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Majority of B.C. residents would be happy to see return of mask mandate
The majority of British Columbians support the return of mask mandates if COVID-19 case numbers…

Provincial courts in B.C. to drop mask mandate
Access to provincial courtrooms in B.C. was limited to varying degrees throughout the pandemic but…
Penticton chamber requests province lift ‘unfair’ capacity limits
The province’s approach towards public health orders have been called into question by the Penticton…

Dr. Bonnie Henry extends B.C.’s indoor mask mandate indefinitely
British Columbia’s provincial health officer has extended the mask mandate requiring masks be worn in…

Nearly all students in Central Okanagan complying with new mask mandate
The vast majority of students in the Kelowna area are complying with the requirement to…

School board condemns anti-mask protest at district office in Kelowna
All across British Columbia, masks became mandatory for students in kindergarten to Grade 3 on…

Recycling program for single-use masks coming to B.C. Interior
A new program to recycle single-use masks and respirators will soon be expanded from the…

Police identify woman alleged to have spit on Penticton liquor store employee in mask wearing dispute
RCMP have identified the woman accused of assault for spitting on an employee at a…

iN VIDEO: Kelowna woman arrested after refusing to wear a mask, assaulting an officer
A woman was arrested after she allegedly refused to wear a mask in a Kelowna…

Halloween is alive and well at Penticton’s Hoodoo Adventures
Halloween is happening at Penticton’s Hoodoo Adventures this year. The downtown adventure company is creating…

North Okanagan RCMP search for shotgun-wielding robber
ENDERBY – RCMP are looking for leads in connection to an armed robbery in Enderby…

Police searching for suspect after armed robbery in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Police are looking for help after a maksed man allegedly robbed a convenience…

Two arrests made at Lac Le Jeune Road trailer park
KAMLOOPS – A trailer park in Kamloops was closed off this morning while police made…

Pair of men face charges after spotted wearing balaclavas
VERNON - Police are recommending charges against a pair of men caught with weapons and balaclavas. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says police received a report of two men near Fruit Union Plaza wearing masks and gloves around 10:40 a.m. Jan. 17. Officers found the suspects in the area, no longer wearing balaclavas, and searched them....