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Monstrous 100-pound melons once grew in the Okanagan, what happened to them?
Colourless, tasteless, 100-pound zucca melons once dotted the landscape of the South Okanagan, the only…
S.S. Sicamous museum returns after two years of closures
After two years of closures due to the pandemic, a museum nestled in a historic…
iN VIDEO: Second World War-era Mosquito bomber flying into Okanagan
A wooden-framed Second World War-era bomber will be calling Kelowna home. KF Aerospace has announced…
Perfectly preserved baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon
A mummified baby woolly mammoth discovered earlier this week in the Yukon is the most…
Second World War bomber touches down in Kelowna
A Second World War-era bomber landed safety in the Central Okanagan this morning to join…
Without much to go on, Dutch couple finds family of fallen WW2 soldier from Penticton
Penticton resident Henry Shaw last saw his cousin, Leslie Frank Bull, when he was four…
bbno$, rapper who took over TikTok, has Kelowna connection
If you’ve been on TikTok for the last few years, you should be familiar with…
How a South Okanagan town got its name from a waterfall that no longer exists
There’s a town in the South Okanagan named after waterfalls that no longer exist and…
No, Hedley was never for sale
Despite online statements that the Southern Interior community of Hedley was once for sale for…
iN VIDEO: Take up your sword with the Okanagan Combat Guild
Step back in time to medieval times and learn how to use a longsword with…
Why the Okanagan Lake bridge has to float
You might not realize it, but when you travel from Kelowna to West Kelowna along…
This lifeboat is keeping Okanagan history afloat after nearly 100 years
A lifeboat surviving for nearly 100 years is preserving a piece of Okanagan history. Last…
There was a time when it could take weeks to get from Vernon to Penticton
On a good day it will only take a couple of hours to drive the…
Penticton Indian Band still fighting to get expropriated airport lands back
The Penticton Indian Band has been fighting for more than 75 years against what a…
‘It’s sad’: Kelowna loses piece of history after fire ravages lakefront home
Kelowna is losing a connection to its history after a fire ravaged a lakefront heritage…