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Interior Health ending oversight role at Summerland long-term care home
After almost 17 months of being under the supervision of an administrator appointed by Interior…
Okanagan business to donate $7K worth of pizza to Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
If you’ve ever wondered what $7,500 worth of pizza looks like, wonder no more. Okanagan…
Five men dead in Kelowna crane collapse
Five workers were killed when a construction crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna yesterday. One man died…
Kelowna man wins $500K with Lotto Max Extra ticket
Kelowna resident David Dube was shocked after winning $500,000 with a Lotto Max Extra ticket.…
No highrises in West Kelowna’s future except for a winery tower
West Kelowna’s population is expected to jump by almost 20,000 people by 2050 but no…
UPDATE: At least one person dead in downtown Kelowna crane collapse: RCMP
A crane working on a building under construction in downtown Kelowna collapsed today and at…
Interior Health authorities struggling to find reasons for region’s low vaccination rate
At 58 per cent, Enderby’s vaccination rate for COVID-19 among residents over the age of…
Another heat wave headed for parts of the Southern Interior
Are you ready for another heat wave? Environment Canada said that more unseasonably high temperatures…
Embleton Mountain fire grows to 250 hectares
Fanned by heavy winds, the Embleton Mountain fire burning west of Sun Peaks grew to…
Woman taken into custody after heated incident at Kamloops motel
Mounties deployed gas to remove a woman from a Kamloops motel after a potentially violent…
Deadly radon gas seeping into the majority of homes tested in some Okanagan communities
Over the past winter, more than 1,000 homes in the Central Okanagan took up an…
Plan to help the homeless could save the province millions of dollars every year in the Okanagan
Even though B.C. Housing has spent tens of millions of dollars on supportive housing for…
Kelowna trucker battled Highway 97 wildfire before crews arrived; thinks it was caused by cigarette
A Kelowna trucker who was one of the first on the scene of Friday night's…
B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation launches lottery for million-dollar homes in Kelowna, Penticton
The B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation launched its 2021 Dream Lottery with homes to win in…
Sparks Lake fire now mapped at 40,267 hectares
The Sparks Lake fire is now mapped at 40,267 hectares or 402.67 square kilometres. In…
Gay, bi, trans, two-spirit, queer men, and gender diverse sexual health in focus
Improving the sexual health and wellbeing for communities of gay, bi, trans, two-spirit, queer men,…
Fire behind West Kelowna church considered suspicious
A fire that started Friday night behind the Grace Baptist Church in the West Kelowna…
Unique homes designed to be disability accessible being fought by Kelowna neighbours
For the past 14 years, Kelowna’s Gary and Joan McEwan have been living with the…
Interior Health backs off appointments for new Aboriginal roles after staff backlash
Interior Health’s new Aboriginal Partnerships portfolio is off to a rocky start after non-Indigenous senior…
Stiff fines proposed for people improperly using Kelowna boat launches
The growing number of complaints about the improper use of Kelowna’s three main boat launches…
Drought triggers more watering rules in Okanagan; Kamloops sticks with regular summer restrictions
The Okanagan's three major cities are issuing water restriction notices in the face of the…
RCMP arrest Kelowna suspect wanted for ramming police cars
RCMP have a 20-year-old man in custody facing a host of charges in connection to…
Interior Health records 19 of 45 new cases of COVID in B.C.
Another 45 cases of COVID-19 were detected in B.C. in the past 24 hours. Almost…
26K lightning strikes in Southern Interior, but heat remains top concern
Thunderstorms and rain was scattered throughout B.C.'s Southern Interior last night, but heat remains the…