A winery of epic proportions is taking shape on a hillside in Lake Country with spectacular views of Okanagan Lake.Castanet got a sneak peek at O’Rourke Family Estate Winery, ahead of one of its first public events. It will be unveiling an outdoor amphitheatre with a concert series featuring Bar…
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Petition calls for drug use to be banned in Kelowna supportive housing project
A man who lives near Kelowna’s Stephen Village housing project has launched a petition calling for facility operators to ban drug and alcohol use among residents.Tyler Zeeman lives near the supportive housing building at 2025 Agassiz Rd., near the Orchard Plaza Shopping Centre, and says he has w…
Lake Country mansion sells for $16 million after nearly two years on market
The Okanagan’s most expensive and highest assessed single-family home has been sold.The seven-bedroom, 10-bathroom, lakeshore mansion at 12990 Pixton Rd. in Lake Country has been snapped up for $16 million after nearly two years on the market.The home, which features a 12-car garage and an i…
Kettle Valley residents are looking for traffic calming measures in their neighbourhood
A member of the Kettle Valley Neighbourhood Association is calling for traffic calming measures to be added to the community, believing it’s only a matter of time until someone gets seriously hurt or killed by a speeding car.Dave Cartwright has been living in Kettle Valley with his family for th…
LCBO stores closed as Ontario-wide strike begins
A breakdown in talks means no deal could be reached between the LCBO and its union, with some 9,000 workers walking off the job after the 12:01 a.m. deadline on Friday.
How the University of Manitoba is decolonizing its art collection
Amidst debate and discussion about what to do with art that reflects an imperialist history, the University of Manitoba is working to decolonize its art collection by replacing problematic paintings and sculptures with contemporary Indigenous art.
Distracting preschoolers with devices could cause trouble down the road, study suggests
Parents who steal a moment of calm by handing over a smartphone or tablet to a fussy toddler could set off a cycle of poor anger management and other problems, according to a recent study.
Copper theft has been growing. The telecom industry wants tougher penalties
The Canadian telecommunications industry wants stiffer penalties for copper wire thieves, who they say are repeatedly causing outages that can leave thousands of customers without service when they cut the wire off telephone poles to sell for scrap metal.
Government now says new human rights chief did disclose key information about controversial social media posts
The federal government now says Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, did disclose the alias he used to make controversial social media posts — after it initially claimed that information was never shared before he was hired.
Toronto police searching for sexual assault suspect who allegedly removed ankle monitor
A 29-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a woman he followed into a public washroom at a North York library had allegedly removed the ankle monitor he was required to wear when he was released from custody.