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UPDATE: Police can issue $2,000 fines for price gouging, illegally reselling medical equipment in B.C.
Police officers can now issue $2,000 fine for those who are illegally re-selling PPE equipment…

Kelowna made it through a pandemic before and can learn from past mistakes
Close churches, schools, libraries and theatres. No more public weddings or funerals. Loitering in restaurants…

More people indoors: Okanagan board and card game creators see increase in online sales
Staying indoors is bringing families together, and Okanagan board and card game creators are seeing…

Okanagan winery donating 20 per cent of sales to food bank
An Okanagan winery has pledged 20 per cent of its sales to the Central Okanagan…

UPDATE: No large events will be held this summer, says provincial health officer
No new COVID-19 cases have been reported today in the Interior Health region, according to…

Okanagan classical music celebrity turns 80
Chamber Music Kelowna is still finding reasons to celebrate even though its 40th anniversary concert…

Kelowna cake company makes giant TP cake for quarantine birthday request
It’s not every day that a local cake company gets the opportunity to bake a…

Alberta COVID-19 outbreak may affect Okanagan, Kamloops workers
An COVID-19 outbreak near Fort McMurray may impact workers in the Interior Health region. "On…

Flyers need to have masks: New COVID-19 cases reported on Kelowna flights
More flights that have carried COVID-19 infected passengers to and from Kelowna International Airport have…
LEGO man, Batman make appearance in Okanagan animators’ quirky hand washing video
An Okanagan animation company is helping to flatten that curve by creating an animation-jam. Based…
After receiving racist remark while shopping for hand sanitizer, Okanagan man wants community to ‘do better’
After a racist comment was made towards Brent Carmichael in a store a few weeks…

Okanagan woman who lived through Great Depression, Second World War sees parallels during pandemic
Margaret Wort remembers the first time her family had butter in their Kelowna home. It…

Models show spread of COVID-19 slowing in B.C. but we aren’t out of the woods yet
No matter how obedient British Columbians are about safe distancing and other anti-COVID-19 measures, the…

MLAs, school board and Interior Health all holding virtual town hall meetings
Okanagan residents will soon have an opportunity to ask questions from their elected officials in…

Soak in some Okanagan culture while keeping your physical distance
If you've been missing immersing yourself in history and culture, the Kelowna Museums Society has…