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The View Winery: Think pink (and green)
Jennifer Turton-Molgat at The View Winery and Wards Cidery has always been an innovator. Always…
COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases
VANCOUVER – Efforts by British Columbia health officials and residents are managing to suppress infections…
Plans to distribute first doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on hold
OTTAWA – Plans to distribute the first 300,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
Two Montrealers among dead after stampede at religious festival in Israel
MONTREAL – Two Montrealers taking part in a religious festival in Israel were among the…
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. – When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was…
Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm
TORONTO – When customers roll up to Thrive Cannabis’ 184-acre farm in Simcoe. Ont, they’ll…
Housing prices in South Okanagan, Kamloops higher than B.C. average
March was a record-setting month for the B.C. real estate market with sales hitting an…
Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm
TORONTO – When customers roll up to Thrive Cannabis' 184-acre farm in Simcoe. Ont, they'll…
High Tide buying 80 per cent stake in U.S. CBD company FABCBD for US$20.64M
CALGARY – Cannabis company High Tide Inc. has signed a deal to buy an 80…
Tilray-Aphria deal closes, company to control biggest share of Cdn pot market
NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray Inc. and Aphria Inc. say their merger deal has now closed…
Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 champ in great racing family, dies
There wasn’t much Bobby Unser wouldn’t do to promote the Indianapolis 500, which is how…
Organigram CEO Greg Engel steps down, Peter Amirault appointed on interim basis
MONCTON, N.B. – Organigram Holdings Inc. says Greg Engel is stepping down from his chief…
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
SEATTLE – Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep…
iN VIDEO: $13M asking price on world class North Okanagan estate
A five-day-long auction will be held in June to sell a 15,000 square foot home…
Kamloops real estate market remains hot, setting new records
The average home in the Kamloops area neared $550,000 with 382 homes sold last month.…
Making your money work for you
Steven Theimer makes people’s money work for them. The Penticton-based consultant with IG Wealth Management…
Right at Home: The bandana gets some new twists in decor
If ever a 22-inch square of cotton could tell stories, it would be the bandana.…
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…
Ontario wants in: Local, Alberta, Vancouver real estate buyers have new competition
If you're seeing a lot of out-of-province licence plates on Okanagan or Kamloops streets, they…
COVID-19 rules against large gatherings force PNE to cancel 2021 exhibition
VANCOUVER -The Pacific National Exhibition says ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have forced the cancellation of…
Sundial Growers to buy Inner Spirit for $131M, deal expected to close later this year
CALGARY – Sundial Growers Inc. says it will purchase cannabis company Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd.…
Peloton recalls treadmills, halts sales, after a child dies
NEW YORK – Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills less than a month…
It’s official: Beer on the beach is back for another summer in Penticton
Penticton’s public alcohol consumption pilot project is back for a second summer after passing a…
Kelowna’s Water Street by the Park has 10 times more interest in suites than actual suites
It wasn’t that long ago that the 200 block of Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna…