No holiday return for ferry
MAID workaround found
Santa with a gun
Cervical cancer rising fast
Tory Senate motion fails
Should be a 'turning point' 
Truce extended by a day
Henry Kissinger dies at 100
More hostages released
BC LNG bound for Europe
Jezebel will be relaunched
TikTok lawsuit tossed
Warriors run streak to three
Rockets hit road on up note
Blazers earn comeback win
Doherty 'strong' and 'honest'
Long road for Avatar 3
Stanley back for final show
Writer's Bloc
Vote for a Green change
The best vote for necessary change By Robert Stupka The Kelowna West byelection is a historic opportunity to vote for new leadership that advocates for this...
What is a Libertarian?
By Kyle Geronazzo The first question I hear from most people is, “what is a libertarian?” Comedian Drew Carey once said that a libertarian is...
Everything has changed...
...Even My Name By Kate Dalton When I last shared my life with the readers of Castanet, I could have never known how fortuitous the last lines of my column...
Needling nausea away
By Michael Cote Most people would agree with Chinese medical theory that the digestive system is moving in the wrong direction when you’re throwing up....
IH had a busy year
Interior Health year in review By Doug Cochrane As 2018 approaches, it is a great opportunity to reflect on the past year. On behalf of Interior Health, it is...
B.C. fuelling Airbnb rentals?
By Lynne Arbuthnot Will changes to the Residential Tenancy Act backfire? Could new B.C. tenancy rules end up pushing more long-term rentals into Airbnb...
Answer to the budget why
By Tom Wilson Leading up to city council’s review of the provisional budget on Thursday, this question is bound to come up: Why don’t taxes simply...
Seeing in a new light
By Mandy Stewart Toastmaster magazine One year ago, I joined a very “strange” group that meets in my local library. What makes us strange? Well, for...
The forests need your help
Mad rush to destroy forest ecosystems By Brian L. Horejsi I can't imagine any rational or knowledgeable observer believing forest management or conservation...
We owe the children
From Poverty to Possibility: Hope on the Horizon, But Child Poverty Rate Still High By Heidi Smith This year’s BC Child Poverty Report is the first in...
Life on city council
Monday council meetings By Ryan Donn A few years ago, I had a chat with Castanet about writing a few columns about life on city council. It's taken a couple...
Rental furore: Part 3
The tourism impact of short-term rentals (STRs) By Mark Ameerali In 2016, tourism Kelowna commissioned a survey of the visitors to Kelowna and compared the...
Rental furore: Part 2
By Mark Ameerali City council’s role in short term vacation rentals Kelowna is facing a desperate rental shortage, with vacancy rates at 0.5 per cent and...
What your car really costs
For many drivers, the number they see on the windshield is their biggest consideration when it comes to buying a new car. But the sticker price doesn’t...
Short-term rental furore
Short term rentals in Kelowna: blessing or curse? by Mark Ameerali One of the hot-button issues in the overheated Kelowna housing market is short-term rentals...
Just expensive pee?
Are vitamins just expensive pee? By Dr. David Hatton Ever heard that taking vitamin is like throwing money down the drain? First, let's debunk this saying...
Acupuncture for arthritis
Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint condition caused by a breakdown of cartilage and the bones beneath the cartilage. This causes pain, stiffness, swelling,...
Bullied in Summerland
I feel bullied. There, I’ve said it. I feel bullied as I walk around Summerland and get involved in timely and topical discussions because I favour the...
Let's talk about sex
By Fiona Patterson Do you remember the first time you had sex? Perhaps it was a romantic experience with your high-school sweetheart. Perhaps it was...
Turning houses into homes
By Tracy Head Why not make their house your dream home? Have you thought about a home that has most of the items on your wish list, but needs a little TLC? Many...
