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UPDATE: B.C. COVID-19 rules on socializing and masks extended to end of the month
Rules against socializing outside your household and requiring masks in all public places will continue…
Okanagan rail trails great for locals but could be better for business, tourists
If anyone wants to learn about the economic benefits of an Okanagan Rail Trail, they…
Heritage needs to be less offensive and more fun: consultant
A whole new approach to heritage is emerging in B.C. and Kelowna could lead the…
Further crackdowns on anti-COVID protesters may still be coming
Just because tickets haven’t been issued recently to two Kelowna groups violating COVID-19 restrictions doesn’t…
465 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 54 in Interior Health
While B.C.’s COVID-19 curve is bending in the right direction there are still hundreds of…
Surgeries postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak at Kamloops’s Royal Inland Hospital
Some elective surgeries have been postponed at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops as 92 people…
Central Okanagan’s COVID-19 curve heading back up
After showing a steady decline in new COVID-19 cases for some weeks now, the Central…
BREAKING: Masks mandatory in B.C. middle and high school classrooms
Many students, and all staff, will now be required to wear masks, at times, in…
Three good reasons not to fly south this winter
With the federal government imposing travel restrictions to sun belt destinations last week, that’s one…
Home prices in Okanagan saw big jump in January
Members of the Association of Interior Realtors sold 796 homes in January, a 60 per…
Number of COVID-19 cases grow in outbreaks at Kamloops hospital, Okanagan care homes
The number of COVID-19 cases at health care facilities in the Interior Health region has…
What it costs to get elected (and not elected) in Thompson and Okanagan ridings
B.C. Green Party candidates were, for the most part, the second biggest spenders in Thompson…
Highway 97A in Sicamous area closed in two spots
Crashes have forced the closure of the Highway 97A between Mara and Sicamous in both…
Classic dog names remain the most popular in the Central Okanagan
When it comes to dog names, most Central Okanagan residents are no more creative than…
Honda and Lexus most popular brands with Canadian car thieves
If you want to decrease your chances of having your vehicle stolen in Canada, avoid…
UBCO to break ground on downtown Kelowna campus in 2022
With a student population of about 11,000, UBCO is not yet bursting at the seams…
Newest Kelowna craft brewery designed for The Office
The latest craft brewery coming to Kelowna’s Brewery District is asking the city to support…
Here’s the part of Kelowna’s Hotel Eldorado story you may not know
Kelowna's Hotel Eldorado has long been a social hot spot on Kelowna’s waterfront but not…
B.C.’s spec tax has had no impact on the Central Okanagan housing market
Kelowna and West Kelowna politicians fought the good fight against the provincial government’s efforts to…
B.C. on track to immunize most vulnerable by end of March: provincial health officer
Despite a short-term shortage of vaccines, B.C.’s plan is on track to immunize residents at…
Following crackdown on social gatherings in B.C., workplaces the new COVID-19 hotspots
Between 30 and 40 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases in B.C. are happening…
514 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths in B.C. as vaccine supply dwindles
Another 514 B.C. residents tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, including 71…
Challenge of B.C. health orders restricting church-goers in court March 1
The legality of stopping churches from holding in-person services, including at least one in Kelowna,…
546 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. as warning not to travel issued
Provincial health officials are warning residents not to travel as another 546 COVID-19 cases were…