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Kelowna 5th most expensive home rental market out of 24 Canadian cities
The cost of renting a home in Kelowna continues to climb with the median price…
B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is enduring a record-breaking dry spell, but farmer Amir Mann says…
First Nations band buys Tunkwa Lake Resort
The Lower Nicola Indian Band has purchased a resort near Logan Lake. The band announced…
iN PHOTOS: The lost speedways of the Thompson-Okanagan
Since 1950, about a dozen speedways came and went in the Thompson-Okanagan, not the least…
Thompson-Okanagan pot growers optimistic about this year’s outdoor harvest
B.C.’s outdoor cannabis growing season is reaping the rewards of our amazing, sunny autumn. Temperatures…
Motorcyclist dies from injuries sustained in crash in West Kelowna
A woman is dead after a collision on Westside Road in West Kelowna yesterday. RCMP…
Okanagan, Shuswap Project Christmas Elf may be shelved without new organizer
The organizer of Project Christmas Elf in the Okanagan and Shuswap is handing Santa’s reins…
UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens after vehicle incident near Sorrento
The Trans-Canada Highway has reopened near Sorrento this afternoon after a crash. DriveB.C. reported a…
Commercial trucks ignoring signs, getting stuck on Princeton bridge
A commercial truck driver had to back his rig off a one-way Princeton bridge in…
Canada’s biggest grocer freezes price of No Name products until next year
Canada’s biggest grocer is freezing prices on all its No Name products until next year…
Former CannTrust leaders plead not guilty to securities offences
TORONTO – Three former CannTrust Holdings Inc. leaders have pleaded not guilty to quasi-criminal charges…
Tough ruling against former cannabis execs could send message: experts
TORONTO – Industry observers say cannabis companies' future regulatory compliance is at stake as a…
Uber Eats to process cannabis deliveries in Toronto through new Leafly partnership
Toronto cannabis shoppers will be able to request cannabis deliveries through Uber Eats starting Monday.…
Kelowna lottery winner looks forward to buying a home
Kelowna resident Bryon Treasure discovered he was $500,000 richer while on a road trip to…
‘Throttle therapy’: Summerland man launching new motorcycle tour company
JD Dubois is a man on a mission who just happens to be a biker…
Speed a factor in fatal motorcycle crash in Salmon Arm: RCMP
A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash in Salmon Arm this past weekend. RCMP…
Invasive raccoon populations increasing in Kamloops, Okanagan
A Kamloops resident came home to two fuzzy masked strangers in her driveway early one…
Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in downtown Kamloops
A man in his 40s died after he was hit by a truck in downtown…
Car carrier crashes into Kamloops front yard
A semi loaded with vehicles left the road and crashed into the front yard of…
Kamloops man wreaks havoc at Penticton car dealership
A Kamloops man was busted for crashing an Audi into a Penticton car dealership. It…
The next invasive garden threat? A slithering, jumping worm
Just when you think you’ve become accustomed to the spotted lanternfly invasion, along comes another…
iN VIDEO: Second pedestrian nearly struck after fatal Kamloops collision
After a pedestrian was fatally hit by a truck in Kamloops Saturday night, a driver…
Why more spiders will be crawling into your home this autumn
A wet spring meant more bugs, and more bugs meant more spiders will be finding…
Despite falling prices in Okanagan, Kamloops homes worth $200K more than before pandemic
The Okanagan and Kamloops, like the rest of Canada, are seeing a sharp decline in…