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Kelowna teen pleaded guilty to manslaughter
The teen who killed Eli Beauregard pleaded guilty to manslaughter Feb. 4, and will return…

Okanagan students adjusting to learning from home
An Okanagan student says the transition to the online learning environment born from a global…

Volcanoes erupted across the Okanagan Valley 40 million years ago
Step back in time roughly 40 million years and you’ll see the Okanagan Valley filled…

UPDATED: B.C. COVID-19 cases reported from Alberta oilsands camp outbreak
There have been 26 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., according to the latest update from…

Kamloops, Okanagan cycling companies see huge sales spike amid pandemic
Kamloops and Okanagan cycling companies are reporting a huge increase in sales amid the COVID-19…

Tourism industry hopes B.C. residents will flock to Thompson-Okanagan once travel restrictions ease
Tourists may have to make reservations to taste wine at Okanagan vineyards, and hotel rooms…

Kelowna council to consider shrinking proposed property tax increase
While the City of Kelowna is trying to ease the financial impact of COVID-19 on…

Okanagan mayor calls out Canadian banks for ‘unjust and wrongful’ profits during pandemic
The mayor of Lake Country has written to the federal government calling out "the wrong…

Farm workers from Mexico, Quebec begin arriving in Okanagan
Some temporary foreign workers from Mexico have finished their quarantine period in Vancouver and are…

Lessons learned from COVID-19 outbreak at West Kelowna nursery help protect residents, farm workers
As thousands of temporary foreign workers start trickling into the Okanagan, residents and the workers…

Drugs, weapons, stolen goods found during raid of Kelowna home
Stolen goods, drugs suspected to be fentanyl and a Taser are among the items RCMP…

Costcos in Canada not yet demanding masks be worn as in U.S.
Canadian Costco shoppers are not expected to wear a mask before they enter a store.…

Exercise could do more than improve your fitness during COVID-19 pandemic
While there’s no scientific proof that regular exercise can prevent or cure COVID-19, UBC Okanagan…

West Kelowna man who broke into Glenrosa area home nabbed by police, charges pending
A man is facing potential charges after breaking into a West Kelowna home. West Kelowna…

Lake Country man gets driving prohibition while making trip to liquor store on his lawn tractor
An Okanagan man discovered that driving a lawn tractor on city streets was not the…