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Bigger cities in Interior Health hit hardest by rising COVID-19 cases
The Interior Health region has recorded the highest number of new weekly COVID-19 cases this…
Despite vaccines, lower death rates, here’s why we’re still locked down in B.C.
So many B.C. residents are slacking off on their COVID prevention behaviors that the province…
Kelowna rents jump almost 5% despite provincial rent freeze
Rents in Kelowna are about five per cent higher than this time last year, despite…
People sleeping rough in Kelowna getting new campsite
The City of Kelowna is going to open a new spot for homeless residents to…
1,005 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 110 in Interior Health
There were 1,005 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours with…
Armstrong woman taken into custody after ‘high-risk’ situation: RCMP
An RCMP officer called to a report of a woman causing a disturbance at a…
Kamloops condo project came to market at just the right time
Selling out a condo project in Kamloops before it’s built is not all that unusual.…
1,205 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 69 in Interior Health
The daily count of COVID-19 cases in British Columbia was near record highs in the…
Children are safer from COVID-19 when they’re at school: Dr. Bonnie Henry
Studies of COVID-19 cases associated with schools in the Lower Mainland show that children are…
Interior Health is behind, inconsistent on posting COVID exposures in schools
When COVID-19 gets into schools within the Interior Health region, parents get letters from the…
E-scooters coming to Kelowna Monday; Vernon may have to wait
Two Okanagan cities are on different trajectories to get shared-use e-scooters up and running in…
iN VIDEO: See Fintry Estate before new housing came in 1965
Old black and white film footage of the Fintry Estate and the nearby delta show…
Peachland mayor opts to wait for vaccine, ‘bothered’ by volunteers jumping the queue
While being mayor in a Central Okanagan community doesn’t qualify one for an early vaccination,…
UPDATE: 40-metre tall, 76-tonne fire damaged crane in Kelowna is down
The fire damaged 40-metre tall, 76-tonne crane that interfered with traffic on Kelowna's Glenmore and…
Some regular vaccines being delayed while Interior Health focuses on COVID-19
The push to get as many people in the Interior Health region vaccinated against COVID-19…
Protesters in Kelowna have nothing to fear from RCMP, as long as they stay safe
Kelowna RCMP aren’t about to hand out fines to people protesting outdoors as long as…
Average single-family home price nears $1M in Kelowna; Kamloops gaining fast
High demand for single-family homes throughout Canada has pushed up the average price in the…
People flocked to Kamloops, Okanagan during spring break
There was a dramatic increase in the number of people travelling around B.C. during spring…
Kelowna RCMP want to become more sensitive to victims of sexual assault
After harsh criticism triggered by its past mishandling of sexual assault complaints, Kelowna's new top…
iN PHOTOS: The founder of Fintry was no remittance man, he just looked like one at times
The Okanagan’s history is littered with stories of remittance men, who were the younger sons…
These realtors think auctioning houses is best for buyers and sellers in Kamloops, Okanagan
The “new normal” in the Okanagan and Kamloops real estate markets is to have multiple…
Falling jobless rate in Thompson-Okanagan not helping low wage earners
Unemployment rates continue to fall across the country, including in the Thompson-Okanagan, but not everyone…
Long-serving Westside regional district director dies
Len Novakowski, who represented West Kelowna in the days before incorporation, has died. Novakowski died…
Record high number of new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health
As COVID-19 cases in the province continue at near-record levels, Interior Health had the unfortunate…