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The GR Corolla’s special three-piece muffler with stainless-steel exhaust tips increases flow, which aids efficiency and performance of the 1.6-litre three-cylinder engine. PHOTO: TOYOTA

All the Corolla hatchback needed was a bit more power + AWD, but Toyota went all-in

Small hatchbacks make affordable fuel-sipping commuters that can tote a good amount…

  • Mar 30, 2023
The GR Corolla’s special three-piece muffler with stainless-steel exhaust tips increases flow, which aids efficiency and performance of the 1.6-litre three-cylinder engine. PHOTO: TOYOTA
An Emergency Response Vehicle in Greenwood, B.C. (Ted Briggs/Facebook)

Emergency Response Team catches break and enter suspect in Greenwood

The suspect faces several charges

  • Mar 30, 2023
An Emergency Response Vehicle in Greenwood, B.C. (Ted Briggs/Facebook)
Ron Clarke: Tax Tips & Pits

Tax Tips & Pits: No joke, it’s Aprl Fools …

With April 1 only about 48 hours away, why not lighten tax time up.

  • Mar 30, 2023
Ron Clarke: Tax Tips & Pits
Mickey Schienle was celebrated by friends at a luncheon for her 100th birthday. (Submitted)

Happy Birthday to Kelowna’s newest centenarian

Mickey Schienle turns 100 on March 30, 2023

  • Mar 30, 2023
Mickey Schienle was celebrated by friends at a luncheon for her 100th birthday. (Submitted)

Duane Venturini

In Loving Memory ~ October 28, 1985 - April 5, 2008 A…

  • Mar 30, 2023
An Emergency Response Vehicle in Greenwood, B.C. (Ted Briggs/Facebook)

Southeast District Emergency Response team seen speeding through the Okanagan

The ERT is assisting with a search warrant in the South Okanagan

  • Mar 29, 2023
An Emergency Response Vehicle in Greenwood, B.C. (Ted Briggs/Facebook)
The Bridging Rural Homelessness and Well-Being: A Sustainable and Collaborative Regional Response project is aimed at helping regional leaders with evidence-based decision-making and coordinated regional actions to better support marginalized populations in the West Kootenay. This Selkirk College social innovation project recently received financial support from Kootenay Savings Credit Union with a $15,000 donation. L-R: On hand for the presentation were; Mark McLoughlin, CEO, Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Jayme Jones, researcher and project director, Aron Burke, community liaison, Kootenay Savings Credit Union, and Leeza Perehudoff, research intern. Photo: Submitted

Support grows for college’s West Kootenay homelessness project

Kootenay Savings Credit Union has contributed $15,000 to the regional project

  • Mar 29, 2023
The Bridging Rural Homelessness and Well-Being: A Sustainable and Collaborative Regional Response project is aimed at helping regional leaders with evidence-based decision-making and coordinated regional actions to better support marginalized populations in the West Kootenay. This Selkirk College social innovation project recently received financial support from Kootenay Savings Credit Union with a $15,000 donation. L-R: On hand for the presentation were; Mark McLoughlin, CEO, Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Jayme Jones, researcher and project director, Aron Burke, community liaison, Kootenay Savings Credit Union, and Leeza Perehudoff, research intern. Photo: Submitted
Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, who was found deceased near her Kamloops home at the Warren’s Trailer Court on March 22. An autopsy has declared her death a homicide. (Jo-Anne Donovan/Facebook)

Autopsy confirms missing Kamloops woman’s death was a homicide

The body of 57-year-old Jo-Anne Donovan was found near her home on March 22

  • Mar 29, 2023
Jo-Anne Donovan, 57, who was found deceased near her Kamloops home at the Warren’s Trailer Court on March 22. An autopsy has declared her death a homicide. (Jo-Anne Donovan/Facebook)
January 17, 2023 -Cory Landels and Laura Berlanda stand outside their Common Foundry stationary and pen shop on Wallace Street in Nanaimo . Don Denton photo

Worth writing home about

Nanaimo store offers curated collection of stationery treasures

  • Mar 29, 2023
January 17, 2023 -Cory Landels and Laura Berlanda stand outside their Common Foundry stationary and pen shop on Wallace Street in Nanaimo . Don Denton photo
The rail crossing near the intersection of Tranquille and Ord rds in Kamloops. (Google Maps)

Back to the wild west in Kamloops: CN police investigate train robbery

There are no details on if anything was taken

  • Mar 28, 2023
The rail crossing near the intersection of Tranquille and Ord rds in Kamloops. (Google Maps)
Richard Cannings

South Okanagan-West Kootenay MP: distillers struggling

Opinion: From The Hill

  • Mar 28, 2023
Richard Cannings

Elizabeth Eleanor Evans-Davies

In loving memory ~ It is with profound sadness that we announce…

  • Mar 28, 2023
The updated 2024 Cadillac XT4 gets new front styling and a 33-inch (84-centimetre) curved display to replace the current eight-inch screen. PHOTO: CADILLAC

The Auto Sleuth: New course for Cadillac; Updated Explorer + more

The Cadillac XT4 sets a course for modest changes For 2024, the…

  • Mar 27, 2023
The updated 2024 Cadillac XT4 gets new front styling and a 33-inch (84-centimetre) curved display to replace the current eight-inch screen. PHOTO: CADILLAC
The AWD SS is the first Blazer EV model to arrive. It’s also the most expensive, with loads of content, all-wheel-drive and 557 horsepower. The base 1LT is expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2024. PHOTO: CHEVROLET

2024 Chevy Blazer EV: have-it-your-way trim levels, plus a variety of power + price points

The familiar Chevrolet Blazer name, which was revived for 2020, will soon…

  • Mar 27, 2023
The AWD SS is the first Blazer EV model to arrive. It’s also the most expensive, with loads of content, all-wheel-drive and 557 horsepower. The base 1LT is expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2024. PHOTO: CHEVROLET
The cover art for Wanda John-Kehewin’s new graphic novel<em> Dreams: Visions of the Crow</em>. (<em>Dreams: Visions of the Crow</em> cover art)

B.C. writer’s graphic novel depicts the spiritual journey of a Cree-Métis teen

Author Wanda John-Kehewin writes about a teen boy, a mysterious crow and a new girl at school

  • Mar 27, 2023
The cover art for Wanda John-Kehewin’s new graphic novel<em> Dreams: Visions of the Crow</em>. (<em>Dreams: Visions of the Crow</em> cover art)
A new program at Capilano University focuses on the creative talent of Indigenous filmmakers. (Credit: Pixabay)

New program at B.C. university caters to budding Indigenous filmmakers

14 students from nations in B.C. and Alberta chosen to partake

  • Mar 27, 2023
A new program at Capilano University focuses on the creative talent of Indigenous filmmakers. (Credit: Pixabay)
The Venue is 12.5 centimetres shorter than the next-up Hyundai Kona, although passenger room is similar. Where the Venue makes its sacrifice is total cargo room, lack of powertrain choice and it doesn’t offer all-wheel-drive. The Kona does. PHOTO: HYUNDAI

2023 Hyundai Venue: Introverted subcompact city runner is big on saving money

Big and brawny utility vehicles aren’t to everyone’s liking, or to their…

  • Mar 24, 2023
The Venue is 12.5 centimetres shorter than the next-up Hyundai Kona, although passenger room is similar. Where the Venue makes its sacrifice is total cargo room, lack of powertrain choice and it doesn’t offer all-wheel-drive. The Kona does. PHOTO: HYUNDAI
Ron Clarke: Tax Tips & Pits

Tax Tips & Pits: Hot CRA reviews

What may be on CRA’s radar that likely will lead to CRA reviews? And are there any tips?

  • Mar 23, 2023
Ron Clarke: Tax Tips & Pits
Kenneth Craig was shot to death in West Kelowna on March 21, 2021. (Facebook)

2 years and no answers in shooting death of West Kelowna man

Kenneth Craig was killed while collecting cans and bottles with his girlfriend

  • Mar 21, 2023
Kenneth Craig was shot to death in West Kelowna on March 21, 2021. (Facebook)
Gagandeep Singh, 21, surrounded by friends after being attacked at a bus stop in Kelowna in March 2023. (GoFundMe)

‘Above and beyond’: International student assaulted in Kelowna thanks Canadians for support

The fundraiser for Gagandeep Singh surpassed $22,000

  • Mar 21, 2023
Gagandeep Singh, 21, surrounded by friends after being attacked at a bus stop in Kelowna in March 2023. (GoFundMe)