In a unanimous decision, city council approved a motion to extend closing hours from 8:00 p.m., to 11:00 p.m.

Penticton staff are recommending council approve four applications for cannabis retail storefronts within the city and reject four other applications.

The City of Penticton’s licensing program for marijuana dispensaries is going up in smoke. In December, two pot shops were granted six-month temporary use permits as the city waited for the federal government to legalize cannabis. But in a 5-2 vote Tuesday, council decided not to extend those permits, essentially banning pot shops city-wide. Here...