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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.…
Number of new COVID-19 cases almost doubled in past 24 hours in B.C.
There were 161 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours in B.C., almost double…
Interior Health region is bending the curve on COVID-19
Every part of the Interior Health region has now joined Vancouver Island in having the…
It’s a ‘natural evolution’ for Kelowna, Kamloops to take on social issues
Traditionally, cities like Kelowna and Kamloops have looked after local issues such as roads, sewers…
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…
COVID-19 has had no impact on death rates in B.C. long term care homes
While the dozens of COVID-19 deaths in long term care homes in B.C. have been…
More staff needed in long term care homes before visiting restrictions can be eased
Despite a rally urging visitation restrictions in B.C. long term care homes be eased, there…
Number of new COVID-19 cases drop slightly in B.C.
There were 88 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in the last 24 hours, including two…
Kalamalka Lake Road closed in Coldstream due to police incident
The RCMP have closed a Coldstream road as they deal with a man in medical…
If B.C. finally changes visitation rules in long term care homes, it may come from this survey
More than 13,000 people have responded to B.C. Senior Advocate Isobel Mackenzie’s survey of life…
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…
Cross border rendezvous proves costly for U.S. man and his Surrey girlfriend because of COVID-19
A Bellingham man was hit with $2,000 in penalties after slipping into a Surrey marina…
Massive West Kelowna housing development moving ahead despite vow against NDP
One of the biggest proposed developments in West Kelowna’s history was purportedly killed in 2018…
New poll suggests long term care will be an election issue
A Research Co. poll suggests 79 per cent of British Columbians say long term care…
Buyers are clamouring for this historic downtown Kelowna building
It didn’t take long after he was named CEO of the B.C. Tree Fruits last…
Kelowna RCMP put out call for tips to mark 14th year since Aaron Derbyshire disappeared
It’s been 14 years since Aaron Derbyshire disappeared from downtown Kelowna. Derbyshire was last seen…
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,…
Residents demand West Kelowna finally take action against illegal rentals
If you live next to a so-called 'party house,' there’s only one right move for…
B.C. care aide forced to quit to care for her own mother after steep decline under COVID lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic forced Bev Ambler to make a heart-rending choice – give up working…
Get ready to welcome fourplexes into your Kelowna neighbourhood
In the last couple of years, the City of Kelowna’s experiment to fit more housing…
Schools in Kamloops and Okanagan free from COVID-19 exposures so far
Twenty-nine schools in B.C. may have been exposed to COVID-19 since they reopened on Sept.…
Tiki Bar at Okanagan Lake Resort shuttered for COVID-19 violations
Troubled times for Okanagan Lake Resort continue with the forced closure of its Tiki Bar.…
Dr. Bonnie Henry warned us this spike in COVID-19 cases could happen
Periodic modelling updates from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry show she could see the…
Long-term care rally in Victoria delayed by weather and election call
A rally in Victoria aimed at pressuring government to ease the restrictions on visits to…