Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas welcomes the crowd during the community pancake breakfast on Sept. 9, 2025 to kick off Country Music Week in the city.

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VIDEO: Boots and batter kick off Country Music Week in Kelowna

A special performance from Teigan Gayse closed out the pancake breakfast

Lauren Erland, director of UFV's BERRI Lab.

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UFV Chilliwack professor takes summer journey to the far north

Lauren Erland spent summer on Atlantic cruise where she saw vibrant, diverse plant life thriving in cold

There are plenty of game show and unscripted reality show options on television.

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QUIZ: A celebration of game shows

Television game shows and unscripted programming feature contestants in competitive environments

The annual 10-day Cops for Kids charity bike ride began in Kelowna on Friday, Sept. 5.

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‘Touches the hearts’: Southeast District officers begin Cops for Kids ride in Kelowna

The riders return to Kelowna on Sunday, Sept. 14

Nicophorus defodiens, the most common burying beetle seen in northwestern B.C.

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Weird theory leads to a moment of stillness

Do you believe in signs or think everything happens for a reason?

Fall Fair goers take a detour to cool off in Lake Kathlyn.

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It’s a dog’s life: The tale of Nipper the Aviator’s dog

It’s likely inappropriate to say that we are having an "Indian Summer," but it puts me in mind of…

Food vendors at the Telkwa BBQ were popular.

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The 113th Kinsmen Telkwa BBQ

Great weather prevailed at the 113th Kinsmen Telkwa BBQ as the village turned out Aug. 30 to Sept.…

The Fenton family is raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society by walking 50 kilometres in the month of September to honour their dad, who's been battling terminal glioblastoma since July 2024.

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Quesnel sisters walking 50 km for cancer research to honour their dad

Anyone can join 'Wade's Warriors' and raise money for glioblastoma cancer research

Construction workers with lifts at the site of the 330-unit Inspire condominium development in downtown Maple Ridge. (Neil Corbett/The News)

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QUIZ: A time to rest from labour

Labour Day, a longstanding holiday in Canada, honours the contributions made by workers