Local Journalism Initiative
Duncan Keith’s NHL retirement to Penticton prompted by love for his son
When it came right down to it for Duncan Keith, it was a father’s love…
Mapping where overdoses are more likely to kill in B.C.
Someone living in rural British Columbia who experiences a drug poisoning is 30 per cent…
Police officer quits task force over concerns about RCMP tactics at Fairy Creek
At least one police officer joined protesters, journalists and politicians raising alarm bells over RCMP…
Unique models strut their stuff at Penticton fashion show
In a word: “heartwarming.” That was the overwhelming response to The Uniquely Fashionable Fashion Show…
Documentary series explores Okanagan couple’s journey to decolonize wellness
An Indigenous couple on syilx homelands has completed a documentary series that details their wellness…
Kamloops boy who needs heart surgery waits, and waits
When Rachael Armstrong learned her son’s long-awaited heart surgery was being postponed due to low-staffing…
Penticton’s Purple Pantry filling a critical need
There’s a small building outside the Elks Lodge on Ellis Street in Penticton that’s filling…
‘Huge achievement’: Penticton teen to study in Mozambique at United World College
A Penticton teen will be off on an educational adventure of a lifetime in the…
Canada’s new climate adaptation plan puts up $1.6B to tackle wildfires, flood risk
Canada’s much-anticipated roadmap to weather the impacts of climate change is out, and it includes…
Saving lives in B.C. one bathroom at a time
Shannon Riley spent nearly a decade in survival mode, responding when people overdosed in the…
Saving B.C.’s at-risk species is pivotal to Canada’s biodiversity promises at COP15
British Columbia represents the country’s greatest opportunity to be a world leader when Canada hosts…
Year after RCMP raids on Wet’suwet’en territory, pipeline conflict isn’t going away
One year ago, helicopters dropped a squad of heavily armed police into the snow as…
Drugs, death and denial on the job in B.C.
Vince Tournour’s obituary said it best: he loved and he was loved. Before he broke…
South Okanagan breast cancer patients find hope for tomorrow
Shock, anger, denial and fear of the unknown marked the start of Kelly-Rae Buchan’s battle…
Chronically ill B.C. woman ‘dying of poverty’
A disabled Vancouver woman says she is still fighting for government support to stay alive…