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Vernon needs housing but car-centric strip mall gets city council support
It flies in the face of what the City of Vernon is trying to achieve…
Former Kelowna BC Conservative candidate allegedly told to falsify fundraising report
Former BC Conservative candidate Alexandra Wright alleges the party told her to break campaign fundraising…
BC Conservatives ahead in Southern Interior: poll
The BC NDP and the BC Conservatives are statistically neck and neck in the polls…
Former Okanagan Tory MP calls out BC Conservatives for being undemocratic
Former federal Okanagan-Shuswap Conservative Party MP Darrel Stinson has come out swinging at the Conservative…
What it takes to get heat pumps into BC apartment buildings
Heat pumps are a relatively easy way to shift home heating for single-family homes away…
Rustad’s Indigenous policy announcement adds insult to injury, say First Nations
First Nations leaders are dismayed BC Conservative Leader John Rustad chose to announce his party’s…
BC NDP, BC Conservatives neck-and-neck in Southern Interior: poll
Heading into the final week before the election the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives…
BC NDP incumbent wins Vernon-Lumby riding
BC NDP incumbent Harwinder Sandhu has reclaimed her seat in the legislature for the Vernon-Lumby…
Next move unclear as Kamloops mayor learns councillor secretly recorded argument
CONTENT ADVISORY The mayor of Kamloops still wants to clear his name from the first…
Greens could be tie-breakers on B.C. climate policy
If the BC Greens end up with the balance of power in British Columbia and…
10 years since her life came crashing down, Vernon-Monashee’s new MLA offers example of resiliency
It's almost 10 years ago to the day that newly-elected Vernon-Monashee NDP MLA Harwinder Sandhu…
Canada’s tobacco lawsuit could net a fraction of original claim
A Canada-wide lawsuit holding Big Tobacco accountable for the individual and public harms caused by…
Veteran South Okanagan MP looking forward to retirement after 10 years in Ottawa
Riding his beloved bicycle, spending more time with his grandchildren and “playing bad fiddle” are…
VIDEO: ‘Our Voice Our Teachers’
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two independent film makers under the name TNT Creation have joined the political battle in support of teachers this week with a video showcasing why and how Kamloops residents support B.C. teachers. The video, shot over two days, features Timo Sargent in front of the camera and Tim Unaegbu behind it. In a...
VIDEO: What an Okanagan Rail Trail could look like
VERNON - A new video showcases the merits of converting the rail bed between Vernon and Kelowna into a multi-purpose trail. The 50 km stretch runs along Kalamalka Lake, Wood Lake and Duck Lake and past 22 parks. Canadian National has begun the process of selling off the line, whose former operator Kelowna Pacific Railway...