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Peachland councillor censured for pressuring district manager to approve unpermitted deck
Pete Coolio, a District of Peachland councillor, has been censured by his fellow councillors for…
Kelowna Olympian returns home from Tokyo, says biggest challenge for an athlete is mental
The biggest challenge for an Olympic swimmer is not the four hours a day spent…
More than a quarter of B.C. homeowners plan to sell their homes in the next few years
A recent Insights West survey found that 73 per cent of B.C. residents are expecting…
Cool weekend weather, forecast for rain also comes with wind
Rain could fall in the Thompson and Okanagan regions as early as tomorrow, Aug. 6,…
Huge increase in Interior Health COVID cases come largely from the Delta variant
The record number of COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region is attributable, in part,…
Kelowna needs to rethink a massive new park as a gift from a developer, group says
The City of Kelowna has a chance to get 246 acres of parkland in the…
402 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. with 234 in Interior Health
The COVID-19 pandemic just won’t go away as the number of new cases continues to…
UPDATE: Wildfire near Highway 97C mapped at 2 hectares
A new wildfire located to the north of Highway 97C has grown to two hectares…
Man who escaped multiple assassination attempts dies in Enderby
A West Kelowna man who survived multiple assassination attempts and was considered a "threat" by…
Man arrested in Kelowna area after drugs, handgun, weapons found in vehicle
A man in the Kelowna area has been arrested after police officers found drugs, a…
Price for this luxury multi-million-dollar Coldstream home drops after auction called off
A rare unreserved auction of a $13 million Coldstream estate was called off in July.…
Housing sales in Kamloops, Okanagan drop off as supply dries up
Buying homes in the Okanagan and Kamloops is a lot pricier this year and market…
Interior Health needs to focus on ages 25 to 50 for vaccinations: Health Minister
While the Interior Health region’s vaccination rate is seven percentage points behind Vancouver Coastal, it’s…
COVID-19 outbreaks in two Kelowna area care homes announced as case numbers rise
New case numbers of COVID-19 continue to rise across B.C., with Interior Health yet again…
Emergency Response Team deployed to arrest West Kelowna man on numerous warrants
A man wanted on multiple charges was arrested by the RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response…
Kelowna RCMP flood wooded area to find report of man with a gun is false
A report of a man with a weapon was proven to be a case of…
Former Kelowna Pride president wants to ban MP Tracy Gray from Pride events this year
The former president of the Kelowna Pride Society wants to cut Conservative MP Tracy Gray…
Unstable, potentially dangerous device not linked to Kelowna shooting
A day after two men were shot on a Kelowna street and a bomb was…
Want a break from the smoke? Try heading for the hills above Kamloops, Okanagan
Downhill skiers in the Thompson and Okanagan regions are quite used to driving out from…
Tolko’s expanding into the U.S. but say the new venture won’t replace local mill
A recent announcement that Tolko is helping to build a new sawmill in Louisiana is…
Kelowna’s pro-choice activists not surprised to be likened to Nazis by pro-life advocates
A new anti-abortion billboard in West Kelowna simply says “Abortion is Not healthcare” and “Pregnancy…
This $13 million Kelowna home could be open to luxury loving visitors
A new concept for luxury accommodation is being proposed to the City of Kelowna. Located…
RCMP say explosive device used in targeted Kelowna attack marks ‘dramatic escalation in violence’
Kelowna Mounties now say the apparent targeted shooting of a West Kelowna man with known…
Cool, damp weather on the horizon for Kamloops and the Okanagan
Damp weekend weather cooled off wildfires in the Southern Interior, giving a bit of a…