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Lytton doctor under investigation for causing ‘vaccine hesitancy’
A Lytton doctor has had emergency room privileges revoked and is under investigation by health…
Homeless people weren’t spared during Central Okanagan COVID outbreak this summer
When a COVID-19 outbreak was declared for the entire Central Okanagan in late July it…
Time running out for Kelowna airport to get international status back
Kelowna airport is at risk of losing its winter flights to the U.S. and sun…
Big hike in Thompson-Okanagan gas prices heading into Thanksgiving long weekend
Vernon residents were hit with the highest gasoline prices in the Thompson-Okanagan yesterday at $1.58.9…
Chilly weather coming to the Thompson-Okanagan
Travellers need to have their winter tires on and gardeners need to look after their…
Kelowna council gives Olympia Greek Taverna green light to rebuild year after fire
Last year, a popular Kelowna Greek restaurant burned down, devastating a neighbourhood community. Now, the…
How Vernon is planning to get ahead of the next fire season
Following the devastating wildfires in the Thompson and Okanagan regions this past summer there’s a…
Trying to get a medical exemption to the COVID vaccine? Forget it
With more and more mandatory vaccine requirements being put into place, the temptation may be…
Kelowna airport ‘scrambling’ to implement new mandatory vaccination
After just announcing that free COVID tests are now available to the 1,000 people working…
School board condemns anti-mask protest at district office in Kelowna
All across British Columbia, masks became mandatory for students in kindergarten to Grade 3 on…
Kelowna home invasion leaves victim ‘extremely shaken’: RCMP
Police are on the hunt for two suspects who broke into a Kelowna home last…
More nurses, paid sick leave keys to reducing COVID deaths in B.C. care homes: seniors advocate
A new study from B.C.'s seniors advocate says better sick pay provisions and more registered…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
UPDATE: 8:07 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 RCMP say a missing 21-year-old man has been…
University student forced to live in Kamloops nuisance hotel due to housing crunch
A Thompson Rivers University student says it has been “mentally and physically exhausting” trying to…
Favourite Thanksgiving Day side dishes, desserts ranked by province
Canadians have different tastes when it comes to their favourite Thanksgiving Day dishes and desserts.…
Cougar attacks on dogs are, thankfully, ‘very rare’: Expert
Dog-owners in the Okanagan shouldn't be overly worried about cougars attacking their best friends, despite…
Real estate prices fall in Central and South Okanagan
For the first time in a long time, the benchmark price for a single-family home…
All B.C. government employees need to get vaccinated
All 30,000 employees of the B.C. Public Service Agency must be fully vaccinated by Nov.…
Intensive care beds filled to capacity in Kamloops, Penticton
While B.C. as a whole has lots of spare intensive care beds, parts of the…
Kelowna man injured in 2018 drug house explosion caught on boat with 552 kgs of cocaine
A Kelowna man is facing charges after he was found on a sailboat off the…
Tallest building in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood proposed
After a flurry of highrise proposals for downtown Kelowna last winter dribbled to a halt…
19 more schools in Interior Health on COVID exposure list
The speed at which new schools are being added to the list of potential COVID…
Almost half of new students in Central Okanagan school district on Westside
The latest count of new students in the Central Okanagan this fall shows an increase…
Expect some sunny but chilly weather in Kamloops, Okanagan this week
There should be more sun than clouds this week in the Thompson-Okanagan but sunny days…