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Ashcroft ranch giving away 50,000 lbs of cantaloupes for free
Desert Hills Ranch is giving away 50,000 pounds of cantaloupes that would have otherwise been…
24% of young Canadians would consider moving due to wildfire smoke: survey
A recent study shows one-quarter of young Canadian adults would consider permanently relocating away from…
Penticton nurse suspended for falsifying medical records
A Penticton nurse has been suspended for eight weeks after falsifying medical records and other…
Two-thirds of British Columbians are against using animals in rodeos: poll
Over two-thirds of Canadians believe that animals should be taken out of rodeos, a new…
BC nurse gave patients narcotics without documenting them
A BC nurse has been suspended for three months after failing to document patient conditions…
How Pandosy’s mission inadvertently made the Okanagan a wine capital
Wine is a word synonymous with the Okanagan, yet its origin story remains shrouded in…
Two thirds of BC residents say carbon tax a financial hardship: poll
A recent poll revealed two thirds of British Columbians feel the provincial carbon tax has…
BC will add prescribed burns to fire management toolkit
The province has announced several new amendments to the Forest and Range Practices Act, the…
Ministry of Education invested $176.85M in Central Okanagan, but still relies on portables
With a fast growing student population, comes a growing pressure on the Central Okanagan School…
Only half of British Columbians in favour of Indigenous economic reconciliation: poll
While only half of British Columbians are in favour of economic reconciliation with Indigenous peoples,…
Poll says half of BC residents think their next car will be electric
Most British Columbians do not believe the province will achieve its zero-emission goal by 2040,…
There’s trouble growing in British Columbia’s monoculture forests
British Columbia’s use of glyphosate has drastically declined in recent years. Yet, the landscape of…
Almost half of BC residents would vote NDP in next election: poll
Close to half of British Columbians would vote for the BC New Democratic Party if…
B.C. Courts agree to clear up distracted driving offences involving cell phones
Is it distracted driving if you are holding a cell phone while behind the wheel…
B.C. to use grazing cattle as preventative measure against wildfires
KAMLOOPS – B.C. Cattlemen's Association and the B.C. government are joining forces for a new endeavuor…
Vernon RCMP officers save overdosing man’s life
VERNON – Police saved an overdosing man in a Vernon last month. RCMP say two…
Province flexing muscles against mussels
OKANAGAN – Boaters throughout the Okanagan are still being warned to keep an eye out…
HELSTON: Why education is one of the best investments our government can make
I hate seeing our schools get nickel and dimed, particularly because injecting cash into education…
Clark brings sunny message to Kelowna Chamber
KELOWNA – Cheerleader-in-chief Christy Clark brought her upbeat message of hope — and prudent fiscal…
Why municipalities around the province are watching this crappy situation for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Westside residents expecting costs for sewage treatment would stabilize this fall shouldn’t…
Kamloops man rallies to get Daylight Saving Time dropped in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - A local man wants the province to stop turning clocks back in favour of remaining on one standard time year-round. Former Kamloops Chamber of Commerce president and local business owner Bob Dieno no longer wants to spring forward or fall back and has created a petition to call on the province to consider...
Province suspends fishing in Salmon Arm Bay
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The province is suspending fishing in Salmon Arm Bay where the Salmon River and Shuswap Lake meet. This action is because of conservation concerns and low stream flows. Effective this weekend, Sept. 11, until the end of the year, all fishing in Salmon Arm Bay west of Engineer's Point and Sunnybrae Point is...
B.C. ROAD TRIP: Where to go, when you need to go
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Road trips are a great way to see this magnificent province of ours but need to be planned out carefully, especially if you have little ones. Not only do you need to have snacks, drinks and activities to help keep them from getting cranky, you need to plan regular bathroom and stretching breaks....
Premier asks you to burn responsibly this May long weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – In light of the unseasonably hot and dry conditions throughout the province, Premier Christy Clark is asking residents to be extra cautious this long weekend. "Every summer, the risk of fire increases. With many parts of the province facing unseasonably warm and dry weather, that risk increases even more — putting people's homes...