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Now the pandemic is behind us, Jehovah’s Witnesses to resume door-knocking
You know the pandemic's over when the Jehovah’s Witnesses come knocking on the door again.…
B.C. nurse suspended for performing religious ritual on patient
A B.C. nurse has been suspended for four months for performing a religious ritual on…
New Kelowna Sikh temple looking to grow food for the needy
A relocated and expanded Gurdwara, or Sikh temple, will include gardens to feed the needy…
Kamloops and Kelowna among most non-religious centres in Canada
The six least religious major cities in Canada are in B.C., including Kamloops and Kelowna.…
Christian anti-vaxxers win legal case against a B.C. health authority
Two Christian anti-vaxxers who were fired from their health-care jobs for not getting vaccinated have…
B.C. massage school owner refused Muslim client
A B.C. massage therapist who refused to treat a client because they were a Muslim…
B.C. pastor with ‘troubling views’ barred from seeing his Indigenous foster children
A B.C. pastor and missionary who had three Indigenous foster children removed from his home,…
Penticton’s Vaisakhi celebration promises culture, religion and fun
A colourful celebration of culture and religion will once again be part of this year’s…
Kelowna minister sues Quebec government, hints canceling his ‘freedom’ rally triggered wildfires
Art Lucier, the minister for the Kelowna-based Harvest Ministries International, is suing the Quebec government…
Church camp on Okanagan Lake hoping to reopen this summer but needs archaeological assessment
Camp OAC has been ordered to conduct an archaeological assessment of its site on Okanagan…
Kelowna’s Rotary Arts Centre the latest battleground in the culture wars
On Sunday mornings, hundreds of people file into Kelowna’s Rotary Centre for the Arts with…
‘Our medicinal lake’: Okanagan Nation members gather at Spotted Lake
During a gathering at kllilx’w (Spotted Lake) in late July, syilx Okanagan Nation members were…
Vernon judge comes down hard on missionary’s ‘corrective’ child beatings
“WHEN CONDUCT BASED ON RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IS CONTRARY WITH THE CRIMINAL CODE OF CANADA, THE CRIMINAL CODE MUST PREVAIL”: JUDGE VERNON - He said he punished his kids so they would never find themselves tangled up in the criminal justice system, like he is now. The 42-year-old, who met his wife while doing missionary work...
Kamloops Imam denounces attacks in Ottawa
KAMLOOPS – Imam Mazhar Mahmood was on his way to the Adam’s Lake salmon run on Wednesday when he heard of the shooting in Ottawa. “I was literally in tears,” he said. Upon his return to the mosque, the tears continued once local Muslims finished their prayers. Mahmood, who manages the Kamloops Islamic Association, said...