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90 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in one day, including 6 in the Interior
There were 90 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in the last 24 hours, including six…
People violating COVID-19 rules are now subject to $2,000 fines
Tough new penalties and fines of up to $2,000 were imposed today, Aug. 21, that…
Keeping out of each other’s faces is the best way to avoid the spread of COVID-19
Keeping two metres apart is recommended for safe-distancing to prevent COVID-19 but preventing close face-to-face…
Interior Health moving patients out of Penticton hospital as wildfire precaution
Residents of a Penticton care home and the city’s hospital are being shipped out of…
None of B.C.’s 80 new COVID-19 cases are in the Interior Health region
New COVID-19 cases continue to rise with 80 in the last 24 hours across the…
Summerland seniors home will continue to be administered by interior Health into next year
Interior Health took over the administration of the Summerland Seniors Village in February of this…
Students could be paid compensation after thousands of B.C. high school exam marks were messed up
The Ministry of Education has agreed to apologize to students after 18,741 Grade 12 final…
Okanagan Lake’s ‘full pool’ target hasn’t changed for decades, but maybe it should
Ongoing concerns about Okanagan Lake flooding has sparked the District of Peachland to suggest the…
Two Burns Lake men identified in connection to Wet’suwet’en cabin fire
Police in Houston, B.C. have identified two men who may be charged with arson after…
You can help these Mexican workers fired from a West Kelowna nursery
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to try to replace the income lost by two…
First woman to head Kelowna RCMP detachment is returning to her hometown
After being born and raised in Kelowna, RCMP Insp. Kara Triance will return this fall…
B.C. government unveils new cancer scanner in Kelowna
A new, state-of-the-art PET/CT scanner is being set up in the B.C. Cancer centre in…
44 homes near Beaverdell put on evacuation alert as Solomon Mtn fire burns nearby
The Solomon Mountain fire is burning about four kilometres north of Beaverdell and triggered an…
Running is the new normal for long term care aides in B.C.
Even before COVID-19, life was getting tougher for care aides working in B.C.’s long term…
Burning of Wet’suwet’en cabin near site of pipeline protest called a ‘hate crime’
Months after the Wet’suwet’en ended their blockade of a forest service road near Houston, B.C.…
B.C.’s state of emergency extended to Sept. 1 as more enforcement actions are planned
The longest state of emergency in B.C.’s history was extended today, Aug. 18, for two…
10 boats infested with invasive mussels have been stopped in B.C. so far this year
As COVID-19 travel restrictions loosen across the country, more boats are coming to B.C. from…
Man arrested for committing indecent acts near the Okanagan Rail Trail
A 32-year-old Lake Country man has been arrested after Vernon RCMP were called on Sunday,…
Body of Kelowna man recovered at Tugboat Beach
Searchers found the body of a 29-year-old Kelowna man in Okanagan Lake yesterday, Aug. 17.…
How dump trucks and power washers are helping save Okanagan Lake kokanee
It’s been decades since the kokanee population crashed in Okanagan Lake. While major projects like…
Death Valley may have broken the record for the hottest temperature ever set
If you think it’s hot in the Okanagan or Kamloops, just think what it would…
Alberta prayer gathering caused COVID-19 spike in Northern B.C.
While strip clubs and raves have been spotted as recent events that have led to…
It’s easier to live through the impacts of COVID-19 if you’re Caucasian and rich, survey says
New data released by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry shows that Caucasians and higher…
COVID-19 may be severe and long lasting even in young people
The recent spike in B.C. COVID-19 cases has been triggered largely by young people getting…