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‘I like to work here’: Penticton high schooler inspires others to learn sign languageEveryone wants to find their purpose and Grade 12 student Lex Dalrymple is finding a sense of that with the seniors who call Cherry Park Retirement Residence home.LifestyleDec 19
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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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Winnipeg Jets sign 2024 draft pick Kevin HeThe Jets signed forward Kevin He to a three-year entry-level contract with an average annual value in the NHL of $975,000.SportsDec 17
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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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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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New mayors’ task force aims to speed up rollout of modular homes across B.C.The mayors and Modular BC announced the new working group Friday, at press conference at Kelowna's SRI homes.EconomyNov 22
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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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‘A death trap’: Striking Canada Post workers explain the job’s toll on themAs Canada Post workers remain on the picket line, a key point of contention in their demands is their job's growing physical and mental toll—exacerbated by climate change.HealthDec 10
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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