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Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment to resume
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery…
‘Virtual power plant’ model could convince more homeowners to switch to solar
CALGARY – An electricity retailer in Alberta is betting it can entice more homeowners to…
‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered
NEW YORK (AP) — Lolita Jackson was at her 72nd-floor desk in the World Trade…
Penticton passersby made CPR even more stressful for nurse
A Penticton woman expected strangers would have shown more compassion when she was performing CPR…
New flavours coming to South Okanagan’s District Wine Village
Turnover is underway at the District Wine Village in Oliver. The brewery and eatery operated…
New beer festival on tap in Kelowna
Kelowna City Park will be transformed into an adult playground for a new beer festival.…
iN PHOTOS: Northern lights put on brilliant show in Okanagan, Kamloops
It's always a special treat when the aurora borealis flares up above Kamloops and the…
Calls to Kelowna RCMP down by 6% in 2022
Kelowna RCMP handled just over 60,000 calls for service in 2022, a 6% drop from…
‘Suspicious’ activity near Falkland leads to four arrests: RCMP
Four people have been arrested and a stolen pickup truck was recovered after suspicious activity…
Two killed in collision on Highway 3A in West Kootenays
Two people are dead after a two-vehicle collision near Castlegar. An off-duty B.C. Highway Patrol…
Coldstream couple who removed ‘stop work order’ being sued over pool
A Lavington couple who built a pool and deck without a permit, and then removed…
Highway 97 at Orchard Park mall in Kelowna closed for police incident
Kelowna RCMP are releasing few details to the public about a police incident that is…
Raccoon forces officials to close Kelowna elementary school
The students of South Kelowna Elementary get to stay home today because a raccoon wanted…
WestJet customers offered 7.5-hour bus ride to destination after flight cancelled
WestJet customers were rebooked on a seven-and-a-half-hour bus trip from Calgary to Regina after their…
Kelowna RCMP arresting the same 20 people every week
Twenty people in Kelowna accounted for a whopping 3,575 arrests in 2021 and 2022. “That…
Phoena CEO Guyatt steps down, Melissen takes helm of pot company
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Phoena Inc. says chief executive Greg Guyatt has resigned. The Vaughan, Ont.…
Kelowna strip club wants to stay open until 3 a.m.
Operators of the Liquid Zoo, a Kelowna strip club, want to stay open an extra…
Sky watchers in Okanagan, Kamloops have second chance to see northern lights
After a spectacular display last night, another round of aurora borealis activity expected to flare…
Major Canadian newspapers drop Dilbert comic over racist comments
TORONTO – A media backlash against the Dilbert comic strip took hold in Canada on…
TRENDING NOW: Jealous budgie enacts revenge
Even a little rubber duck has this budgie green with envy. It quickly arrives and…
Local farm-to-table chef taking over Naramata Inn
The Naramata Inn has a new chef. Jacob Deacon-Evans will be taking over from founder…
B.C. nurse who delivered narcotics to the wrong address gets suspended
A B.C. nurse who delivered narcotics to the wrong address has been suspended for two…
Kelowna lawyer fined $5,000 for failing to verify clients’ identity
A Kelowna lawyer has been fined $5,000 for failing to verify the identity of several…
North Okanagan’s top cop critical about drug decriminalization rollout
While the decriminalization of small amounts of hard drugs has been controversial, Vernon RCMP Supt.…