17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (459+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has an unprecedented opportunity to build up the economy as global investors descend in Toronto for a high-stakes summit, and teased that a number of deals have already been signed. Hundreds of executives and…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (246+ words) A South Okanagan winery general manager and a West Kelowna executive are the two newest members of the Wine Growers BC board of directors. Joey Cotroneo, who serves as vice-president of Iconic Winers of BC and Mission Hill Family Estate,…...

19+ hour, 7+ min ago   (220+ words) The provincial government its putting forward $15 million for FireSmart projects to be carried out next year. In a Sunday news release, the Ministry of Forests said the 2027 FireSmart Community Funding and Supports program will open for applications Oct. 1. According to…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago   (163+ words) Protests are planned for the prime minister's high-stakes summit aimed at attracting new investment to Canada, with organizers saying Mark Carney is keeping company with business leaders they say are exacerbating global crises. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers…...

21+ hour, 17+ min ago   (341+ words) The Regional District of North Okanagan is taking additional steps to clear up drinking water from the Antwerp Springs Deep Well system. The move to the Antwerp Deep Well supply in the Lavington and Coldstream areas was made in support…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (623+ words) Some sports organizations and companies are urging governments on both sides of the border to suspend sports-related tariffs, warning of heightened economic challenges and waning participation in healthy activities. The trade war between Canada and the United States has been…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (912+ words) Last Saturday started like any other, at least what I can remember. The next thing I remember was waking up in the Kelowna General Hospital emergency department. Constant Companion Carmen asked: "Are you OK? You crashed your bike on Knox…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (312+ words) Donald Trump says Canada and Iran have something in common — they both want a deal. The U.S. president, who spoke to reporters Saturday in Dublin before visiting to his golf course in western Ireland, was asked whether he planned to…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (764+ words) Athletes can now practice freestyle ski jumping without snow at SilverStar Mountain Resort. The Silver Star Freestyle Club has officially unveiled its state-of-the-art dry land freestyle training facility at the Vernon resort. The club said the facility creates “unprecedented training…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (829+ words) State environmental regulators are reviewing permits they recently granted for the Line 5 tunnel project, in light of a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision that raised the bar for environmental reviews. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Phil Roos, director of the Michigan…...