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Ukraine
Okanagan Sunflower Festival blooms today to raise funds for Ukraine
Attending the Sunflower Festival near Penticton is a way to help support humanitarian aid in…
These Kootenay breweries want you to know ‘Putin is a dick’
A Kootenay-designed beer label saying Russia’s president is a “dick” is being used worldwide to…
Local businesses donate thousands to Kelowna Ukrainian military support group
Kelowna businesses are banding together to support a volunteer organization supplying Ukrainian soldiers with military…
iN PHOTOS: TRU alum covering war in home country of Ukraine with camera
Not long ago, Igor Tkachev was in Kamloops attending classes at Thompson Rivers University, like…
Ukrainian refugees continue settling in Okanagan
Two women settling into their new lives in Kelowna are among roughly 40 families who…
From Mariupol to Vernon: A tale of escape
Mykola Zrazhevskyi and Maksym Yenin spent three weeks walking around the war-ravaged Ukrainian town of…
Kelowna group launching service to help connect Ukrainian refugees with landlords
A Kelowna volunteer group that has been operating since the war in Ukraine began is…
How a Penticton woman stepped up to help Ukrainian refugees
When she began helping Ukrainians escape their war-torn country, Jennifer Martison realized getting people out…
Kamloops Ukrainian community to mark anniversary of Russian invasion
The Ukrainian diaspora in Kamloops are preparing to mark the first anniversary of the Russian…
Leaving home a matter of life and death for Ukrainian refugees in Penticton
People indiscriminately gunned down on city streets, the almost-constant piercing sound of the air raid…
South Okanagan performances ‘life changing’ for Ukrainians struggling to survive
A standing ovation was the culmination to a “life-changing” visit to the South Okanagan for…
Canada facing largest wave of Ukrainian immigration ever
More than seven million Ukrainians were forced to leave the country when Russia invaded Ukraine…
B.C. paramedic battle-tested in Ukraine has ‘big ask’ of Canadians
Having twice volunteered in war-ravaged regions of Ukraine, paramedic Will Rogers is hoping the third…
Hosting Ukrainian war refugees changes Kamloops man’s life for the better
A Kamloops search and rescue volunteer hosted several families seeking refuge from the Russian-Ukraine war…
New Kelowna bakery serving authentic European bread
Alchemy Bread Company is a locally owned bakery with a mission to bring authentic European…