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Penticton pharmacy buys used needles, offers safe space for drug addicts
PENTICTON – A Penticton drug store is doing what it can to reduce the hazards…
Gateway Casino workers in Kamloops, Okanagan get ready to strike
Workers at four casinos in the Thompson-Okanagan are preparing to walk off the job tomorrow.…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Watch how wild animals live together in a B.C. forest
The forests in B.C. may have a lot of space, but the animals that live…
Inappropriate relationships were just cause for dismissal of Penticton mental health worker
PENTICTON – A Penticton mental health worker who repeatedly violated workplace codes of conduct by…
VIDEO: Iconic Penticton bookstore thrives by being passionately unique
PENTICTON – It’s an iconic business on Penticton’s Main Street having been at same location…
Scorcher in the Okanagan this week
KELOWNA – The first day of summer is officially on Thursday, but it definitely feels…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Southern Interior
The weather could get nasty across the Southern Interior today. Environment Canada has issued a…
Here’s how to protect yourself from those pesky mosquitoes in the Southern Interior
Each year once the snow melts and the sun comes out, mosquitoes hatch and begin…
Housing starts holding strong in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Housing starts were strong in Kelowna and Vernon last month, while Penticton held…
Million dollar leaky condo settlement ‘remnant of a distant past’: City of Penticton CAO
PENTICTON – It would have cost taxpayers a lot more to continue to fight a…
Keep your guard up Okanagan, flood threat not entirely over
OKANAGAN – A mainly warm, dry long-range forecast means properties on Okanagan Lake are likely…
iN GRAPHICS: Why you should still pay attention to the overdose crisis
You've seen the headlines, you've known for a long time we have an overdose crisis…
Suspected stabbing in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – A man is recovering after a suspected stabbing in Osoyoos yesterday. RCMP say…
City creates the obstruction in latest twist to Paul Braun case
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton’s fight against a local homeless man took another turn…
B.C. Civil Liberties Association calls city behaviour ‘unseemly’ in dealing with Penticton homeless man
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton's move to take its case against a local homeless…
A week of summer sun coming soon to a Southern Interior city near you
Grab some sunscreen; a solid week of August-like temperatures is starting in the Southern Interior…
Some families just can’t borrow enough to get into the Okanagan’s pricey real estate market
OKANAGAN – The effects of Canada’s new mortgage stress test are being felt across the…
Spike in illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
More than 160 people died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in March, the second-highest…
These tiny strips could save hundreds of lives
Social service agencies in six Interior cities will be offering drug-testing strips for users. It's…
UPDATE: Snow warning ended for Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector
Another round of winter weather hit some B.C. Interior highway passes today and will continue…
Largest RV show in the Interior returns to Penticton
PENTICTON – We may be still waiting for camping weather, but that doesn’t mean we…
Rising Okanagan River level prompts warning from province
PENTICTON – A warning today from the province as spring runoff fills the Okanagan River…
Supergroup Celtic Thunder making Okanagan stop
PENTICTON – Celtic Thunder are hitting the road in the fall to support their latest…
Fatal overdose numbers in the Interior on par with last year: Interior Health
As the overdose crisis enters its third year in B.C., people are continuing to die…