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‘Beginning of the end may be in front of us:’ B.C. premier says of COVID-19 pandemic
The first round of vaccines will arrive in the Lower Mainland next week, but it…
Okanagan Lake’s last private campground for sale, marking the end of an era
The Todd family’s Okanagan Lake campground is the last of a dying breed. For 65…
‘No one, including minks, deserves to die of COVID-19’: Pamela Anderson tells Premier Horgan
Pamela Anderson is calling on B.C.’s premier to shut down fur factory farms within the…
RCMP make significant illicit cannabis haul following raid of licensed Langley grow op
A massive amount of cannabis, packaged and still in plant form, was seized by RCMP…
Okanagan church gathering attracts RCMP attention
While there have yet to be reports of large church services contravening public health orders…
Kelowna second most generous city in Canada, says GoFundMe
Kelowna is the second most generous city in Canada, according to fundraising platform GoFundMe. GoFundMe…
COVID-19 issues causing more teacher shortages in Central Okanagan schools than usual flu season
Staffing shortages at Central Okanagan schools are standard this time of year as flu and…
Social restrictions in B.C. extended one month; 2,020 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday
Social restrictions aimed at curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in B.C. will stay in place…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Oliver long-term care home
An outbreak has been declared at McKinney Place long-term care in Oliver, where eight residents…
Okanagan nurse pens letter to anti-mask protestors
An Okanagan nurse penned an open letter to protestors this weekend. They asked for anonymity…
Kelowna pub voluntarily closes after COVID-19 case reported
A Kelowna pub voluntarily closed its doors today after learning a member of its community…
Kamloops youth homelessness prevention advocate Katherine McParland passes away
Katharine McParland, executive director of A Way Home Kamloops, died this week. A Way Home…
Home for the holidays: A little kitty love goes a long way to warm this pandemic holiday season
Susan Wilson adopted a kitten before COVID-19 rolled into B.C., making a potentially lonely isolation…
Outbreak declared at Village by the Station in Penticton, resident gets COVID-19
Interior Health declared an outbreak at Village by the Station long-term care in Penticton. One…
Man dead following gunfire incident outside Merritt RCMP detachment
A man is dead following an incident involving RCMP in Merritt and the Independent Investigations…
Kelowna boy who has autism finds calm in comic book writing
When 12-year-old Ryan Berry puts his pencil to paper he churns out comic books that…
Central Okanagan rent bank to open next month
Renters in low- to moderate-income households throughout the Central Okanagan will have access to brand-new…
B.C. Interior hockey team brings COVID-19 back from Alberta, spread it in community
B.C. health officials reported an additional 834 cases of COVID-19 today raising the provincewide total…
Armed Forces called to help Mountie in pursuit of prisoner in Boundary backcountry
An RCMP officer was led down a deep ravine in pursuit of a prisoner Tuesday…
Langley teacher loses licence for a day after physically intimidating student
Years after menacingly imparting a “life lesson” to a child who'd aggravated him, a Langley…
83 new cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health; 656 in B.C.
COVID-19 numbers continued their ascent in B.C., with health officials today announcing another 656 cases…
B.C. parents plan ‘sick out’ tomorrow calling for more mask use
Tomorrow there will be parents across B.C. keeping their kids at home in what is…
Hotel Zed nooner package helps Kelowna family expand
A Kelowna couple took the Hotel Zed up on their Valentine's Day Nooner package, and…
B.C. has staggering 46 COVID-19 deaths since Friday; 2,364 new cases
B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll grew by a record-breaking 46 since Friday, painting a stark picture…