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Penticton Potters’ Guild puts on ceramic poppy fundraiser for veteransMembers of the Penticton Potters' Guild are creating hundreds of ceramic poppies ahead of Remembrance Day to raise funds for the Penticton Legion.LifestyleNov 7
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Police watchdog called to Penticton after incident near hospitalOn Tuesday afternoon, RCMP in Penticton, B.C., were called to an area near the city's hospital around Government Street due to an unspecified "incident."CrimeOct 22
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‘He was very kind’: Family, friends remember Penticton police shooting victimOn Tuesday, RCMP responded to multiple 911 calls about a man acting erratically and waving a knife around on Government Street near the hospital.CrimeOct 25
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WorkSafeBC fines Interior Health after workers exposed to unknown substanceBritish Columbia's Interior Health Authority has been fined nearly $275,000 after workers were exposed to an unknown substance at a hospital in Penticton.HealthNov 1
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BC election 2024 results: Penticton-SummerlandThis riding was represented by BC United MLA Dan Ashton who first took office in 2013. Ashton collected 13,217 votes, winning 48.19 per cent of the vote in the 2020 B.C. election.PoliticsOct 6
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Individuals accused of 2021 homicide appear in Penticton courtSavage was found critically injured on a track near Penticton Secondary School in September 2021. He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.CanadaSep 24
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Vancouver Canucks welcome former foe Kiefer Sherwood with welcome armsAn off-season signing, Kiefer Sherwood is at training camp in Penticton, B.C., lining up against the players he frustrated in the first round of the playoffs last season.SportsSep 21
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Canucks All-Star goalie Thatcher Demko battling rare muscle injuryThe 28-year-old all star was not on the ice with his teammates Thursday as the Canucks started training camp in Penticton, B.C., but he skated on his own before the sessions began.SportsSep 19
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Coroner’s inquest begins into death of man shot by police at Nanaimo ferry terminalRCMP officers shot 39-year-old Jerry Smallwood, also known as Jer Wood, multiple times after he got out of his vehicle and raised a gun outside the terminal in May 2018.CrimeNov 12
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Summerland non-profit working to boost health care hit by repeated theftsA Summerland thrift shop that helps raise money for healthcare and other non-profits in the Okanagan is dealing with a rash of thefts.CrimeNov 19
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First batch of collectibles made from world’s largest hockey stick up for saleThe 62-metre (203-foot) wooden hockey stick and puck adorned the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan, B.C., for more than 35 years.EconomyNov 4
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Kerri Einarson adapts to constant lineup shuffling on her curling teamEinarson was eliminated in her first game of September's single knockout PointsBet Invitational.CanadaOct 31
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Penticton winery suffers significant damage following watermain breakDa Silva Winery has now been forced to close for the foreseeable future, ahead of what is supposed to be one of the busiest weekends of the season.CanadaAug 21
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Latest Okanagan artificial turf theft targets non-profit child care centreCulprits gained access to the outdoor playing area at the child care centre and stole four pieces of artificial turf, valued at well over $1,000.CanadaOct 8
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BC election 2024 results: West Kelowna-PeachlandWest Kelowna-Peachland is a provincial riding located in the Okanagan. It is a newly created riding for the 2024 election. No incumbents were running.PoliticsOct 6
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Spruce Grove, Alta. woman fundraising for the city’s homeless through ‘Connection Bus’Fales works with the Tri Region Pay Forward Kindness Society. The organization supports residents going through detox treatments and access housing.CanadaOct 26
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Oliver, B.C. mayor proposes plan to help reduce ER closures in the communityThe community's mayor is pushing forward with a plan that would see the construction of a multi-unit building on a parcel of land a couple of blocks away from the hospital.CanadaOct 11
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Police shoot suspect with ‘less-lethal’ round, IIO investigating incidentRCMP say a man was shot with a rubber bullet Monday as officers responded to reports of a stabbing in Penticton. They later found the 911 call had been made by the man himself.CanadaAug 13
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Eby promises $75 million rural health loan forgiveness plan during campaign stopNDP Leader David Eby is promising a $75-million loan forgiveness program to entice doctors, nurses and health professionals to expand health-care services in rural British ColumbiaPoliticsOct 5
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Winnipeg Jets finalize opening night rosterThe Jets assigned Brad Lambert, Nikita Chibrikov, Elias Salomonsson, and Jaret Anderson-Dolan to the Moose to get down to a 23-man roster.SportsOct 7