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Penticton RCMP investigate sexual assault
Penticton RCMP say bystanders who observed a sexual assault in progress, intervened and restrained the suspect until officers arrived.The incident occurred on December 22, at approximately 5:48 p.m. T...
Dec 24, 2025
Western and Northern Canada braces for chilly, snowy Christmas
Frigid temperatures across much of Western Canada include advisories warning parts of Alberta to prepare for a snowy Christmas Eve and Christmas DayAs much as 10 to 20 cm is expected to fall by Christ...
Dec 24, 2025
Kelowna resident wins $31 million Lotto Max
The family of Kelowna resident Ingo Abresch is going to have a very different Christmas this year. While at work, Abresch decided to check her BCLC PlayNow.com account, and that's when he learned of t...
Dec 23, 2025
One fundraising event kicks off roll of donations to Vernon Food Bank
On December 20, the Vernon Chamber of Commerce hosted their 'Jingle Mingle Business After 5' event with the intention to connect businesses owners in the community. A side project of that event was al...
Dec 23, 2025
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product fell 0.3 per cent in October
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged 0.3 per cent lower in October as the manufacturing sector slowed.The pullback in October came as goods-producing industries fell 0.7 p...
Dec 23, 2025
B.C. Conservative leadership race will present new vision, unify members: Halford
VICTORIA - It was a surreal moment on a day full of such moments.Trevor Halford walked into the main chamber of the British Columbia legislature on Dec. 3 as interim leader of his Conservative Party o...
Dec 23, 2025
RDCO KLO Road office closed for holidays
The Regional District of Central Okanagan's KLO Road office will close for the holidays beginning Thursday, Dec. 25th, and reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 5th, 2026. Transfer stations and waste facil...
Dec 22, 2025
A message from West Kelowna mayor
West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom says 2025 was a year of progress, collaboration, and major community investment as the city continued to grow."As we close out 2025, it is important to reflect on a year...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C.'s David Eby 'not seeking' 2026 election, after year that tested NDP coalition
It should have been a very bad day for David Eby's government.But on Dec. 3, the morning after the pending closure of the pulp mill in Crofton, B.C., was announced with the loss of 350 jobs, the polit...
Dec 22, 2025
STEM Fair returns
The Okanagan Shuswap Regional STEM Fair is returning to UBC Okanagan. It comes after a seven-year hiatus and will be held March 10th and 11th.Students from Grades 3 to 12 will showcase projects in sci...
Dec 22, 2025
