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COVID-19 outbreak at Kelowna long-term care home continues to grow
The COVID-19 outbreak at a Kelowna long-term care home continues to grow. Cottonwoods Care Centre…
UPDATE: Missing West Kelowna teen located
UPDATE: 8:16 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2021 RCMP say a missing 13-year-old West Kelowna girl…
Ultra-rich ‘market movers’ shaping Okanagan, Kamloops real estate markets
We all know what's happened to the real estate market in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Farm workers, fruit plant employees among those to get B.C.’s initial supply of AstraZeneca vaccine
B.C.’s new supply of the Astra Zeneca vaccine will be used to get ahead of…
Body found near Kelowna SunRype facility
Criminality is not currently suspected in the death of a man whose body was discovered…
Canada Day killing trial in Kelowna on pause, continuation date unknown
The trial looking into the 2018 Canada Day killing of a Kelowna man may not…
Vegan, gluten-free Kelowna bakery to be featured in documentary
A Kelowna bakery that specializes in vegan and gluten-free goods will be among a handful…
Zero-waste meal prep service on offer in Okanagan
A B.C. food prep company that currently serves the Okanagan has entered the zero waste…
Battling floods and droughts in the Okanagan depends on more than a dam in Penticton
Every year Shaun Reimer fights an increasingly difficult battle to find the perfect balance between…
Kelowna and Penticton ranked among top most livable cities in Canada
The natural allure of the Okanagan has helped place two of its cities on a…
Protesters gather in Kelowna to call for end to COVID-19 restrictions on churches
People pushing for the re-opening of churches gathered along Highway 97 in Kelowna today to…
New Okanagan bookshop owner takes a risk and taps into the power of the page
The owner of a new Lake Country bookstore believes in the power of a tactile…
Fire at Kelowna business deemed accidental
An accidental fire at a Kelowna restaurant Saturday night ended without injury and some water…
Prepare to lose sleep: Daylight Savings Time is here
Get ready to move your clocks an hour ahead. Daylight Savings Time is set to…
Tough times ahead for struggling renters in Kelowna
Despite a construction boom in Kelowna, it’s going to continue to be tough for lower-income…
Kelowna popcorn company gets boost to adapt amid pandemic
A family-owned Kelowna popcorn company is getting pandemic-times support from the province through its Food Business…
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: More women in Okanagan tech sector helping companies innovate
For years, the technology sector has been a male-dominated industry, but the scales are tipping…
Interior Health to open permanent supervised consumption site in Kelowna
After months of planning, Interior Health will be opening a new outreach centre which will…
Kelowna gearing up for ‘Meet me on Bernard’ this summer
After the highly successful closure to vehicles of Kelowna’s main downtown street last summer, plans…
Vaccine did not stop outbreak at Kelowna care home, but prevented hospitalizations, deaths: IH
Two of the 11 residents infected with COVID-19 at the recent Cottonwoods Care Home outbreak…
Kelowna, Kamloops lawyers appointed as Provincial Court judges
Three new judges have been appointed to the B.C. Provincial Court, including two from the…
Latest report of man following young children in Kelowna is unfounded
After two recent reports of men following 10-year-old Kelowna children as they walked to or…
Three new wine regions proposed for Central Okanagan
The Okanagan could see three new wine regions if applications currently before the British Columbia…
Staff buy in on immunization at Kelowna’s Cottonwoods care home expected to improve
The low vaccination rate for staff at Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna may be because…