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Local artwork brightens the halls of Kelowna’s new RCMP building
KELOWNA – The walls of the new Kelowna RCMP Police Services Building are more colourful…
Social housing mapping tool first of its kind in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – A new project is helping people in Kelowna find housing with the click…
Kelowna debate tackles the personality vs. issues question
KELOWNA – With the likes of Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump and now perhaps Kevin O’Leary,…
UBCO engineering grad hopes her makeup product is the next big thing
KELOWNA – A recent UBC Okanagan graduate is hoping her new beauty invention will be…
Construction of John Hindle Drive extension to UBCO to begin this spring
KELOWNA – The construction of a new route to UBC Okanagan is one step closer.…
Nectar Trail Project hoping to create flowery stepping stones for bees in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Bees are giving gardeners another reason to plant flowers this year. The Nectar…
Kelowna research teams take on high-tech carts for the homeless
KELOWNA – Using shopping carts for mobile storage might be a thing of the past…
UBC Okanagan research leading to green solutions
KELOWNA – A team of researchers at UBC Okanagan is working on unique ways to…
Drunk driver hit highway median near UBC Okanagan
KELOWNA – A 29-year-old Kelowna man was detained last night after crashing his car while…
Feeling the financial squeeze of Valentine’s Day?
KELOWNA – Thanks to an age-old economic principle, being in love at this time of…
Uneasy times for Muslims, even in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – For Roaa Ramadan, the newly implemented U.S. travel ban hits close to home.…
Animal rights activist Temple Grandin coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – An author and celebrity animal rights activist who was the subject of a…
Reoperation rates for Canadian breast cancer patients too high: UBC Okanagan study
KELOWNA – Canadian breast cancer patients that require a potentially avoidable additional operation after treatment…
UBC Okanagan getting over $40.6M for new learning centre, building upgrades
KELOWNA – Provincial, federal and university contributions have combined for an over $40.6 million investment…
Reporting poachers, backwoods garbage dumpers made easy with B.C. Wildlife Federation phone app
KELOWNA – The B.C. Wildlife Federation has launched a UBC Okanagan-designed app that makes it…
UBC Okanagan offers tips for students and staff trying to get to class
KELOWNA – The bus drivers’ strike in Kelowna has hit students at UBC Okanagan hard…
UBC Okanagan research finds marijuana could help drug addicts, alcoholics
KELOWNA – Marijuana may help people struggling with drug addiction, according to a new study…
Bus strike causing big parking problems for UBC Okanagan
KELOWNA – UBC Okanagan students and staff are banding together to get through the transit…
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…
Research projects at UBC Okanagan get funding boost
KELOWNA – Twenty-two UBC research projects, including seven at UBCO, in a number of disciplines…
Royal visit to interior includes public appearances at Kelowna university, West Kelowna winery
VICTORIA – More details about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge William and Kate’s trip…
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 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…
So you want to be a doctor? UBC Okanagan’s high-tech recruitment tool
WOULD-BE PHYSICIANS FIND OUT ABOUT MEDICAL SCHOOL REMOTELY KELOWNA – They use video conferencing to…