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Who runs the province while politicians are on the campaign trail?
When Premier John Horgan called an election on Sept. 21 he threw a lot of…
ELECTION 2020: Here’s what you need to know about mail-in voting
An unprecedented 474,000 B.C. residents have already asked for mail-in ballots for the Oct. 24…
Why B.C. election results may not be known for weeks after voting day
COVID-19 has disrupted everything, and that will include the B.C. provincial election. As of Oct.…
ELECTION 2020: Snap election call made riding associations irrelevant
Premier John Horgan’s snap election call last week was a good political move for him…
Kelowna pub removes political message from receipts to vote out NDP
The owner of a Kelowna pub that published an anti-NDP statement on its receipts says…
Social activist named NDP candidate for Kamloops South Thompson riding
Social activist and community leader Anna Thomas has been acclaimed the NDP candidate for the…
B.C. mayors want to change the way they do business with the next provincial government
Mayors of 13 of B.C.’s largest cities – including Kamloops and Kelowna – want to…
B.C. NDP select candidate to run in Kelowna West
Spring Hawes, a former Invermere town councillor and now a mortgage broker in the Okanagan,…
$4M needs to be raised in community for Greater Vernon Cultural Centre
Two years after the public gave the project the green light, politicians have agreed to…
Pandemic-friendly all candidates debate set for Vernon-Monashee
While no one will be able to physically show up, and so far only one…
Shuswap MLA calls Premier’s election call ‘absolutely disgusting’
News of a snap election called early today by B.C. Premier John Horgan is not…
UPDATE: Renee Merrifield will run for Liberals in Okanagan-Mission
The B.C. Liberals have selected Renee Merrifield to run in the Kelowna-Mission riding upcoming provincial…
Kelowna Liberal MLA calls snap provincial election ‘reprehensible’
Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MLA Norm Letnick has no kind words for Premier John Horgan's snap…
UPDATE: British Columbians going to the polls Oct. 24
British Columbians will go back to the polls Oct. 24, a year earlier than required. …
Petition started by Central Okanagan residents to keep public park
Some Central Okanagan residents want to preserve green space in their community by keeping a…
The history of Oyama’s isthmus shows it’s far from untouched
While a petition asking the District of Lake Country to leave the Oyama waterfront "natural…
Vernon to sell land for Cultural Centre to regional district for $2.5M
The City of Vernon will sell the future downtown site of the Greater Vernon Cultural…
Vernon council approves controversial rezoning with protection plan for at-risk herons
The City of Vernon has mandated that an environmental protection plan to safeguard the great…
Three of four Kamloops and Okanagan MPs in Conservative shadow cabinet
Two Southern Interior supporters of the Conservative Party of Canada’s new leader, Erin O’Toole, have…
After 80 complaints, owner of derelict Vernon property hasn’t got a single fine
One year after the RCMP raided a known downtown Vernon drug house, the City continues…
Sicamous to Armstrong rail-trail estimated to cost $10M more than predicted
A proposed rail trail linking Sicamous to Armstrong is estimated to cost $10 million more…
Vernon Council persuaded that new park needs a last-minute rethink
One year after Vernon council unanimously voted to turn the site of the former Civic…
Fears over impacts of Vernon’s overdose prevention site haven’t materialized
A controversial downtown Vernon overdose prevention site has not generated the anti-social behaviour some feared…
West Kelowna cancels first regular council meeting in at least a decade
In an extremely rare – and possibly unique – move the City of West Kelowna…