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Kamloops’s Canada Day 2020 celebration goes virtual
Kamloops residents will be able to enjoy some of the usual Canada Day festivities next…
Premier Horgan hoping to open province to visitors from outside B.C. next week
Premier John Horgan will wait until provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s modelling update next…
Okanagan School of Arts has lease extended to avoid end of month eviction
Talks between the City of Penticton, School District 67 and the Okanagan School of Arts…
Big White is anticipating travel and tourism will open before the weekend
The man in charge of Big White Ski Resort told Kelowna Chamber of Commerce members…
More sidewalk patios coming to downtown Kamloops next week
Although there are currently few sidewalk patios to be seen in downtown Kamloops, there will…
Okanagan fruit growers need locals to help bring in the harvest
The good news for Okanagan fruit growers struggling to find labour, is the cherry crop…
No new COVID-19 deaths in B.C. for four days
For the fourth day in a row, there were no COVID-19 deaths in B.C., but…
Pop-up drive-in theatre coming to Kamloops this month
Kamloops residents can look forward to a blast from the past at the end of…
No cases of COVID-19 related to B.C.’s back to school plans
B.C.’s back to school plan has largely been a success, says the province’s top doctor.…
Trying to sneak into Canada from U.S. during a pandemic? Give your head a shake
Anyone considering sneaking through the U.S. border under false pretenses should “give (their) head a…
Vernon students to hold their own drive-in movie theatre graduation
The Vernon Christian School is holding its own drive-in theatre-style graduation ceremony, complete with a…
No new COVID-19 deaths in B.C. while number of new cases remains low
When left unchecked a small cluster of COVID-19 can surge and start sparks and spread…
New opening date for postponed Bob Ross art exhibit in Penticton
An exhibit of the work of iconic television host Bob Ross cancelled by the Penticton…
Okanagan Science Centre set to reopen
The Okanagan Science Centre has set a date to reopen its doors following its closure…
Why Interior Airbnb hosts may have a decent summer after all
Signs that tourists are starting to return to the Okanagan's vacation rentals are trickling in.…
Kamloops La Senza store in Aberdeen Mall permanently closed
Some Kamloops residents looking to purchase underwear may be in for a longer drive than…
Interior Health’s string of 14 consecutive days without a new COVID-19 case has ended
After going 14 straight days with no new COVID-19 cases and having only one case…
Vernon businesses rally for colleague who lost business to pandemic
A group of small businesses in Vernon are chipping in to help a local entrepreneur…
Stress on B.C. Interior residents is increasing the longer COVID-19 continues
A record number of calls are flooding into the Interior region’s crisis lines and call…
As B.C. continues to smash the pandemic curve, Dr. Bonnie Henry turns to overdose deaths
Interior Health has now gone 14 days without a new case of COVID-19, part of…
COVID-19 taught retailers that online shopping is a key to their survival
When COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in B.C. in mid-March, retail sales quickly dropped to 25…
Horseshoe-salmon from Kaleden born from pandemic
Pearl the Pandemic Salmon is a mad creation perfect for the time in which she…
Some Kelowna residents are spending their vacation budgets on pools
COVID-19 restrictions around the world are helping fuel a boom in swimming pool construction in…
B.C.’s provincial government winning over electorate for COVID-19 handling, says poll
Navigating the pandemic seems to have earned governing provincial parties some serious support across Canada,…