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More than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. breaks daily record
For the first time in the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. has recorded more than 1,000 daily…
Big White ending season early to fight COVID-19 infections
Given increased COVID-19 cases, an uptick in interest by skiers from outside the region and…
B.C. among the best in Canada for COVID deaths in long term care homes
A new study shows that Canada is one of the worst countries in the world…
Kelowna restaurateurs pushing to close Bernard Avenue before summer
Even before Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ordered an end to indoor dining, more…
849 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 67 in Interior Health
Health authorities are urging B.C. residents to stay home as the number of COVID-19 cases…
Kamloops, Kelowna airports biggest winners in latest government COVID funding program
Kelowna International Airport and Kamloops Airport are getting $720,000 each in provincial funding to help…
This isn’t just another mural project in Kelowna
Murals are ubiquitous in cities around the world so it’s to be expected that many…
Governments have poor record intervening in hot real estate markets: Interior Realtor
Since single-family home prices have jumped by $100,000 in Canada since last August, some are…
Only one emergency winter shelter in Kamloops, Okanagan will close next week
March 31 is the traditional date for emergency winter shelters to close for homeless people…
COVID cases dropped in Interior Health region last week
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region dropped last week to…
South Okanagan rated best place to travel to this summer
An annual online Canadian vacation ranking site has picked the South Okanagan to top its…
Number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. takes another big jump to 908
The daily case count of new COVID-19 cases continues to grow in B.C. The count…
Radio station CKOV returns to Kelowna
After being closed for more than a year and having its call letters abandoned for…
B.C.’s COVID-19 new case count jumps to 800 with 50 in Interior Health
B.C. recorded its highest single day total for new COVID-19 cases since Dec. 2 with…
COVID variants hitting younger B.C. residents hard
Since most B.C. residents over the age of 80 have been vaccinated, the increasing number…
UPDATE: Doors opening at long term care homes and churches in B.C.
People who have not seen their loved ones in long term care for the past…
Vernon man busted after pointing gun at another driver
A Vernon man was arrested at his home after an apparent road rage incident in…
Kelowna police searching for driver who forced a vehicle off Highway 33
RCMP have found a vehicle but not the driver after an incident on Highway 33…
Kelowna company wants to ‘HYTN’ your cannabis drinking experience
The challenge in creating a cannabis drink is not just finding a way for oil…
Peachland’s ‘elephant in a flower bed’ approved with mayor’s blessing
After questioning the merits of a four-storey waterfront housing project and causing a two-week delay,…
Speeding with van full of illegal tobacco near Revelstoke proved costly for two Alberta men
Two Alberta men learned the hard way that speeding while transporting illegal goods is not…
Salmon Arm designer of robotic mushroom pickers expects to create hundreds of jobs
At a time when COVID-19 has made the concept of working from home so popular,…
More than 200 storeys of housing planned for this short downtown Kelowna street
The latest development proposal for Bertram Street in downtown Kelowna calls for 16 storeys and…
Better days coming for Kelowna but helping homeless is key: Kelowna Mayor
In an upbeat “state of the union” address on how well the City of Kelowna…