ALBANY, N.Y. – Legal marijuana is coming to New York and hemp farmer Samir Mahadin…
Colorado to auction off cannabis-themed license plates
DENVER – Cannabis-themed license plates in Colorado are being auctioned off to the highest bidder…
RECIPE: Make this delicious hazelnut cake recipe from the cookbook of Chez Panisse’s chef
If you know me, you know that I love cookbooks. So much so that I…
Toronto real estate board to drop ‘master’ bedroom term, replace with ‘primary’ in coming months
TORONTO – Greater Toronto Area home hunters browsing through property listings will soon notice a…
Former Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – A white former suburban Minneapolis police officer was charged Wednesday with…
Going to a farmers’ market in Kamloops, Okanagan? Bring a mask
It's a sure sign of spring and that summer can't be too far away. Farmers'…
Penticton encourages picnics in city parks with local takeout food, wine and beer
You'll soon be able to have a picnic and a cold one in a city…
1st cannabis business park in Okanagan on its way to Lumby
A new cannabis-centred business park is coming to Lumby, a first for the Okanagan. True…
Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products
MONTREAL – Quebec’s ban on the sale of cannabis-themed products is too broad and inhibits…
B.C. puts $2B toward low-interest loans for builders of affordable housing
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is investing $2 billion in a low-interest loan program for…
Patience: In a major home project, the joy is in the work
CASTELBUONO, Italy – When my wife and I bought a hectare (about 2.5 acres) of…
Kamloops condo project came to market at just the right time
Selling out a condo project in Kamloops before it’s built is not all that unusual.…
Wine of the Week: Daydreamer Rosé
Rachel and Marcus Ansems own and operate Daydreamer Wines in beautiful Naramata. Here they operate…