Once again, a South Okanagan charity will be helping new grads with a financial boost as they head into post-secondary studies. Local students can apply starting Wednesday to the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen’s annual bursary program. Applications are open to new...

Kamloops Search and Rescue has outgrown its current digs, and the volunteer group is now pushing for support to build a new headquarters and training hub. According to the organization, the KSAR building on Mission Flats lacks key features needed to properly train members for increasingly complex...

NASA fueled its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming for an evening liftoff with four astronauts. The three Americans and one Canadian waved and shaped their hands into hearts as they emerged from crew quarters to cheers and said goodbye ...

Leaderless, the BC Conservative Party would still give the governing NDP a run for their money if an election was called today a new poll suggests. Angus Reid Institute data gathered March 11 to 17, indicates the NDP are statistically tied in vote intention with the BC Conservative Party, despite...

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Youth soccer squabbles in Penticton have led to beef over equipment spilling onto social media. Penticton's Pinnacles Football Club and recently-formed South Okanagan Football Academy are at odds in a public dispute over the use of nets and goals at King's Park. Adam Terheege is the fo...

UPDATE: 12:16 p.m. A distracted driver lost control of their vehicle and flipped it into a ditch on Wednesday morning in Trout Creek, according to the RCMP. Penticton RCMP Media Relations Officer Cst. Olivier Nelis said the Summerland RCMP received a report of a single vehicle rolled over on ...

Vernon residents have the chance to help shape local policy. The City of Vernon is seeking volunteers to serve on four council advisory committees: The Advisory Planning Committee: Reviews development and land use applications, such as rezonings, permits, and community plans. The committee...

A Kelowna Okanagan College graduate has been recognized as Canada's top young engineer. Gurleen Gang, who came to Canada from Nairobi a decade ago, was named the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies' 2024 Young Professional of the Year. “When I compared my options, I r...

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Experts at BMO say that as dramatic as the swing in energy prices has been, the global economy should be able to manage through current levels. Chief economist Doug Porter says Canada has just seen the largest monthly gasoline price hike on record but that oil prices, when adjusted for inflation,...