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Limited supply of new COVID-fighting pill in B.C. even for those most at risk
Like everything else with COVID, the use of the latest tool to fight it is…
Home support for Kamloops, Okanagan seniors ‘a zoo’ with new scheduling system: Senior
Home support services offered by the Interior Health Authority are designed to keep seniors safely…
Gratitude is this 103-year-old Kelowna woman’s secret to longevity
A Kelowna woman turning 103 today says her positive attitude is what's kept her going…
Union says barriers are preventing new hires from being Okanagan bus drivers
With a bus driver shortage causing route reductions in the Central Okanagan, the Kelowna union…
Lunar New Year celebrations begin at new Kelowna Buddhist temple
Chuc Mung Nam Moi. Lunar New Year celebrations have begun at Kelowna’s newest Buddhist temple.…
More than 1,000 people in B.C. hospitals with COVID
For the first time ever, the number people in hospital in B.C. with a positive…
Get ready for quick blast of winter in Okanagan, Kamloops
An Arctic front is expected to strike deep into the Okanagan starting around noon tomorrow,…
Keep busy during winter by exploring events at this Okanagan winery
A Lake Country winery is offering an array of events to keep guests busy this…
Okanagan Lake is slowly getting saltier
While it’s got a really long ways to go before being as salty as an…
West Kelowna woman with cystic fibrosis receives a miracle
A West Kelowna woman with cystic fibrosis is taking on an important new role she…
Organizers of Kelowna art display about Capitalism heckled
A festival organizer on site of an art piece asking residents if Capitalism works for…
Okanagan Nation Alliance tribal chair calls for criminal charges against Canada, church for residential schools
The tribal chair of the Syilx Okanagan Nation says criminal charges should be laid against…
One COVID-19 outbreak ends, another begins at Kelowna hospital
Just as one COVID-19 outbreak came to an end at Kelowna General Hospital, another was…
Cranbrook nurse faces multiple misconduct charges for alleged abuse towards residents, staff
A Kootenay nurse will have to attend a hearing by the college that oversees nursing…
New Mexican restaurant opens at Big White Ski Resort
A new Mexican restaurant has found a home at Big White Ski Resort in the…
10 to 30 per cent of homes in Kamloops, Okanagan are owned by investors
Investors are buying up housing in the Thompson-Okanagan region at a rapidly increasing rate. Estimates…
How avalanche techs keep drivers safe on B.C. highways in winter
Avalanche control technicians worked on the Jack McDonald snowshed on the Trans-Canada Highway east of…
Once opponents, these two Kelowna politicians are together on ending vaccine mandates
As a trucker convoy prepares to descend on Ottawa this weekend to protest mandatory vaccines…
COVID hospitalizations in B.C. at record at high with nine more deaths reported
Case counts for COVID have come down in B.C. over the past couple of weeks…
Okanagan Sikh Temple and Cultural Society launching mental health initiative
The Okanagan Sikh Temple and Cultural Society is launching a mental health and addiction recovery…
Easing of COVID restrictions in B.C. may begin after Family Day long weekend
While not making any promises, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is hoping to make…
Police dog apprehends armed suspect in Kelowna
A suspect threatening employees with a knife at a Kelowna business earlier this week was…
Two years ago today first COVID case discovered in B.C.
Today, Jan. 28, marks the second anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in B.C. Technical…
Construction of Peachland luxury resort set to resume once building permits approved
The District of Peachland has received four applications for four cottages at Tabletop Mountain Resort.…