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If Father Pandosy has a questionable history, should Kelowna be renaming one of its main streets?
KELOWNA – Pandosy Street, one of Kelowna’s major downtown byways is named after Father Charles…
Trudeau taking questions from the public at UBC Okanagan tomorrow
KELOWNA – The Prime Minister will be meeting the public in Kelowna tomorrow night at…
Dogs alleviate feelings of stress and homesickness: UBC Okanagan study
OKANAGAN – Attending university brings a mountain of challenges to students and stress is one…
McDONALD: Seven things I love about Kelowna (and six I don’t)
I’m just sick of writing about natural disasters, floods and fires. I don’t want to…
UBC Okanagan instructor sees time travel as a mathematical possibility
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan instructor’s study using math and physics was recently published in…
UBC Okanagan research leading to green solutions
KELOWNA – A team of researchers at UBC Okanagan is working on unique ways to…
New way to classify dangerous offenders could help police solve sex crimes: UBCO study
KELOWNA – Researchers at UBC Okanagan say they have found a way to keep Canadian…
UBC Okanagan still waiting for a court date of its own in ongoing Curtis Road trespass saga
KELOWNA – It ‘aint over until it’s over. A decision by a judge earlier this…
Judge denies all use of UBC Okanagan back door route
KELOWNA – A long-simmering legal dispute over Curtis Road, a private road behind UBC Okanagan…
UBC Okanagan hit by rash of laptop computer thefts
KELOWNA – Newly returning students have been hit with a rash of laptop thefts at…
Surgeons can now practice on synthetic human tissue developed at UBC Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Synthetic heart valves, arteries and veins developed by a heart surgeon and a…
Lots of newbies as students descend on UBCO and Okanagan College
KELOWNA – If you a see a young person walking around looking a bit lost…
UBC Okanagan engineers make keeping water safe easier for municipalities
KELOWNA – An irony of modern water treatment is that it can backfire and create…
Researchers at UBC Okanagan look at the DNA of the world’s top wines
OKANAGAN – Examining the DNA of the world’s top wines while stopping them from spoiling?…
UBC Okanagan prof working with big-name Hollywood producers on new documentary
KELOWNA – What does a UBC Okanagan anthropology professor have in common with producers from…
Prepare for an uncertain future by embracing uncertainty, professor tells Kelowna council
IMAGINE KELOWNA SPEAKER SERIES BRINGS EXPERTS IN FRONT OF COUNCIL KELOWNA – Having a 25-year-plan…
Kelowna to get new buses, expanded UBCO bus loop
KELOWNA – Transit users in the Central Okanagan will benefit from funding announcements made today…
Mulch could slow global warming: UBCO study
KELOWNA – Researchers at the local campus of the University of British Columbia have discovered…
Affordable rent a big illusion for people new to Central Okanagan: Kelowna property manager
KELOWNA – A local property manager says rental websites like Padmapper are doing a disservice…
Okanagan Regional Library plans main branch make-over in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The Okanagan Regional Library is planning a main branch makeover. CEO Stephanie Hall…
Bee-friendly pollinator meadow planned for Kelowna park
UBC OKANAGAN RESEARCH PROJECT WILL HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF POLLINATOR SPECIES KELOWNA – Researchers from…
UBC Okanagan sets $100 million fundraising record; hopes to do better next time
KELOWNA – Not even a year after raising $100 million during the largest capital fundraising…
Okanagan concert-goer angry at last minute lineup change
"IT'S JUST NOT WHO I PAID TO SEE" KELOWNA – Penticton resident Karli Johnston was…
Water board to study groundwater flows in Mission Creek
DATA SHOULD INFORM DECISIONS ABOUT WELL DRILLING IN THE KELOWNA ALLUVIAL PLAIN CENTRAL OKANAGAN –…