Kathy Michaels

Fire at Kelowna business deemed accidental
An accidental fire at a Kelowna restaurant Saturday night ended without injury and some water…

Expect to hear the thrum of Canadian military helicopters in the Okanagan
The thrum of military helicopters will be a new and short-lived addition to the Okanagan…

Calculating when you will get your vaccine and what that will mean
If you’re wondering where you fall in the COVID-19 vaccine queue, an updated calculator is…

531 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 42 in Interior Health
Health officials are reporting 531 new cases of COVID-19 today, 42 of which are in…

Kamloops driver loses it after being pulled over; allegedly spits at police
A Kamloops driver being investigated for impaired driving took out their frustration on a police…

‘I did it, I deserve to be punished’ accused Kelowna killer told police
Noah Vaten told Mounties he remembered stabbing Esa Carriere against the backdrop of Kelowna’s 2018…

Pandemic offers different view of International Women’s Day
This is an International Women’s Day unlike any in living memory. The day has been…

Penticton woman finds a taste of home in rural Japan
If you ever find yourself in a small Japanese ski town called Iiyama, a roughly…

Only 65% of staff at Kelowna long-term care facility with COVID-19 outbreak took vaccine
A Kelowna long-term care facility grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak had a relatively low buy-in…

1,462 new COVID-19 in B.C. since Friday; 72 in Interior Health
The outbreak at the Cottonwood long-term care facility is a reminder that vaccinations aren’t ironclad…

Interior Health to start vaccinating elderly population against COVID-19
Elderly British Columbians and Aboriginal people over the age of 65 will get to queue…

Central Okanagan schools see spike in potential COVID-19 exposures
Central Okanagan schools went two weeks without any potential COVID-19 exposures but that winning streak…

First of two COVID-19 outbreaks at Kelowna General Hospital declared over
The COVID-19 outbreak in unit 4B at Kelowna General Hospital has now been declared over.…

12 test positive for COVID-19 at Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna
A Kelowna long-term care facility that had 82 per cent of its population immunized against…

History of Kelowna Courier building being preserved as new life takes root
It may look a bit rough at the moment, but the old Kelowna Courier building…