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‘High’ school classes offered at Okanagan College
OKANAGAN – Cannabis is legitmately coming to the classroom for the first time in the…
Naramata wineries opposed to use of Naramata Bench term to denote wine region
PENTICTON – What’s in a name? When it comes to a wine region, a lot.…
Okanagan mining company focuses on unexplored territory near Penticton in search of gold
PENTICTON – Could the sound of miner’s drills soon be heard in the mountains above…
What a provincial state of emergency really means
British Columbia is in the midst of a provincial state of emergency due to a…
BCGEU to return to bargaining table with Gateway Casinos next week
The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union will return to mediated talks with Gateway Casinos…
Long weekend weather will be cool, unsettled in Okanagan
KELOWNA – The unsettled cooler weather of the past week will continue through the long…
Police didn’t need a warrant to find drugs in laptop bag
PENTICTON – Police didn’t need a search warrant when they accidentally found a load of…
Technology helping to preserve the Syilx language
PENTICTON – A three-day language workshop at Penticton Indian Band’s En’owkin Centre is part of…
Environment Canada ends air quality warnings for some areas of the Southern Interior
Amidst improving conditions, Environment Canada has ended special air quality warnings for some parts of…
South Okanagan man avoids criminal record after punching owner of dog that pooped on his lawn
PENTICTON – A Penticton judge has given a Summerland man an absolute discharge for assaulting…
Rain, cooler temperatures greatly improve Interior air quality as wildfires continue to burn
Interior residents may have woken up to smoke-free skies this morning after a cool and…
Weather pattern change means clear Okanagan skies
KELOWNA – Okanagan residents can breathe a sigh of relief, literally and figuratively, this week…
Union alleges unsafe operations as casino labour dispute drags on in Thompson-Okanagan
KAMLOOPS – There is no end in sight to the labour dispute at four casinos…
Okanagan may see some smoke relief this weekend
OKANAGAN – A change in the weather is on the way, and with it, some…
How smoky skies affect solar collection and grapevines in the Okanagan
PENTICTON – Wildfire smoke is clouding efforts to turn sunlight into electricity, but the valley’s…
If you give a hoot, here are some facts about Okanagan owls
PENTICTON – You don’t often see them since they are most active at night, but…
New fire north of Summerland; another anxious night for Similkameen residents
PENTICTON – Fire crews in the South Okanagan and Similkameen are battling a new blaze…
Penticton still Canada’s home to triathlon says organizer following cancelled event
PENTICTON – The spokesperson for this year’s inaugural Super League Triathlon in Penticton says organizers…
Smoky conditions forecast to slowly improve in Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – Oppressively smoky skies put a damper on summer in the Okanagan over the…
Two more wildfires in the South Okanagan-Similkameen
SOUTH OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN – Though not yet listed as fires of note, there are already evacuation…
Evacuation alert expanded near Keremeos
KEREMEOS – The district has expanded the evacuation alert in the rural vicinity of Keremeos…
UPDATE: Standoff with man on Penticton hospital roof ends
PENTICTON – Police negotiating with a man on the roof of the hospital in Penticton…
Man dies in Penticton RCMP lockup
PENTICTON – An investigation has begun following the death of a man while in police…
Expect smoky skies in the Okanagan right through the weekend
OKANAGAN – An unchanging weather pattern and forest fires burning at all four points of…