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Safety improvements coming to Highway 97 intersections in Peachland
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The provincial government plans to make a few intersections on Highway 97 in Peachland safer this summer.
Kelowna RCMP hand out 70 traffic tickets during enforcement blitz
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“With the warmer weather now upon us, the Kelowna Municipal Traffic Unit is continuing its efforts to target speeders, distracted drivers using cell phones, all with the goal of making our roads safer for everyone in the community.”
You can BYOB to Riverside Park in Kamloops this summer
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Parkgoers will be allowed their own liquor near the Riverside bandshell daily until October in a one-season pilot project.
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Direct indictments in place for all four accused in Penticton murder
All four had been scheduled to have preliminary hearings, however, those will not take place now as trial dates are expected to be set soon.
Schools and parents brace for rotating teacher strike
PENTICTON - With just days left before British Columbia's public school teachers launch rotating strike action, contract talks have been put on hold. Union and management say both sides agreed to cancel Friday's bargaining session while they reassess each others proposals. Rich Overgaard, of the B.C. Teachers' Federation, says the union can't be expected to...
HELSTON: Knowing who your real friends are
Usually, we only hear about the girls who kept their conversations with strange men a secret. The girls who found themselves trapped in a vicious circle of extortion; nude photos or exposure of what was already obtained to their friends, family, classmates. We hear their stories, recounted in courtrooms, of how it all began, innocently...
MORAN: Food at your feet
OPINION Right now, I am living in the forest on the west side of Arrow…
POLL: Since legalization, how much of your cannabis comes from retail stores?
It's once again 4/20 so we've turned our poll question today towards cannabis. It's been…
YO MAMA: I finally understand everything my mother did for me
About a week after my son was born I felt a desperate need to call…
YO MAMA: Your baby is a zen master
OPINION Water vapour floats up in soft wisps and tendrils as I drain my pot…
YO MAMA: “It’s just that easy!”
OPINION It was finally here, that momentous day the kid turned six months old and…
YO MAMA: Burn, baby, burn
OPINION Sometimes, I swear my husband strategically asks me questions when he knows I am…
YO MAMA: All those precious baby hats
OPINION I found your little green toque today, the one they gave you at the…
YO MAMA: When babies ignore social distancing rules
OPINION I found a vacant corner of the big blue playmat and sat down with…
YO MAMA: The tale of the baby who loves to munch his Munsch
OPINION I sat cross-legged on the floor with my eight-month-old son nestled in the seat…
YO MAMA: I’ve come undone
OPINION “It’s going to be a big day for us,” I whispered to the tiny,…
YO MAMA: 10 things new parents do that should be Olympic sports
OPINION We have our very own version of the Olympic games going on in our…
YO MAMA: So, this is parenthood
OPINION We brought our baby boy home on my birthday. It was one of those…
YO MAMA: The newborn phase can go to hell
OPINION I’ve been peed and pooped on, there are milk stains on the couch and…
YO MAMA: What’s that smell?
The smell arrived the way all mysterious odours do: slowly, insidiously, and unattached to any…
YO MAMA: Am I even ready to have a kid?
OPINION My husband and I didn’t even know if we wanted a baby. We spent…