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COVID-19 booster shots on the way for B.C. residents
While still struggling to get the COVID-19 vaccination rate up in B.C. and pushing to…
B.C. will only report COVID-19 clusters, outbreaks this school year
Rather than send out notices every time there’s a single case of COVID-19 in B.C.…
Number of new COVID cases in Interior Health flattening out but still high
There were 242 new cases of COVID-19 cases recorded in the Interior Health region in…
At least another 6 weeks of COVID restrictions in B.C.: health officials
B.C. health officials will focus on keeping COVID-19 case numbers down for the next month-and-a-half…
Campaign heats up between Conservative and Liberal candidates in Kelowna-Lake Country
The federal election campaign is well underway and in Kelowna-Lake Country riding two candidates seem…
UPDATE: White Rock Lake wildfire could be contained in a week; still unclear when evacuees can return home
A successful controlled burn on the west side of Okanagan Lake yesterday has greatly reduced…
Why not just anyone can show up and help fight B.C. wildfires
As devastating wildfires destroyed home in places like Monte Lake, Estamont and Killiney Beach, there…
More than 1,800 new COVID cases in B.C. over the weekend; 707 in Interior Health
While the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. didn’t hit the daily peak…
Cool, damp weather may not do much to ease wildfire danger in Okanagan, Kamloops
The Skaha Creek wildfire near Penticton started in the part of the Okanagan that has…
Wildfire evacuees could have had more notice if B.C. had Alberta’s alert system
If the White Rock Lake wildfire had started in Alberta instead of B.C., residents would…
Fire tore into Killiney Beach at 80 metres a minute
Fire crews faced flames that were racing at 80 metres a minute and throwing ember…
B.C. hasn’t seen COVID-19 case counts this high since April
There were 867 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…
Another passenger aircraft landing in Kelowna hit by laser
A potentially dangerous laser beam hit an Air Canada Jazz plane coming in for a…
Latest COVID vaccination data shows Interior Health lags far behind rest of B.C.
While 83.3 per cent of B.C. residents have had at least one dose of a…
COVID-19 cases in B.C. jump by 724
There were 724 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours,…
Great weekend ahead for sun worshippers in Kamloops, Okanagan
Temperatures are going to hit the high 20s on Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear…
North Westside residents angry at lack of communication from fire officials
Central Okanagan Regional District chair Gail Given heard residents concerns about a lack of communications…
Recharging wells the culprit in the mystery of missing water in Kelowna’s Mission Creek
When Bob Hrasko, general manager of Black Mountain Irrigation District, noticed massive amounts of water…
High COVID case counts continue in Interior Health with 252 new infections
Despite new mask and social gathering restrictions being in place for the Interior Health region…
West Kelowna rejects proposed eight-storey tower at winery
Not only will there not be a lighthouse towering above the Goats Peak Winery in…
Kelowna city council says no to urban sprawl but loses out on major public park
A tie vote by Kelowna city council late last night defeated a proposal from a…
First month’s rent won’t even pay the taxes on this ‘charming’ City of Kelowna rental home
A Kelowna realtor has tracked down the location of a “charming” little house that the…
‘Anything that could be and would be saved, was saved:’ North Westside fire chief says
Some residents and media have been able to see first hand the terrible destruction levied…
This long-time Peachland RV park owner hopes to finally get his own summer vacation
Todd’s RV and Camping has been in Peachland longer than owner Graham Todd has been…