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Drug wholesalers limiting supply to pharmacies to prevent hoarding
If you're trying to stock up on medications like it's toilet paper, you're out of…
Okanagan orchards and farms still short on labour after foreign workers allowed
The executive director of the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association is relieved that foreign workers will…
COVID-19 impacts some Okanagan newspapers
Black Press Interior newspapers are now publishing only once a week due to the COVID-19…
Hotel Eldorado closes due to COVID-19 pandemic
Argus Properties is temporarily closing its historic Kelowna hotel. “We are temporarily closing the Hotel…
Kelowna baby store owners using video chat to meet with customers
A Kelowna baby store owner has created a unique way for parents to stay connected…
No, social media, there’s isn’t a cure for COVID-19, yet
You've probably seen it online by now, but no, neither hot yoga nor Norwegian spruce extract…
Regional district shutting down playgrounds in Central Okanagan
Closed signs and, where feasible, fences are going up around all play structures at regional…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna’s Orchard Park Mall eerily quiet
Stores are closed, parking lots are nearly empty and the halls are largely deserted at…
Okanagan Spirits Distillery makes free hand sanitizer for the community
The Okanagan Spirits Distillery in Kelowna has decided to give back to the community in…
POLL: How is your community reacting to efforts to ‘flatten the curve’ and the threat of coronavirus spread?
It's been quite a couple weeks, huh? With all the measures being taken to prevent…
Foreign workers for Okanagan farms, orchards still aren’t allowed to travel to Canada
Okanagan farms and orchards were expecting big news last night and thought they got it…
How cities are making sure they can keep critical civic services working through the pandemic
As preparations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus continues, a light is being shone…
How restaurants are innovating to keep their employees paid and their customers fed
Dax Guest-Ross started Pizzamoreh in West Kelowna just a little more than a year ago,…
Why B.C. isn’t telling Interior residents where COVID-19 cases have occurred
There are nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Interior Health region today, March 18.…
Costco implements buying limits, social distancing strategies in light of COVID-19 pandemic
Costco is taking action in an effort to limit the chaos witnessed in its warehouse…
Okanagan College cancels remaining in-person classes
Okanagan College has cancelled all remaining face-to-face classes while it completes the move to online…
COVID-19 a challenge for residents of homeless shelters in the Okanagan, Kamloops
How do you self-isolate if you show COVID-19 symptoms while living in a homeless dorm?…
Okanagan farmers brace for losses as workforce banned from Canada amid COVID-19 concerns
The Okanagan's farmers long relied upon workers from other countries to care to bring crops…
Okanaganites put being a good neighbour into practice during the pandemic
Regardless of where they are in the world, people are organizing in different ways to…
Kelowna mayor announces the closure of 10 city-run facilities
The City of Kelowna will close 10 facilities as of tonight, March 17, in order…
Kelowna RCMP seizes illicit drugs, firearms, stolen items from Rutland residence
Kelowna Mounties raided a local drug house earlier this week, turning up drugs, guns —…
Kelowna bus crashes into home after being struck by pickup
A bus struck a home after colliding with a pickup truck at the intersection of…
112 Kelowna drivers get a Friday the 13th surprise
It was a particularly unlucky Friday the 13th for more than a hundred Kelowna drivers.…
POLL: Should Canada close its border to Americans to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus?
When Canada announced yesterday that it was closing its borders, it left one important country…