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Okanagan coaches duel theories of female basketball development

While COVID stunted participation rates across the sport, numbers…

'A splash': Kelowna readies itself for CPL soccer

With Kelowna's fervent population growth, the not-so-small Okanagan city has been missing a crucial bedrock that separates itself from other growing communities. A professional sports team. That may be changing soon, as the Canadian Premier League (CPL)…

Schools on alert, Facebook threats as Lumby death sparks community outrage

Lumby Mayor Kevin Acton is voicing his frustrations, as confusion…

'Past year's success is the floor' for UBC Okanagan basketball

As the women's team gears up for the 2024-25 Canada West campaign, head coach Bobby Mitchell outlines his expectations…

Fuelled by 'happiness', Okanagan runner wins 2nd consecutive ultramarathon

New year, same result for Kelowna ultrarunner Michael Serani…

Atrocities of Ukraine war seen up close in new Okanagan exhibition

War Up Close is a VR exhibition made to show the world the devastation and impact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had…

Vernon’s Lillian Marchand rewriting the history books in Brazilian jiu-jitsu

As Lillian Marchand makes her way to the top of the podium, you would…

Vernon cricket club 'battling' with city for proper grounds

Cricket, while seen as a tertiary sport within the Okanagan, is facing a period of exponential growth. Harshana Panthiyage is the captain of the North Okanagan Cricket Club (NOCC), which he started back in 2022…

O'Keefe Ranch/City of Vernon battle stems from archaic lease language

According to old documents, the city of Vernon is required to operate the …

AI-driven wildfire mitigation system installed in Vernon

The SenseNet system has been installed in the Vernon area, which is an an early wildfire mitigation system.

Digital media attention fuelling the rise of Okanagan basketball

Instagram pages such as Okanagan Recruits and PHIVE are helping shed light on basketball athletes in the Okanagan…