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  • Jun 1, 2024 | kelownadailycourier.ca | Joe Fries

    Good boy!After spending weeks on the lam as an international fugitive in the South Okanagan, a big, shaggy dog was returned this week to his home in Washington State. And now one of his rescuers is urging other dog owners to consider it a cautionary tale about the need to prepare pets to travel in case of emergency.

  • Jun 1, 2024 | kelownadailycourier.ca | Joe Fries

    B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says a unique payment scheme for doctors at South Okanagan General Hospital is working as intended to reduce intermittent closures of the emergency department due to physician shortages. Dix and the rest of the B.C. New Democratic Party caucus were in the region to start the week and conducted a press conference Wednesday at SOGH to tout an expanded primary care network in the South Okanagan-Similkameen.

  • May 31, 2024 | pentictonherald.ca | Joe Fries

    After spending weeks on the lam as an international fugitive in the South Okanagan, a big, shaggy dog was returned this week to his home in Washington State. And now one of his rescuers is urging other dog owners to consider it a cautionary tale about the need to prepare pets to travel in case of emergency.

  • May 30, 2024 | pentictonherald.ca | Joe Fries

    B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says a unique payment scheme for doctors at South Okanagan General Hospital is working as intended to reduce intermittent closures of the emergency department due to physician shortages. Dix and the rest of the B.C. New Democratic Party caucus were in the region to start the week and conducted a press conference Wednesday at SOGH to tout an expanded primary care network in the South Okanagan-Similkameen.

  • May 29, 2024 | kelownadailycourier.ca | Joe Fries

    Expect to find out “very soon” who will fly the B.C. New Democratic Party’s flag in the Penticton-Summerland riding in the October provincial election. The NDP caucus, which formed government in 2017, is in Osoyoos this week for meetings on the heels of an announcement Sunday that single-term MLA Roly Russell has been nominated as the party’s candidate again in the riding of Boundary-Similkameen.

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Athena Bonneau

Indigenous Correspondent/ Freelance at Global News

Athena Bonneau primarily covers news in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada and surrounding areas.

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Casey Richardson

News Reporter at Castanet News

Casey Richardson primarily covers news in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada and surrounding areas.

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Logan Lockhart

MLB Co-Host and Writer at Prime Time Sports Talk

Multimedia Journalist at Black Press Media

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Journalist at Today in BC

Logan Lockhart primarily covers news in the Okanagan Valley region, British Columbia, Canada, including areas around Kelowna and Penticton.

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Chelsea Powrie

News Director at Castanet News

Chelsea Powrie primarily covers news in the Okanagan Valley region, British Columbia, Canada including areas around Kelowna and Penticton.

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Brennan Phillips

Multi-media Journalist at Penticton Western News

Multi-media Journalist at Grand Forks Gazette

Brennan Phillips primarily covers news in the Okanagan region, British Columbia, Canada, including areas around Kelowna and Penticton.

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Joe Fries
Joe Fries @JoeFries
26 Feb 24

Some more big #pcpoli news out of #Penticton today with city Coun. Amelia Boultbee announcing she's running for @Conservative_BC in the fall provincial election. She topped polls in 2022 municipal election. https://t.co/UcXlZzFAwl

Joe Fries
Joe Fries @JoeFries
23 Feb 24

RT @DanAshtonBC: I had never expected so many people to encourage me to put my name forward. Thank you to everyone who reached out. Your en…

Joe Fries
Joe Fries @JoeFries
23 Feb 24

Some local #bcpoli news today as #Penticton MLA @DanAshtonBC confirms he'll seek federal Conservative nomination in South Okanagan-Similkameen-West Kootenay. @CPC_HQ https://t.co/lSWAWNNYFQ