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This Naramata Bench winery will convert you to a blue cheese believer
A cozy Naramata Bench winery is confident its wine and cheese pairings will have even…
New sanctions introduced to prevent fighting in Quebec junior hockey
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has introduced new sanctions for fighting, including automatic suspensions…
Merritt bank fraudster sentenced to house arrest
A woman who defrauded an elderly Merritt bank client out of thousands of dollars will…
Royal Interior Chemtrail Pilots make conspiracy theorists laughable again
If you’ve ever looked to the sky, saw the trails left by planes and wondered…
UPDATE: Vernon pharmacist gets plea deal for manslaughter of girlfriend
Almost three years after the girlfriend of Vernon pharmacist Shaun Wiebe was taken off a…
iN VIDEO: Man takes lawnmower for a spin through busy Kelowna intersection
This man appeared rather nonchalant as he drove a ride-on lawn mower across the street…
YABBA DABBA DOO: Working Flintmobile ride listed for sale in BC
We know what happened to 40-foot Fred from Kelowna's old Bedrock City, but could this…
Personal bankruptcies on the rise in Thompson-Okanagan
This has not been a good year for consumers. With high interest rates and high…
BC’s first trans-provincial highway stalled before it reached the Okanagan
Before there was the Cariboo Wagon Road to Barkerville, the BC government started building a…
Logan Lake cowboy dies, leaving behind legacy of wild horse protection
A cowboy in Logan Lake who departed the world as quietly as he lived in…
It’s graduation day for the youngest person in Canada to finish a university degree
Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis is about to become the youngest person in Canadian history to graduate…
TRENDING NOW: Apple shows off latest gadget
An innovative tech company is getting ready to launch the first spatial computer. Apple's Vision…
4 children survived a plane crash and 40 days alone in the Amazon jungle. The youngest is a baby
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three…
‘Craft gear from here:’ B.C. towns growing recreation-based manufacturing sector
From Revelstoke to Fernie, Golden to Kimberley, the communities that make up the Kootenays region…
Matching jobs to workers hardest in Thompson-Okanagan
One of the hardest places in BC for employers to find qualified workers is the…
In this youth baseball league, fans who mistreat umpires are sentenced to do the job themselves
DEPTFORD, N.J. (AP) — The April Facebook post hardly seemed like national news at the…
No license needed to fish in B.C. on Father’s Day weekend
Paperwork is normally required to enjoy the timeless activity of casting a bait and hook…
June is rhubarb picking time in the garden, so pucker up
Years ago, when my now-grown daughter Justine was a toddler, we visited a U-pick farm…
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Southern Interior
Conditions are favourable for severe thunderstorms in the Okanagan, South Thompson, Nicola and Boundary regions.…
Vernon RCMP release sketch of attempted child luring suspect
Police have issued a sketch of a suspect who tried to pick up a child…
Invasive mussels in B.C. won’t just be expensive, Okanagan Basin Water Board warns
If invasive mussels make their way into B.C. it will result in a financial burden…
Platonic co-parenting offers an alternate model for family building
NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Farrow wanted what a lot of people do: a child,…
U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish
Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington…
Hiker’s death near Lions Bay believed to be accidental
The search for a missing hiker in the Lions Bay area ended tragically. Police believe…