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Housing affordability is worst ever in Kelowna and the rest of Canada
Rising interest rates combined with historically high housing prices have made home ownership in Canada…
Don’t hold your breath waiting for transit to ease gridlock on the highway through Kelowna
Expect it to take 20 years and a bunch more studies before Kelowna moves to…
Man sent to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Kamloops
A man was sent to the hospital last week after being hit by a vehicle…
Driverless bus could become part of the Rail Trail in Kelowna
A joint UBCO-City of Kelowna study on transit options for the Okanagan Rail Trail through…
Clearwater woman dead after motorcycle crash north of Enderby
A 35-year-old Clearwater woman has died after her motorcycle crashed at about 5:15 p.m. Friday…
Man killed by train in downtown Kamloops
A man was struck and killed by a Canadian Pacific train in Kamloops last night.…
Couple with mental and physical health challenges living in pickup truck in Kelowna
Due to the housing and health-care crises, an Okanagan couple have been living in their pickup…
Two killed in crash on Highway 1 in Shuswap
Two deaths are being investigated by the B.C. Coroner's Service after a car crash last…
Downtown Kamloops parking lot constant target of vandalism, slashed tires
Vehicles in a parking lot in downtown Kamloops are the ongoing targets of vandalism. Last…
Last minute negotiations not expected to avert Kelowna transit strike
Transit workers had 20 minutes of negotiations this morning with First Transit, the company that…
Farm-to-gate cannabis sales approved in B.C.
B.C. cannabis farmers will soon be able to cut out the middleman without breaking the…
This lottery’s grand prize is a $1.75-million home in Lake Country
A dream home in Lake Country will soon belong to a lucky lottery ticket holder.…
B.C. Chamber calls for wider Okanagan highways, new bypasses, second crossing
One of the province's largest business lobby groups is calling on all levels of government…
Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about…
One day Central Okanagan transit strike as both sides head to arbitration
Central Okanagan transit drivers have shut down the bus service in the region for today…
Spike in gas prices caused by people driving so much: Expert
The recent bump in gas prices, including record high levels in Vancouver, is due to…
Merritt TikTok star develops prototype for electric semi-truck
With a lot of time to think on the road, a Merritt semi-truck driver decided…
Home sales down in Okanagan and Kamloops but prices up
The average selling price for homes in Kamloops and the Okanagan rose in September over…
Biden offers pardons for pot possession, signals deeper reform for U.S. cannabis laws
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is pardoning people convicted under federal law of possessing marijuana…
Sounds of music almost silenced at Penticton care home
Just when it looked like the soothing sounds of music would be silenced at The…
Two multi-million-dollar Okanagan prizes up for grabs in millionaire lottery
Winners of the latest Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Foundation Millionaire Lottery will have their…
iN VIDEO: Public safety top priority as new Kelowna homeless shelter prepares to open
One of the top concerns for Kelowna residents with the opening of a new homeless…
Stinky seed bug boom bugging residents in Shuswap, Kamloops and Okanagan
Some residents in the province are being inundated with stinky little bugs this fall. The…
Okanagan Rail Trail: Final push is on to close the missing link
This may sound all too familiar: “One last piece of Okanagan Rail Trail ‘nearing its…