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Federal conservative leadership candidate disregards masks, social distancing at Kelowna function
Derek Sloan, who is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, is…
Ebus increases service to routes across B.C.
Ebus, which transports travellers from Vancouver to cities in the B.C. Interior and vice versa,…
Another COVID-19 exposure risk at Kelowna Cactus Club; 161 cases now linked to Kelowna
Another date when people at the Cactus Club on Water Street may have been exposed…
Starbucks offers buy one, get one free offer this week
Starbucks locations across Canada are offering a special buy one, get one free promotion until…
Interior Health closes temporary COVID-19 testing site in Kelowna
As there have been no new Kelowna COVID-19 cases reported in the last few days,…
‘Serious inquiry’ needed into B.C.’s lockdown of long-term care homes due to COVID-19
Back in February, 90-year-old Doreen Sherwood was so fit and spry that she had “escaped”…
Petition launched to have Central Okanagan kids mask up for school
A West Kelowna teen is trying to drum up community support and have area students…
UPDATE: Concerned citizens spot missing 14-year-old Kelowna girl
Kelowna RCMP say a missing 14-year-old girl has been located and she is safe, thanks…
UPDATE: West Kelowna residents assaulted by group of teens, ‘appalled’ by RCMP’s response
After a violent altercation with a group of teenage boys yesterday, a West Kelowna resident…
COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen off but effects remain severe
There’s one main reason that the number of people hospitalized in B.C. with COVID-19 has…
Kelowna realtor fined $6,500 for ‘false’ and ‘misleading’ website
A Kelowna realtor has been fined $6,500 for creating a website that advertised rental and…
The Okanagan welcomes its first Arabic market
Not only did they launch a new business in the middle of a pandemic but…
Salvation Army thrift shop in Kelowna closes, COVID-19 to blame
Kelowna's Salvation Army Sutherland Thrift store is shutting its doors. “These are not easy decisions,…
Kelowna, Kamloops school districts provide update on return-to-school plans
Kelowna and Kamloops school districts are preparing for a full return to classroom instruction come…
Slope failure prompts State of Local Emergency at 645 Heather Road in Penticton
The City of Penticton has declared a State of Local Emergency with regards to a…
Alberta woman receives kind note on car while visiting Kelowna
While some visitors and residents are reporting that they’ve been harassed for their out-of-province plates,…
Kelowna YMCAs to reopen pools next week
The Okanagan YMCA locations are welcoming swimmers back to to the pools starting on Monday.…
‘Desperate for workers’: Okanagan and Creston cherry and apple farms need help
Okanagan and Creston cherry and apple farms are abandoning crops due to a lack of…
An outdoor banana tree in the Okanagan? Here’s how you can grow yours
Some professionals don’t want to give away their trade secrets. Others might use an old…
Here’s what you need to know about swimmer’s itch in B.C. Interior lakes
Most anyone who spends time in Interior lakes during the summer has ended up itching…
UPDATE: No injuries in four-vehicle Peachland crash
No one was injured in a four-vehicle crash on Highway 97 in Peachland yesterday afternoon. …
First mural of 2020 completed in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood
Rutland residents now have a colourful new mural to admire as part of the Uptown…
Property owners better clean up their acts as new Kelowna action team hits the street
Kelowna’s new property action team is picking its targets carefully and is ready to hand…
Kelowna RCMP cleared by police watchdog after man walked away from car crash and later died
There was no connection between the death of man involved in a Kelowna car crash…