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Host team takes a beating in game two of Canucks Young Stars Tournament
September 12, 2015 - 9:30 AM

PENTICTON - Hockey season got underway in Penticton as the Canucks Young Stars Classic hockey tournament began at Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre last night.
Thousands of Thompson-Okanagan renters mired in affordable housing crisis, new index says
September 11, 2015 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - About a quarter of all renters in the Thompson-Okanagan are facing an affordable housing crisis, according to a new study.
Wildfire evacuation alert lifted near Oliver
September 11, 2015 - 4:03 PM

OLIVER - The evacuation alert sparked by the Testalinden Creek fire burning near Oliver has been lifted by the local regional district.
Revenue Canada scam making the rounds in Penticton
September 11, 2015 - 4:00 PM

PENTICTON - Scammers posing as Canada Revenue Agency employees are plaguing Penticton residents.
Penticton 9/11 anniversary ceremony a first responders' Remembrance Day
September 11, 2015 - 1:06 PM

PENTICTON - The bagpipes began playing this morning as those gathering in Veterans Park prepared to pay homage to fallen emergency service workers during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre buildings.
ELECTION 2015: Stephen Harper tentatively scheduled to visit Penticton
September 11, 2015 - 11:31 AM

PENTICTON - Conservative leader Stephen Harper could be making a stop in Penticton this weekend.
Near-record heat this weekend in the Okanagan
September 11, 2015 - 9:30 AM

OKANAGAN - After a week of near-normal high temperatures the mercury is expected to again hit the 30 Celsius mark throughout the region this weekend.
Penticton plays host to hockey, jazz and dragon boats this weekend
September 11, 2015 - 8:30 AM

PENTICTON - The Penticton entertainment scene is ramping up for the coming weekend, filling the city with a mix of music, dragon boats and National Hockey League prospects.
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What to do with those Oregon grape berries
Sometimes the most ordinary, unremarkable looking plants growing in our forests and neighbourhoods can have some surprising characteristics. Oregon grape is found growing in wet and dry areas throughout the Thompson-Okanagan with its signat

Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure CBD for sick kids
SAO PAULO (AP) — The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother’s eyes attentively followed his every move. Then a seizure knocked him to the ground, the dull thud of his small body echoing t

iN PHOTOS: A peek into beautiful backyards, gardens in Thompson-Okanagan
There are some stunning yards in Kamloops and the Okanagan with patios, lights and gardens bursting with flowers and shrubs. These colourful spaces are a testament to all the hard work some residents do all spring and summer to beautify the

News Items tag as: PNSEP1115

Host team takes a beating in game two of Canucks Young Stars Tournament

Thousands of Thompson-Okanagan renters mired in affordable housing crisis, new index says

Wildfire evacuation alert lifted near Oliver

Revenue Canada scam making the rounds in Penticton

Penticton 9/11 anniversary ceremony a first responders' Remembrance Day

ELECTION 2015: Stephen Harper tentatively scheduled to visit Penticton

Near-record heat this weekend in the Okanagan

Penticton plays host to hockey, jazz and dragon boats this weekend

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