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Top Stories for November 28, 2024

West Kelowna small business gets cameo in Hallmark holiday movie 

West Kelowna small business gets cameo in Hallmark holiday movie 

West Kelowna 10:54 am - 32,310 views

From Paris Fashion Week to a Hallmark holiday movie. It’s been an exciting few years for West Kelowna jewelry brand Carolily. The mother-daughter duo of...

No charges have been laid yet in September youth swarming attack

No charges have been laid yet in September youth swarming attack

Kelowna 2:52 pm - 24,696 views

No charges have been laid yet against any of the youth involved in a swarming attack against a 13-year-old girl this past September in Kelowna. Disturbing video...

Restaurant Association CEO calls GST holiday a 'misguided policy'

Restaurant Association CEO calls GST holiday a 'misguided policy'

Kelowna 4:00 am - 24,145 views

2024 has been a struggle for restaurants in the Central Okanagan, with a number either closing or moving to less expensive locations. This holiday season could...

19 training aircraft acquired for Royal Canadian Air Force program

19 training aircraft acquired for Royal Canadian Air Force program

Kelowna 7:21 am - 21,850 views

Nineteen state-of-the-art Pilatus PC-21 training aircraft have been acquired for the Royal Canadian Air Force Future Aircrew Training program, with the help of...

Trans-Canada Highway reopens west of Field after tractor-trailer jackknifed

Trans-Canada Highway reopens west of Field after tractor-trailer jackknifed

Field 3:12 pm - 21,428 views

UPDATE 3:12 p.m. The wreckage of a jackknifed tractor-trailer has been removed and the Trans-Canada Highway has reopened just west of Field. ?CLEAR. Highway...

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Kamloops city councillor says he secretly taped mayor, lied about origin of recording

Kamloops city councillor says he secretly taped mayor, lied about origin of recording

Kamloops 11:01 am - 20,493 views

A Kamloops city councillor is shedding new light on an argument he had with the mayor that sparked a police investigation over fears the mayor's office may...

Peachland councillors ask RCMP for support in lowering Hwy 97 speed limit

Peachland councillors ask RCMP for support in lowering Hwy 97 speed limit

Peachland 4:00 am - 19,373 views

An impromptu attempt to get the new Mountie in charge to support Peachland’s bid for lower speed limits on Highway 97 came up short Tuesday night. Staff...

Canada Post temporarily laying off striking workers, union says

Canada Post temporarily laying off striking workers, union says

Canada 8:11 am - 19,338 views

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers...

Controlled burns on Knox Mountain part of fuel mitigation in wake of 2023 wildfire

Controlled burns on Knox Mountain part of fuel mitigation in wake of 2023 wildfire

Kelowna 1:00 pm - 19,279 views

Smoke is rising from Knox Mountain this week. Crews have set a number of small debris piles alight as they conduct fuel mitigation work in the park. It’s...

Should Canada follow Australia's lead with a social media ban for children?

Should Canada follow Australia's lead with a social media ban for children?

Poll 7:30 pm - 18,991 views

A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok,...

Lake Country developer looking for support for townhouse project

Lake Country developer looking for support for townhouse project

Lake Country 4:00 am - 18,162 views

A developer in Lake Country hopes to begin a dialogue with residents concerning the type of development he is proposing within the municipality. Stephen Duke is...

No more ID? Air Canada starts rolling out facial recognition technology at the gate

No more ID? Air Canada starts rolling out facial recognition technology at the gate

Business 9:55 am - 16,977 views

Air Canada is rolling out facial recognition technology at the gate, making it the first Canadian airline to deploy the software in a bid to make the boarding...

Premier Smith says Alberta is still formulating border plan to meet U.S. demands

Premier Smith says Alberta is still formulating border plan to meet U.S. demands

Edmonton 4:18 pm - 15,800 views

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s early days on figuring out how the province will patrol its border with Montana but says there are options, and...

Moving vehicle struck by dump truck tire on Highway 1 near Chilliwack

Moving vehicle struck by dump truck tire on Highway 1 near Chilliwack

Chilliwack 4:01 pm - 15,532 views

A woman was driving along Highway 1 when a tire came off a dump truck and struck the front of her vehicle. Just before 11 a.m., a dump truck was travelling...

Penticton wife-killer granted temporary leave

Penticton wife-killer granted temporary leave

Penticton 12:05 pm - 15,208 views

A former Penticton RCMP member and school bus driver who murdered his wife in 2011 is finally coming to terms with what he did, admitting the “courts got...

Man on probation for possession of child pornography allowed to attend Christmas party

Man on probation for possession of child pornography allowed to attend Christmas party

Prince George 4:20 pm - 14,704 views

A Prince George Provincial Court judge amended the probation order for a man who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, so that he could attend a...

Large donation helps create new local cancer research and development hub

Large donation helps create new local cancer research and development hub

Kelowna 7:00 am - 14,688 views

A new research and development hub is coming to Kelowna's BC Cancer centre thanks to the largest donation the BC Cancer Foundation has ever received in...

Wooldridge takes win in close vote for regional district chair

Wooldridge takes win in close vote for regional district chair

Kelowna 5:00 pm - 14,438 views

Old is new again on the Regional District of the Central Okanagan board. Both Blair Ireland and Loyal Wooldridge were nominated for chair, with the board...

Calgary man avoids jail after causing $45K in damage at Falkland Store

Calgary man avoids jail after causing $45K in damage at Falkland Store

Vernon 4:00 am - 14,076 views

A Calgary man who caused $45,000 worth of damage at a Falkland gas station has avoided jail and will not have to pay any restitution. Daniel James Nieviadomy,...

Montreal billionaire sued for allegedly paying minors for sex wants names of accusers

Montreal billionaire sued for allegedly paying minors for sex wants names of accusers

Montreal 1:33 pm - 13,617 views

A lawyer representing Quebec electronics billionaire Robert Miller says his client must know who his accusers are in a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging he...

'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes

'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes

Alaska 5:47 am - 13,397 views

In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or any dinner — delivered. But some residents...

Man on trial accused of sexually assaulting pre-teen stepdaughter over lengthy period

Man on trial accused of sexually assaulting pre-teen stepdaughter over lengthy period

Kamloops 4:00 am - 12,211 views

A Kamloops-area man is standing trial this week in B.C. Supreme Court accused of sexually assaulting his pre-teen stepdaughter repeatedly over a period spanning...

Kamloops police find 'demolished' SUV while responding to report of injured man yelling

Kamloops police find 'demolished' SUV while responding to report of injured man yelling

Kamloops 11:34 am - 12,078 views

Kamloops Mounties responding to a report of an injured man yelling in an Aberdeen neighbourhood on Wednesday arrived to find an SUV that was "completely...

UBCO researchers offering discussion on intermittent fasting and diabetes

UBCO researchers offering discussion on intermittent fasting and diabetes

Kelowna 4:00 am - 11,379 views

Researchers with UBC Okanagan are hosting another Diabetes Dialogue night, an extremely popular series that aims to provide reliable information about diabetes...

Cranbrook man faces 6 charges for fatal 2023 crash

Cranbrook man faces 6 charges for fatal 2023 crash

Cranbrook 8:54 am - 11,285 views

A Cranbrook man is facing six charges relating to a fatal high-speed crash on Canada Day, 2023, police say. Just before 11:30 p.m. on Highway 3/93 near Mayook,...

Prince and Princess of Wales pay tribute to teenage photographer Liz Hatton after cancer death

Prince and Princess of Wales pay tribute to teenage photographer Liz Hatton after cancer death

Entertainment 11:32 am - 11,069 views

The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to the "brave and humble" Liz Hatton. The 17-year-old aspiring photographer passed away on...

Parents of TRU students involved in deadly McGill Road crash want Crown to reconsider criminal charges

Parents of TRU students involved in deadly McGill Road crash want Crown to reconsider criminal charges

Kamloops 1:49 pm - 10,200 views

Efforts are underway to convince prosecutors to reconsider their decision not to lay criminal charges against the driver alleged to be responsible for a crash...

Staggering rise in metabolic syndrome case in NorthAmerica

Staggering rise in metabolic syndrome case in NorthAmerica

The Okanagan Naturopath 6:00 pm - 9,830 views

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of five related health conditions, including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglycerides and...

BC Place to be fenced off for Taylor Swift shows, with zone limited to ticket holders

BC Place to be fenced off for Taylor Swift shows, with zone limited to ticket holders

Vancouver 11:44 am - 9,743 views

Vancouver officials say areas around BC Place stadium will be strictly limited to ticket holders for Taylor Swift's three Eras Tour shows that begin next...

'AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine

'AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine

World 6:23 am - 9,343 views

Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a...

Montreal shopping mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ song to prevent unhoused from loitering

Montreal shopping mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ song to prevent unhoused from loitering

Montreal 11:42 am - 9,312 views

A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children's song "Baby Shark" to discourage...

'Serious offence': Penticton man sentenced to jail in the community after attacking ex-partner's home

'Serious offence': Penticton man sentenced to jail in the community after attacking ex-partner's home

Penticton 4:00 am - 9,307 views

A Penticton man will spend his jail sentence in the community after breaking into the home of his former partner while children were in the house. The...

Wilson’s Landing Fire Department’s 2024 Santa Run

Wilson’s Landing Fire Department’s 2024 Santa Run

West Kelowna 7:00 pm - 8,896 views

Firefighters from Wilson's Landing will be collecting donations for their 2024 Santa Run next week. Wilson’s Landing firefighters, along with Santa...

Trump's tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

Trump's tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

World 3:43 pm - 8,585 views

Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their...

Oil field owner sues California over law that would end its Los Angeles-area operations

Oil field owner sues California over law that would end its Los Angeles-area operations

California 4:17 pm - 8,451 views

The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop production and plug its wells or face...

Doctor arrested in Germany over patients' deaths now suspected of 8 killings

Doctor arrested in Germany over patients' deaths now suspected of 8 killings

Germany 5:58 am - 8,033 views

A doctor who was arrested in Berlin in August is now suspected of killing eight patients and in some cases trying to cover up the evidence by setting fires,...

B.C. Chiefs 'alarmed' by federal and B.C. government's role in First Nations dispute

B.C. Chiefs 'alarmed' by federal and B.C. government's role in First Nations dispute

BC 11:32 am - 7,952 views

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says the federal and provincial governments are wrongfully choosing sides in a land title dispute between two First Nations. The...

Former British soldier convicted of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian government

Former British soldier convicted of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian government

England 6:01 am - 7,931 views

A former British soldier whose audacious escape from a London prison spurred a days-long search was convicted on Thursday of passing on sensitive information to...

Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law

Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law

Melbourne 3:59 pm - 7,804 views

A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok,...

Work on Kelowna's 2026 Memorial Cup has already begun

Work on Kelowna's 2026 Memorial Cup has already begun

Kelowna 1:14 pm - 7,596 views

It's going to be a busy 18 months around the Kelowna Rockets office as they prepare to host what president and GM Bruce Hamilton believes will be the best...

False alarm gun threat prompts heavy police presence in Osoyoos

False alarm gun threat prompts heavy police presence in Osoyoos

Osoyoos 5:46 pm - 7,577 views

A large police presence descended on Osoyoos due to a perceived gun threat Thursday afternoon, which was later revealed to be a false alarm. At 3:42 p.m., RCMP...

Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago

Muddy footprints suggest 2 species of early humans were neighbors in Kenya 1.5 million years ago

Kenya 10:06 am - 7,267 views

Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbors some 1.5 million years ago. The footprints were left...

Making sense of the government's Christmas GST exemptions

Making sense of the government's Christmas GST exemptions

Dan in Ottawa 11:00 am - 6,825 views

Being in opposition comes with the crucial responsibility of holding government accountable—a duty I take very seriously. The role demands thorough due...

B.C. Supreme Court rules in Squamish Elder’s favour over undelivered tiny home

B.C. Supreme Court rules in Squamish Elder’s favour over undelivered tiny home

Squamish 1:13 pm - 6,751 views

A long-running legal dispute between a Squamish senior and a tiny home company has concluded with the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver ordering the defendants to...

Penticton police investigating three separate vehicle fires in one night

Penticton police investigating three separate vehicle fires in one night

Penticton 12:40 pm - 6,696 views

Police have confirmed they are looking into the nature of several overnight vehicle fires in Penticton this week. Shortly after midnight Nov. 27, a vehicle...

BC Ferries CEO floats prospect that fares may rise 30% or more in 2028

BC Ferries CEO floats prospect that fares may rise 30% or more in 2028

Vancouver 3:46 pm - 6,599 views

The CEO of BC Ferries is warning the company may need to increase fares by 30 per cent or more in 2028, when the current fare structure expires. Nicolas Jimenez...

Low costs, potential gains increasingly drawing investors to active ETFs

Low costs, potential gains increasingly drawing investors to active ETFs

Business 7:20 am - 6,160 views

Exchange-traded funds have long been a solid pick for investors looking to passively track an index like the S&P 500, while mutual funds were a good bet for...

Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?

Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?

France 8:00 am - 6,139 views

The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding still clinging to the cathedral's exterior is puzzling some Parisians, who question whether its...

Liberals, NDP expected to pass GST holiday in House of Commons today

Liberals, NDP expected to pass GST holiday in House of Commons today

Canada 5:47 am - 5,686 views

Legislation to create a two-month-long GST holiday is expected to pass today. The bill was introduced on behalf of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in the...

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

New York 10:44 am - 5,446 views

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from...

HOOPP poll says inflation and employee burnout top employer concerns

HOOPP poll says inflation and employee burnout top employer concerns

Canada 8:15 am - 5,388 views

A new report says inflation and employee burnout are topping concerns for Canadian businesses for this year and next. The survey released by the Healthcare of...

Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal from former fashion mogul Nygard

Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal from former fashion mogul Nygard

Canada 8:18 am - 5,180 views

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from former fashion mogul Peter Nygard. The high court has rejected a leave to appeal request concerning...

Eliminating open-net fish farms in B.C. would cost taxpayers billions: report

Eliminating open-net fish farms in B.C. would cost taxpayers billions: report

Campbell River 10:06 am - 4,849 views

A report commissioned by the BC Salmon Farmers Association says the proposed federal ban on marine net-pens in British Columbia would cost taxpayers billions...

The keys to a successful volunteer information session

The keys to a successful volunteer information session

Volunteer Matters 4:00 am - 4,833 views

One of the key steps in recruiting volunteers is to hold an information session. It gives you the chance to showcase your program in front of people who are...

Romanian court orders a recount of presidential election first round

Romanian court orders a recount of presidential election first round

Romania 7:29 am - 4,596 views

A top Romanian court on Thursday asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first-round of the presidential...

Impark sign seen at vacant lot on downtown Vernon

Impark sign seen at vacant lot on downtown Vernon

Vernon 7:00 pm - 4,526 views

It appears a parking lot is rising from the ashes a downtown building. Early on the morning of July 4 2023, fire gutted the multi-unit building at the corner of...

Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository

Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository

Toronto 1:06 pm - 4,522 views

A region in northern Ontario was chosen Thursday as the site to hold Canada's nuclear waste in a deep geological repository, a critical milestone in a...

Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season

Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season

New York 9:57 am - 4,428 views

After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other countries are preparing for prime time: Black Friday,...

Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.

Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.

United States 7:28 am - 4,329 views

Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block on sweet, flavored products following a spike...

Vernon RCMP asking public to help locate a wanted man

Vernon RCMP asking public to help locate a wanted man

Vernon 2:09 pm - 4,323 views

Jason Campeau is a wanted man. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating the 38-year-old man wanted for possession of stolen...

Okanagan Clinical Trials seeks subjects for study about norovirus vaccine

Okanagan Clinical Trials seeks subjects for study about norovirus vaccine

Sponsored Content 12:01 am - 4,026 views

You thrive in social situations. Unfortunately, so does norovirus. Join the Nova 301 Trial to help Moderna evaluate an investigational vaccine for norovirus....

Kamloops council advances applications for a proposed 120-unit apartment building in Valleyview

Kamloops council advances applications for a proposed 120-unit apartment building in Valleyview

Kamloops 4:00 am - 3,935 views

Kamloops council is moving ahead with a pair of rezoning and variance permit applications — changes that, if fully approved, will pave the way for a...

Cyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country's president says

Cyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country's president says

cyprus 5:48 am - 3,859 views

Cyprus could apply to become a member of NATO once its armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with U.S. help to bring them up to the...

Voices of youth living with addictions highlighted in Manitoba child advocate report

Voices of youth living with addictions highlighted in Manitoba child advocate report

Manitoba 8:13 am - 3,757 views

A new report from the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth paints a picture of the state of addictions services for young people in the province and what...

City of Vernon to close some downtown roads for Frostival event Friday

City of Vernon to close some downtown roads for Frostival event Friday

Vernon 5:00 pm - 3,722 views

The City of Vernon is advising motorists of road closures in the downtown core Friday for the Downtown Vernon Association’s Frostival event. Starting as...

Salmon Arm police give warning to man caught shouting 'extremely racist remarks' at new neighbour

Salmon Arm police give warning to man caught shouting 'extremely racist remarks' at new neighbour

Salmon Arm 7:00 pm - 3,457 views

Salmon Arm Mounties say they issued a warning to a 35-year-old man after he was caught on video shouting “extremely racist remarks” at his new...

CFIB calls on Ottawa to compensate small firms for costs to implement GST holiday

CFIB calls on Ottawa to compensate small firms for costs to implement GST holiday

Business 5:50 am - 3,427 views

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is asking the federal government to compensate small businesses for the costs to implement the two-month long...

Penticton healer who assaulted client will not be sentenced until new year

Penticton healer who assaulted client will not be sentenced until new year

Penticton 3:12 pm - 3,398 views

A First Nation healer convicted of assaulting one of his longtime clients during a traditional healing session more than two years ago in Penticton won’t...

Supreme Court to hear challenge of law that curbs spy watchdog members

Supreme Court to hear challenge of law that curbs spy watchdog members

Canada 7:22 am - 3,276 views

The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of legislation that limits members of a spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to...

New urgent and primary care centre accepting walk-ins at Northills Shopping Centre

New urgent and primary care centre accepting walk-ins at Northills Shopping Centre

Kamloops 4:00 am - 3,276 views

A new urgent and primary care centre that just opened in Northills Shopping Centre is expected to more than double the number of Kamloops patients seen each...

At least 13 dead after landslides bury 40 homes in villages in eastern Uganda

At least 13 dead after landslides bury 40 homes in villages in eastern Uganda

Uganda 5:52 am - 2,898 views

At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages, relief officials said Thursday. The Uganda Red Cross Society...

Penticton Vees roster changes as multiple injuries affect players

Penticton Vees roster changes as multiple injuries affect players

BCHL 2:05 pm - 2,805 views

The Penticton Vees are celebrating captain Conyr Hellyer being named to the Interior Conference roster for the 2025 All-Star Tournament and Skills Competition....

Rotary Club presents total $200K donation for pier at Summerland's Rotary Beach

Rotary Club presents total $200K donation for pier at Summerland's Rotary Beach

Summerland 12:08 pm - 2,453 views

Summerland's iconic pier at Rotary Beach will get quite an enhancement for the upcoming year, after the local Rotary Club presented a $200K donation cheque...

Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre holding Black Friday sale

Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre holding Black Friday sale

Vernon 3:00 pm - 2,302 views

'Tis the season to get some great deals at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre. The VDPAC is holding a Black Friday sale with an automatic 25 per...

BC SPCA Vernon says more specialized pet food is needed for North Okanagan animals

BC SPCA Vernon says more specialized pet food is needed for North Okanagan animals

Vernon 1:27 pm - 2,197 views

BC SPCA Vernon says the demand for specialized pet foods from the pet food bank is growing. In a post to Facebook, the group says specialized pet diet food are...

Cassie's Charity Drive surpasses $28,000 before fundraiser has officially kicked off

Cassie's Charity Drive surpasses $28,000 before fundraiser has officially kicked off

Kamloops 6:00 pm - 2,193 views

Cassie’s Charity Drive has returned for its sixth year and has already raised thousands before the fundraiser has officially kicked off. Cassie McNutt of...

Summerland RCMP work on public education after seeing uptick in senior fraud cases

Summerland RCMP work on public education after seeing uptick in senior fraud cases

Summerland 4:00 am - 2,080 views

Total reported crime events in Summerland are generally on a downward trend this quarter, compared to the same period in 2023 — but there is a noted...

Community breakfast helping Vernon's less fortunate during the holiday season

Community breakfast helping Vernon's less fortunate during the holiday season

Vernon 4:00 am - 1,958 views

The Elks Lodge kicked off the holiday season in Vernon with the third annual Santa’s Elks Christmas Toy Breakfast. Residents who brought unopened gifts...

Christmas Cheer fund helps Centre for Seniors Information provide Secret Santa gifts to Kamloops seniors

Christmas Cheer fund helps Centre for Seniors Information provide Secret Santa gifts to Kamloops seniors

Kamloops 8:00 am - 1,918 views

The Centre for Seniors Information will dedicate funds raised through the Christmas Cheer campaign to support Operation: Secret Santa for vulnerable seniors....

Town of Oliver taking bids on surplus 1989 mobile home

Town of Oliver taking bids on surplus 1989 mobile home

Oliver 4:00 am - 1,892 views

The Town of Oliver is selling a 1989 Beaver Contessa RV as surplus equipment, starting this week. On Wednesday, bidding opened for the mobile home, which is...

Vernon's Centennial Outdoor Rink will open for the season Sunday

Vernon's Centennial Outdoor Rink will open for the season Sunday

Vernon 12:00 pm - 1,846 views

It doesn't get much more Canadian than skating outside under a wintery sky and starting this weekend people will have a chance to do just that. Vernon's...

Holiday Smile Cookie raises $43K for South Okanagan charities in need

Holiday Smile Cookie raises $43K for South Okanagan charities in need

South Okanagan 5:00 pm - 1,782 views

The South Okanagan Women in Need Society is thanking the South Okanagan community for their support, raising an incredible amount in the last week to help the...

Canadian Mental Health Association Vernon & District providing vital resources to youths and their families

Canadian Mental Health Association Vernon & District providing vital resources to youths and their families

Vernon 10:52 am - 1,644 views

North Okanagan residents can provide hope to local youth and families navigating the very real challenges of mental health. During the holidays, the Canadian...

Zoning amendment for Chase low income seniors housing project passes despite opposition

Zoning amendment for Chase low income seniors housing project passes despite opposition

Chase 4:00 am - 1,623 views

A low income seniors housing project slated to be built next to the Art Holding Memorial Arena in Chase has received the zoning amendment necessary to move...

Popular Canadian poet Shane Koyczan to tug hearts at Oliver's Venables Theatre

Popular Canadian poet Shane Koyczan to tug hearts at Oliver's Venables Theatre

Oliver 11:10 am - 1,537 views

Lauded Canadian poet Shane Koyczan is coming back to Oliver. On Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m., the Okanagan poet will be performing at the Venables Theatre after...

Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia's Sumatra island kills at least 7 people

Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia's Sumatra island kills at least 7 people

Indonesia 12:59 am - 1,461 views

Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said on Thursday, adding to the death toll...

Downtown Penticton getting in holiday spirit this Saturday with specialty shopping event

Downtown Penticton getting in holiday spirit this Saturday with specialty shopping event

Penticton 11:08 am - 1,344 views

The Downtown Penticton Business Improvement Association is gearing up for their big event this Saturday, with a brand-new holiday shopping experience. A...

Summerland council approves price bump for dog licenses for 2025

Summerland council approves price bump for dog licenses for 2025

Summerland 4:00 am - 1,258 views

Summerland council decided to go with a slight hike in cost for dog owners on Tuesday, voting to increase licensing fees for next year. Council was considering...

Early bird passes go on sale next week for 33rd annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues festival

Early bird passes go on sale next week for 33rd annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues festival

Salmon Arm 12:07 pm - 1,156 views

The early bird gets the worm — or in this case, glamorous tent accommodations — as Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival organizers have announced new...

The Mustard Seed helps Kamloops most vulnerable community members

The Mustard Seed helps Kamloops most vulnerable community members

Sponsored Content 12:01 am - 918 views

When it comes to sheltering the homeless and helping those in need, The Mustard Seed in Kamloops continues to extend a helping hand. As it has done in Kamloops...

Sports council put to task over second recreation survey existence

Sports council put to task over second recreation survey existence

Nelson 4:00 am - 881 views

A secondary survey being touted by the Nelson Regional Sports Council could be causing confusion in the second phase of the Nelson community recreation campus...

Senior swindled out of $6,000 in online computer scam: Trail RCMP

Senior swindled out of $6,000 in online computer scam: Trail RCMP

Trail 12:00 pm - 849 views

A computer scam that defrauded a Trail woman out of $6,000 is making the rounds in the Silver City region. On Friday, Nov. 22, a Trail RCMP officer attended to...

Ferry strike ongoing but ‘additional passengers’ allowed on Kootenay Lake sailings

Ferry strike ongoing but ‘additional passengers’ allowed on Kootenay Lake sailings

Nelson 12:36 pm - 834 views

The good news in the BCGEU ferry worker strike isn’t from the contract negotiation table but the B.C. Labour Relations Board. The provincial organization...

Winter Stars social at Nelson Library offered to connect on dark December nights

Winter Stars social at Nelson Library offered to connect on dark December nights

Nelson 7:00 pm - 552 views

The holiday season is a time for connecting, though sometimes it can be hard to find a way to connect on these dark December nights. To that end, teens and...

Youth centre set to raise entry fee for all centre programming

Youth centre set to raise entry fee for all centre programming

Nelson 9:00 am - 539 views

An increase is coming for entry fees to the city’s youth centre. While the Nelson and District Youth Centre (NDYC) is committed to maintaining...

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