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Truce called, wine flows again, in B.C.-Alberta trade war over pipeline
VICTORIA – The Alberta government accepted an olive branch from British Columbia and suspended its…
Cannabis questionnaire proves popular with Pentictonites
PENTICTON – The first step in the Penticton’s engagement program for input into municipal cannabis…
City putting some of Vernon’s pot shops out of business
VERNON – The City of Vernon will be telling some local pot shops to shut…
TRENDING NOW: Snot rocket strikes again
When trying to participate in a cute trend, these girls were instead met with a…
‘Not going anywhere’: Barber opens Penticton shop with goal of retiring in his 80s
When you talk to Daniel Markin for more than five minutes, one thing becomes clear…
TRENDING NOW: New nose prank tickles mom’s funny bone
This slick prank must have required a makeup artist. Mom was ready for the reveal,…
“We still have fight left in us”: Vernon cannabis shop forced to close
VERNON – One of Vernon’s first cannabis shops is closing its doors at the end…
Cannabis facility sign of changing agricultural land use in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Agricultural use of land isn’t what it used to be. That from Regional…
Kamloops will be home to province’s first government-run recreational pot store
KAMLOOPS – B.C.'s first government-owned cannabis retail store will be setting up shop in Kamloops.…
An inside look at one of the Okanagan’s first licensed marijuana production facilities
FALKLAND – Just off Highway 97 on the way to Falkland is a large, warehouse-style…
Prosecutors: Paul Manafort believed he was above the law
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Paul Manafort orchestrated a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to evade U.S. tax and banking…
Two officers among four killed in N.B. shooting: ‘This is the worst moment’
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s usually quiet capital city erupted in violence Friday, as two police…
What happened in Vanderhoof after the sawmill closed
When forestry contractor Mike Egli heard the sawmill in Vanderhoof was closing, he was expecting…
How will the federal parties help BC forest workers?
It’s been hard to keep up with the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff…
Garth Mullins on surviving decades of the war on drugs
CONTENT ADVISORY Garth Mullins has experienced first-hand the way society disenfranchises people who use drugs,…
Harm reduction credited for reducing Indigenous fatalities in BC
Toxic drug deaths for First Nations peoples decreased by 6.8 per cent in British Columbia…
Regional district plans to spend $10M for new Penticton headquarters
The board of directors of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has approved a plan to…
‘High’ school classes offered at Okanagan College
OKANAGAN – Cannabis is legitmately coming to the classroom for the first time in the…
Where the federal parties stand on the toxic drug crisis
Close to 51,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and September 2024,…
TV show ‘Still Standing’ visits Osoyoos Indian Band to showcase its success
The Osoyoos Indian Band’s success story is about to gain national attention as the cast…
Emerging cannabis industry luring agricultural workers from traditional crops
WEST KELOWNA – Attracting workers to agricultural jobs has always been difficult with generally low…
BC Interior old-growth forests hiding billions in economic benefits
Protecting old-growth forests in the BC interior could generate more than $43 billion over the…
Penticton business owner wins city byelection in landslide
While Jason Reynen was feeling a little under the weather Saturday night, he was jumping…
Green gold rush fizzles as Okanagan cannabis companies see stock prices fade
OKANAGAN – A sector-wide 'green gold rush' at the beginning of 2018 that saw most…