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$24 million building in Kelowna being converted to homeless shelter
The 89,000 square foot former B.C. Tree Fruits building, next to the Tolko Mill site…
First King Taps in B.C. opens in downtown Kelowna on Okanagan Lake
B.C.’s first King Taps location opened today, June 22, after months of preparation. Located in…
Aurora Cannabis to layoff 12% of workforce amid reorganization
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it is laying off 12 per cent of its…
Edmunds: 2022 BMW i4 versus 2022 Polestar 2
BMW has a well-established history of developing luxury sport sedans, and now the automaker has…
Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant latest to close, citing lack of staff
A North Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant served its last meals Tuesday afternoon. Vietnamese Watercress Vietnamese Restaurant owner…
iN VIDEO: Dangerously duelling B.C. Interior transport truckers under investigation
Actions of both the DCT Chambers truck driver and another trucker passing each other in…
West Kelowna looking for driver that did $35,000 damage to bleachers, fence
An SUV careened into the bleachers at a West Kelowna baseball field in April and…
Pace of housing construction needs to triple in Thompson-Okanagan
Canada is facing a crisis in housing supply and, consequently, affordability, according to the Canada…
Police investigating fatal Kelowna accident involving motorcycle
One man is dead following a highway crash near Kelowna's airport involving a motorcycle and…
‘How are people surviving?’: Spiking gas prices impacting rural mail carriers, residents in big way
A mail carrier says her out-of-pocket costs for delivering packages along her rural route have…
Converting these Okanagan homes to industrial land could pay big dividends
A mixed industrial/residential neighbourhood that has been in trouble with the City of Kelowna is…
Why this entire Kelowna street of single family homes is for sale
– This story was originally published June 21, 2022. With plans for Kelowna's Rutland area…
Massachusetts lawyer charged with trying to bribe cop in marijuana case
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts lawyer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges he tried…
iN VIDEO: Land cleared for new Merritt rest stop but construction months away
There is now a very noticeable cleared and levelled hillside next to the old Merritt…
‘Unique terroir’: B.C. wine labels will now recognize smaller growing regions in Okanagan
To better define the characteristics that distinguish Okanagan wines from one another, six new areas…
Plans afoot to replace former daycare in Kelowna with apartments
Monkey’s Playhouse was one of Kelowna’s better known child care facilities until it closed in…
B.C. strata ordered to pay back $19,000 worth of mask fines: tribunal
A B.C. strata that dished out $19,000 of fines for not wearing masks when in…
Yes then no: Kelowna couple lose legal fight with strata over sunshade
A Kelowna couple will have to live with the hot Okanagan sun baking their patio…
Woman finds Salmon Arm couple who saved her life after Coquihalla crash
A Lower Mainland woman who says she would not be alive today if it wasn’t…
Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb ‘party house’ fined $15K
The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as…
Mudslide hampers Highway 97 traffic near Monte Lake
A mudslide along Highway 97 is reducing traffic to a single lane between Monte Lake…
Why some gas stations in Okanagan, Kamloops are running out of fuel
Some Esso and Mobile gas stations have run short of fuel at their pumps in…
Edmunds compares: Audi e-tron GT vs. Mercedes-Benz EQS
The electric vehicle market is rapidly changing. Two recently released models are blazing the trail…
Connecticut bus driver says he didn’t know his gummy snacks included THC
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A commercial bus driver has been charged with 38 counts of…