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Police in Vancouver and Fraser health authorities given extra power to enforce health violations
The province is taking steps to show it means business when it comes to enforcing…
Record new COVID-19 cases in B.C. and the Interior passes the 1,000 mark
Once again the record has been broken for the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded…
Outbreak declared at Kelowna long-term care home
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at a long-term care home in Kelowna. The public…
Despite surge in COVID-19 exposures, Central Okanagan schools are safe: Superintendent
Over the past two weeks there have been 11 schools run by the Central Okanagan…
COVID-19 case confirmed in Kelowna yoga class
A person attending a yoga class at the Parkinson Recreation Centre has tested positive for…
COVID-19 case reported at Vernon elementary school
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at the Mission Hill Elementary School in…
No local stops but Serena Ryder, The Trews headline CP Holiday Train virtual concert
Canadian Pacific Railway has announced their headliners for the Holiday Train at Home concert this…
Kelowna’s Bernard Avenue could be closed every summer
The closure of Bernard Avenue last summer to allow more seating for restaurants and bars…
Central Okanagan snowbirds flock to cross country skis instead of flying south
Cross-country ski memberships are up and ski sales are doing well as more snowbirds flock…
Why Central Okanagan schools are getting hit hardest by COVID-19
There are 18 school districts in the Interior Health region but since the return to…
Socializing is the major culprit behind COVID-19’s spread throughout B.C.
It’s that B.C.’s reopening of businesses has triggered the province’s dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases…
1,130 new COVID-19 cases announced in last two days
B.C.’s top doctor is reporting that 1,130 new COVID-19 cases have been tallied in the…
Kelowna Superstore employee tests positive for COVID-19
An employee working at Kelowna's Superstore has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee tested positive…
Person tests positive for COVID-19 at UBC Okanagan
A case of COVID-19 has been identified at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus.…
Next week, Costco will require masks to enter store
Kamloops and Kelowna Costco locations will be tightening their face shield and mask restrictions starting…
Two Kamloops Home Hardware employees test positive for COVID-19
Two Home Hardware employees in Kamloops have tested positive for COVID-19. The first employee was…
Three new COVID-19 exposures confirmed at Kelowna schools
Interior Health has confirmed three new COVID-19 exposures at Central Okanagan schools. A single exposure…
Kamloops, Okanagan search and rescue teams prepare for busy backcountry season
Search and Rescue crews operating in Kamloops and the Okanagan are preparing for a busy…
Penticton woman wants everyone to ring a bell this COVID-19 Christmas Eve
Penticton resident Lorrie Nelson hopes to spread some Christmas joy by making some seasonal noise…
Kamloops family frustrated war veteran locked away in care home because of pandemic
Alzheimer’s and time have faded Harold Houghton’s memories of his days in the British Merchant…
UPDATE: COVID-19 case reported in two more Central Okanagan schools
Another case of COVID-19 has been reported in a Central Okanagan school, making it 11…
GAME ON: How and when hockey is returning to Kamloops, Okanagan rinks
From seven-year-olds just starting out to NHL draft picks, hundreds of hockey players in Kamloops…
How some B.C. snowbirds are getting through the border this winter
With snow starting to fall, thousands of snowbirds in the Thompson and Okanagan are dreaming…
COVID-19 cases surge by 27 in Interior Health region
While the focus on climbing COVID-19 cases in B.C. has been on the Lower Mainland…