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Why vaccinations are the last concern for the B.C. Trucking Association
The Canadian trucking industry was in dire need of an infusion of new blood before…
Sun Peaks, Lake Country and Kelowna fastest growing communities in Thompson-Okanagan
While the Central Okanagan was the fastest growing area in the country, Sun Peaks Village…
Illicit toxic drug deaths hit Thompson-Okanagan region hard in 2021
People from the Thompson-Cariboo region were nearly 50% more likely to die from illicit drugs last…
Slight drop in number of people most sick with COVID in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with a COVID diagnosis and the number in intensive…
B.C. not an ‘outlier’ when it comes to vaccine passports: Dr. Henry
B.C. will not follow the lead of some other provinces when it comes to removing…
RCMP looking for owners of 300K worth of property stolen in Penticton, Lake Country
RCMP have recovered a bunch of stolen property from Penticton and Lake Country and they’re…
Kelowna, Kamloops among three fastest-growing larger cities in Canada, new census data shows
The Kelowna area led the country in growth at 14% according to the 2021 Census,…
Low snowpack makes easy decisions for the man who controls Okanagan lake level
Okanagan Lake is below where Shaun Reimer would like it to be heading into the…
West Kelowna gym still holds business licence despite closure order
Interior Health ordered Iron Energy Gym to close last week, but it still holds a…
This Kelowna MLA is focusing on housing rather than politics
Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MLA Norm Letnick went from health critic in 2020 to the non-partisan…
B.C. judge bars anti-vax Kelowna dad from discussing COVID vaccine with son
A B.C. judge has barred an anti-vax father from talking about the COVID vaccination with…
Number of people in B.C. hospital ICU’s with COVID creeping up
There are now 146 people in intensive care units in B.C. with COVID-19, up five…
Rail Trail guaranteed to run through OKIB lands with historic new agreement
An agreement between three local governments will ensure that the Okanagan Rail Trail will be…
Kelowna RCMP investigating two reports of shots fired within four days
A second shooting occurred in Kelowna within four days has RCMP investigating to see if…
Kelowna’s iconic Doc Willoughby’s pub may change name
The new owners of Doc Willoughby’s pub in downtown Kelowna want to add another 155…
Record-breaking warm temperatures in Thompson-Okanagan
Six daytime high temperature records fell in the Thompson and Okanagan regions yesterday, Feb. 7.…
Elderly man’s family frustrated with Kelowna care home
The wife of a senior in a Kelowna long-term care home who went without heat…
Tough new rules, fees coming for commercial users of Kelowna boat launches
An estimated one-quarter of the boats entering Okanagan Lake from city-owned boat launches in Kelowna…
COVID hospitalizations remain high in B.C.
The number of people in hospital with a positive COVID test result grew to 987…
Petition demands end to pay parking for workers at B.C. hospitals
A B.C. nurse is calling for the end of pay parking for all health-care workers…
Unseasonably warm weather in Okanagan, Kamloops continues this week
Unseasonably warm weather will continue this week in Kamloops and the Okanagan with temperatures possibly…
79-year-old Kelowna YouTuber isn’t slowing down, continues captivating audiences with sudoku tutorials
An 79-year-old Kelowna native with a long-time passion for sudoku puzzles doesn’t plan on stopping…
Kelowna airport seeing faster recovery of domestic flights than international ones
December 2021 was almost as busy at the Kelowna International Airport as a typical pre-pandemic…
Province, feds ponder carrots and sticks to get more social housing in Kamloops, Okanagan
Efforts are being made by senior governments to increase the supply of affordable housing in…