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South Okanagan rural crime stats reflect pandemic effect with increase in violent crime
Regional crime stat increases in the South Okanagan and Similkameen mirrored those of Penticton in…
Two Kelowna automotive businesses closed because of COVID transmission
The parts and services department at Kelowna Toyota has been ordered closed by Interior Health…
The pandemic has ‘worked perfectly’ for this long-suffering Kelowna city councillor
Despite the death, sickness and economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are occasionally some…
57% of Canadians think a ‘vaccine passport’ is a good idea, survey says
More than 50% of Canadians are in favour of a vaccine passport that would allow…
COVID created this Kelowna company but will Canada keep it going?
Kelowna’s Breathe Medical Manufacturing went from 0 to 180 employees in just five months last…
7 recent COVID-19 exposures reported on Kelowna flights
Within the last two weeks, seven planes landing and departing from Kelowna International Airport carried…
More than 335,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered throughout Interior
The Interior Health Authority has administered more than 335,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents…
The ‘safest gig in Kelowna’ has been cancelled by Interior Health
Kelowna musician Anna Jacyszyn is flabbergasted and angry that a special Mother’s Day performance by…
Leak of COVID data may push B.C. health officials to release more to public
A recent leak of COVID-19 data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control showed that…
New COVID-19 cases jump to 722 in B.C.
After a steady drop in daily COVID-19 cases in B.C. in recent days, the numbers…
Interior Health identifies 3 communities as high COVID-19 transmission areas
People living in three Interior Health region neighbourhoods will have greater access to the AstraZeneca…
Step away from the ladder: B.C. Hydro reports ‘backyard loggers’ account for huge jump in power line incidents
As people spend more time improving their backyards during the COVID-19 pandemic, so comes a…
Long-term care dropped from Merritt home due to staffing issues, IH intervention
A Merritt care home that was placed under supervision of the Interior Health Authority because…
COVID-19 outbreak turns deadly at Kelowna long-term care home
Three people have died during the COVID-19 outbreak at the Spring Valley Seniors Community long-term…
You could get a choice of what vaccine to take as 2nd dose in B.C.
B.C. residents should know by the end of May if it’s better to “mix and…
694 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 52 in Interior Health
The number of people being infected with COVID-19 each day continues at a high rate…
New COVID cases up in Kamloops, Penticton but down overall in Interior Health region
As with the rest of B.C., the number of new COVID-19 cases dropped over the…
572 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 57 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials are reporting 572 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. with 57 of…
RCMP road checks looking for non-essential travellers start tomorrow in B.C.
As promised, the RCMP in B.C. have announced officers are going to start road checks…
2,500 Central Okanagan teachers, school staff get their COVID-19 jabs
Thousands of teachers across the Central Okanagan have rolled up their sleeves and taken their…
Dare we dream? Small outdoor concerts could be a thing in B.C. this summer
In the United Kingdom on the weekend 5,000 people packed into a park for an…
Helping the anxious and the fainters at COVID vaccine clinics in southern Interior
St. John Ambulance volunteers have been supporting COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the southern Interior with…
Kelowna martial arts academy shuttered for not following public health orders
A Kelowna martial arts studio that refuses to follow public health orders and has operated…
697 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 65 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials are reporting 697 new cases of COVID-19 today, 65 of which are…