Over 60 cats and kittens surrendered to the South Okanagan-Similkameen SPCA

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    Attrition outpaces recruitment and training claims Air Force

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    Grade 5 student reported feeling ‘confused and a little scared’

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    Around the BCHL is a (near) daily look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.

    Medal haul for South Okanagan athletes of 55-plus B.C. Games

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    Entertainment

    Symphony giants launch 59th Okanagan Symphony Orchestra season

    Concerts in Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon Sept. 21-23

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    ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ triumph at Emmys

    In a ceremony that started out congratulating TV academy voters for the most historically diverse field of nominees yet, the early awards all went solely to whites.

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    High spirits after first week of classes at Shuswap’s outdoor school

    South Canoe School is taking student learning into the great outdoors

    LocoLanding flowers bring joy to others in Penticton

    LocoLanding Amusement Park sends flowers to Penticton residents

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    Obituaries

    Burga Maria Black (nee Fricker)

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    Sean Christoper Kastor

    Sep 4th, 2018

    Wilfred Edward Miller

    Sep 4th, 2018

    Norman Albin Ahlstrom

    Sep 3rd, 2018

    Lawrence Cyril “Larry” Ferguson

    Sep 2nd, 2018

    Philip Dawson Ritchie

    Aug 24th, 2018

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    Canada says B.C. Indigenous basket making an event of historic significance

    Canada recognized Nlaka’pamux basket making for its national historic significance this month

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    Court of appeal grants injunction on Taseko’s exploratory drilling in B.C. Interior

    The decision provides temporary protection and relief, said Chief Joe Alphonse

    B.C. communities want say in caribou recovery

    Critics say federal plans may leave out other species, local needs

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    Opinion

    B.C. VIEWS: ’Not photo radar’ coming soon to high-crash areas

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    COLUMN: From pot to policing

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      Reader Poll

      As negotiations carry on between striking workers and Gateway Casino, we want to hear what you think. Take our poll and let us know your thoughts on this issue.


      Workers have been striking Gateway Casino’s four Okanagan locations since June 29, demanding wage increases for union workers. This has been a sticking point for both sides, the strike action now in its 11th week.

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