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Christmas
Theft of Grinch from Penticton Christmas display is really something only a grinch would do
A Penticton family is hoping a bit of publicity will help convince a Christmas grinch…
Organizers pin hopes on ‘spirit map’ to replace cancelled Candy Cane Lane event in Penticton
Another Penticton Christmas event has fallen victim to the increasing spread of COVID-19. Hoodoo Adventures…
Make your own holiday gnome in this virtual felting workshop
Okanagan and area residents have a chance make a cute Christmas craft from the safety…
How a little oak tree brought Kelowna neighbours together this Christmas
One Christmas, Morgan and Kathryn Heaney felt the urge to do something a little different.…
Christmas Lego shortage? Small Interior toy stores say they’re being left brickless
Independent toy stores across the Interior are reporting a shortage in Lego with their orders…
History snapshot: First Christmas celebration in the Okanagan was bleak
With a pandemic Christmas in the 21st Century, residents may learn from Father Pandosy’s first…
Young girl collects donations for Kamloops’s beloved volunteer street cleaner
A Kamloops girl met a local volunteer last week, and their brief interaction inspired her…
How Kamloops singer Madison Olds raised $82K in eight weeks
Kamloops musician Madison Olds has been raising money to give her boyfriend stem cells for…
Kamloops grandmother latest victim of Christmas decoration thieves
Thieves have been putting a damper on the Christmas spirit by stealing decorations, and a…
Merritt family donates $200K to RIH patient care tower
The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation got a generous early Christmas gift from a family in…
B.C.’s top doctor not ruling out family visits over holidays but warns be very, very careful
It might be OK for grandparents to spend some time with grandchildren over the holiday…
Look closely in the sky this December to see something not seen in 800 years
This December, night sky-gazers are in for a treat as a celestial event that hasn’t…
This Kamloops woman has been helping Santa respond to letters for 34 years
— This story was originally published in 2019. Izzy McQueen was forced to retire last month before…
Kamloops youths will spread holiday cheer on horseback
A Kamloops youth drill team will be decorating themselves, and their horses, to ride through…
How a bus driver made Christmas special for a Penticton youngster
An act of kindness by a Penticton bus driver has helped make this Christmas extra…