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B.C. to hire 500 more contact tracers in response to COVID-19
There will be 500 people hired in September to boost the ranks of people who…
Province looking for input on Highway 97 improvement plans through Peachland
Peachland residents have been waiting, and arguing, for years over various options to improve Highway…
These two advocates are looking for help to change B.C.’s long term care system
Geir Larsen and Joan Guenther both lost their spouses in the same care home and…
Car sales getting back to normal in B.C., Canada
It may just be pent-up demand caused by a crash in new car sales during…
Federal conservative leadership candidate disregards masks, social distancing at Kelowna function
Derek Sloan, who is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, is…
‘Serious inquiry’ needed into B.C.’s lockdown of long-term care homes due to COVID-19
Back in February, 90-year-old Doreen Sherwood was so fit and spry that she had “escaped”…
Salsa, salads and subs recalled in B.C. due to salmonella risk
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded a salmonella warning about products produced by an…
Southern Interior bucking provincial car theft trend, but not in a good way
While the number of vehicles stolen each year is falling in B.C., it’s on the…
COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen off but effects remain severe
There’s one main reason that the number of people hospitalized in B.C. with COVID-19 has…
The Okanagan welcomes its first Arabic market
Not only did they launch a new business in the middle of a pandemic but…
An outdoor banana tree in the Okanagan? Here’s how you can grow yours
Some professionals don’t want to give away their trade secrets. Others might use an old…
Here’s what you need to know about swimmer’s itch in B.C. Interior lakes
Most anyone who spends time in Interior lakes during the summer has ended up itching…
Property owners better clean up their acts as new Kelowna action team hits the street
Kelowna’s new property action team is picking its targets carefully and is ready to hand…
B.C. health minister says don’t let COVID-19 flare up into major wildfire this weekend
The growing number of COVID-19 cases throughout B.C. is being compared to small forest fires…
Kelowna RCMP cleared by police watchdog after man walked away from car crash and later died
There was no connection between the death of man involved in a Kelowna car crash…
Overnight visitors slowly climbing back to normal in Thompson-Okanagan
After dropping by more than 80 per cent in the darkest days of the COVID-19…
West Kelowna cancels first regular council meeting in at least a decade
In an extremely rare – and possibly unique – move the City of West Kelowna…
Want changes to B.C.’s long term care system? Talk to this doctor
There have been problems with B.C.’s long term care system for many years that run…
Older men are getting sicker than women and it’s more than just COVID-19
Whether you’re a 45-year-old man or in your 80s, if you catch COVID-19 you’re much…
Want to go to a B.C. nightclub? There might soon be an app for that
B.C. is not yet signed up to use the COVID Alert app but Provincial Health…
B.C. health minister says ‘that’s enough now’ to those still spreading COVID-19 with risky behaviour
There were a number incidents over the B.C. Day long weekend where people partied while…
Rope team needed to rescue injured motorist in Kelowna
A high angle rope team rescued an injured motorist off the Gillard Creek Forest Service…
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in B.C Interior Health region
There have been 47 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. in the last 24 hours, including…
Strong June sales help Okanagan, Shuswap real estate markets recover from COVID-19 impact
The number of houses sold in June in the Okanagan Mainline region was actually up over…