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UPDATE: Four dead in ‘unprecedented’ Penticton shootings
PENTICTON – Four people are dead after what Penticton's top cop is calling an "unprecedented"…
Showery end to work week in the Okanagan
PENTICTON – Some pleasant spring days are in the Okanagan forecast before a weather system…
Social issues spike in Penticton as emergency shelters close for the season
PENTICTON – The closure of Penticton’s emergency winter shelters appears to have resulted in an…
FortisBC announces electrical rate relief
PENTICTON – Some relief from rising electrical rates as FortisBC announced today there will be…
Grey, wet weekend forecast for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – It’s not looking like a great weekend for outdoor activities in the Okanagan,…
Penticton taking street person Paul Braun back to court
PENTICTON – Paul Braun has another court date with the City of Penticton. The well…
Meadowlark Festival celebrates the natural environment of Okanagan and Similkameen
PENTICTON – The Meadowlark Nature Festival is a spring ritual in the Okanagan and Similkameen,…
Former Okanagan Game Farm could be home to adrenaline super park
PENTICTON – The plan to build an adrenaline super park in the South Okanagan has…
Penticton auto dealership fined in workplace death
PENTICTON – A Penticton auto dealership has been fined over $31,000 by Worksafe B.C. for…
Virtue, Moir, Chan: Rock the Rink tour coming to Penticton’s events centre
PENTICTON – Three of Canada's most famous figure skaters are bringing their skills to Penticton’s…
Rankled downtown business association asks Penticton council for apology
PENTICTON – Members of Penticton's downtown business association would like an apology for negative comments…
Oliver man who created black bear ‘shooting gallery’ gets steep fine
PENTICTON – An Oliver man who baited bears for his American hunting clients escaped a…
Clouds, showers and sunshine this week in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – A little bit of everything is forecast for the Okanagan this week. Environment…
Riding from Penticton to Kelowna will be cheaper than driving
PENTICTON – The new bus service from Penticton to Kelowna promises to be a bargain…
Rainy weekend on the way for Kamloops, Okanagan
A large low pressure system moving across the Thompson-Okanagan region is expected to bring a…
New Doug’s Homestead location in South Okanagan readies for opening day
KALEDEN – Doug’s Homestead co-owner Brent McLellend's story of a European customer who visited the…
Report recommends arming B.C.’s natural resource officers
A rapidly evolving branch of the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources is…
Penticton city council supports bid to host national junior hockey championship
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton lent its support to a bid to host the…
Audit uncovers irregularities at Penticton Indian Band business operations
PENTICTON – An in-depth review of the Penticton Indian Band’s businesses has revealed troubling financial…
Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s 1893 Okanagan tour: UBCO speaker series
PENTICTON – The Okanagan visit by the man whose death triggered the First World War…
Sunny skies will be followed by April showers in the Okanagan this week
OKANAGAN – Sunshine and warm temperatures today and tomorrow in the Okanagan will give way…
Ghost includes Okanagan on fall North American tour
PENTICTON – The Swedish rock band Ghost is making an Okanagan stop this fall on…
Renewed interest in garnet mining near Apex Mountain Resort
PENTICTON – Rekindled interest in garnet mining in the vicinity of Apex Mountain Resort in…
March was colder and drier than normal in Southern Interior
March was chilly and dry in the Thompson-Okanagan. Environment Canada meteorologist Carmen Hart says March…