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The cost of dying in Kamloops, Okanagan is getting more expensive
The cost of burial plots in city-owned cemeteries continues to climb by as much as…
Kelowna Art Gallery calling for artist submissions for vending machine
The Kelowna Art Gallery is seeking artist proposals for the new ArtMart vending machine. The…
225K e-scooter rides in Kelowna triggered 211 complaints
A six-month review of Kelowna’s shared e-scooter program shows a high level of usage with…
New Costco gas bar in Kelowna to open before warehouse
Costco does not have a date to announce yet for the opening of its new…
Jump in new COVID cases in Interior Health
The Interior Health region had one of its worst days in the past month for…
Airlines add more flights, larger aircraft on routes between Okanagan, Kamloops and Vancouver
With landslides blocking all main highway routes between the Lower Mainland and the southern Interior,…
Suspected drug dealer on stolen motorcycle busted in Kelowna
A suspected drug dealer was arrested and charged after he was caught by Kelowna RCMP…
Why road closures mean you can’t recycle your glass and foam in Kamloops, Okanagan
The floods and blocked highways have forced Recycle B.C. to stop, as of next Monday,…
COVID’s toll on Kelowna citizens showing up in crime stats as increase in assaults
Calls to police throughout the country dropped during the height of the COVID pandemic last…
Daily COVID case numbers turn upward with 85 in Interior Health
After a couple of days of relatively low numbers of new COVID-19 cases in the…
Expect snow in Okanagan, Kamloops through to Friday
A weather system moving into the Thompson and Okanagan regions today could bring two to…
‘One for the books’: Power outage leaves Kelowna realtor stuck in pitch-black elevator with client, homeowner
What began as a typical day for a realtor in Kelowna earlier this week, ended…
Only 50 new COVID cases in Interior Health
The number of COVID cases in the Interior Health region continue at a fairly low…
Kelowna’s popular Knox Mountain reopens to sightseers, race cars in spring
After a two-year absence the Knox Mountain Hill Climb is returning to Kelowna for its…
Kelowna radio host suing The Lizard over ‘misogynistic’ workplace
A Kelowna radio host is suing 104.7 The Lizard radio station alleging the broadcaster fostered…
Kelowna man $25,000 richer after playing Keno
Brian Noble plans on taking a vacation and buying a TV after discovering he’d won…
Interior residents stranded by closed B.C. highways don’t need COVID test to get home through U.S.
The normal requirements for Canadians returning to Canada from the U.S. by land are being…
Thompson-Okanagan school districts secretly polling teachers on COVID vaccination
Many of the school districts in the Thompson and Okanagan regions are conducting surveys of…
Kelowna 4th most expensive city in Canada to rent a home
The median rental rate for one-bedroom apartments in Kelowna increased by 3.7% in October versus…
Kelowna gas station attendant threatened and robbed
A gas station in Kelowna was robbed early yesterday morning by two male suspects who…
Recovery of stolen vehicles from Alberta lead Kelowna RCMP to thief
After the Kelowna RCMP recovered a vehicle and trailer stolen from Alberta, police were able…
COVID-19 restrictions may ease soon in Interior Health
For months the COVID socializing restrictions have been tougher in the Interior Health region than…
More winter shelter beds coming to North and Central Okanagan
Vernon-based Turning Points Collaborative is going to provide shelter for dozens more people in Vernon,…
COVID-19 outbreaks close six operating rooms in Kamloops
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops has forced the closure of six…