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B.C. woman pushed to the breaking point dealing with husband’s ‘unacceptable’ long-term care
Cleonice Biondi is not only fighting to keep her husband healthy in his long term…
Okanagan COVID-19 exposures stressing out employees as businesses temporarily close
A growing list of Okanagan business are either closing temporarily or putting out notices that…
Kelowna RCMP looking for witnesses to suspicious car fire
A car seems to have been deliberately set on fire outside a Kelowna home early…
COVID-19 down time inspired this Summerland man to create his own Catabitat business
With time on his hands because of a forced layoff due to COVID-19, Summerland’s Michael…
Return of family visits in Interior long term care homes is ‘heart-wrenching’ and confusing
While long term care homes in the Interior Health Region are slowly opening up to…
UPDATE: 12 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region
Today marked one of the worst days for the number of new COVID-19 cases in…
Kelowna is the epicentre of COVID-19 in the Interior Health region
Each day since the beginning of May the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in…
Dr. Bonnie Henry holding irregular COVID-19 update today
There have rarely been B.C. Ministry of Health COVID-19 briefings on Friday, but that is…
Almost 300 people are homeless in Kelowna: Report
A March 10 “point in time” count found at least 297 people were homeless in…
Abbotsford police reviewing results of RCMP criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning
The RCMP’s criminal investigation into Const. Lacy Browning’s handling of a wellness check on UBC…
Use of force during wellness checks – or any other type of police work – is extremely rare: VPD
Recent videos of RCMP violence in Kelowna have cast a spotlight on that police force’s…
18 people in Kelowna test positive for COVID-19 following exposures earlier this month
There have now been 27 people in B.C. who have tested positive after a number…
Premier Horgan wants new national sick leave program to be followed by federal approach to opioid crisis
Premier John Horgan praised the federal government’s new $19 billion Safe Restart Program today, in…
Thompson and Okanagan cities escape serious COVID-19 cash flow problems — for now
With around 80 per cent of property taxes being paid on time in the Thompson…
Four taken to hospital following six vehicle crash on Highway 1 west of Sicamous
A tractor trailer flipped and slid down the highway about 10 km west of Sicamous…
Not listing all the drivers for ICBC insurance costing some car owners big time
New ICBC rules are costing hundreds of car owners thousands of dollars after people not…
Four new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health region
There have been four new COVID-19 cases recorded in the Interior Health region in the…
17 people now infected with COVID-19 after private parties in Kelowna
The number of people with COVID-19 identified from private parties in Kelowna around Canada Day…
Violation tickets handed out for illegal dumping as concerned citizens help B.C. conservation officers catch perpetrators
A number of people are currently under investigation and could be facing fines of up…
High-risk behaviour continued at B.C. Interior long-term care home after sex assault charge laid against resident
Bad behaviour seems to be continuing at the Joseph Creek Care Village long term care…
Hundreds of long term care beds headed to the Okanagan and Kamloops next year
The province is planning to provide 420 new long term care beds in the Okanagan…
WestJet is offering more flights at Kelowna, Kamloops airports
WestJet is increasing its flight options in August, serving 39 Canadian cities plus a number…
Penticton’s Wine Sensory Centre works with a lot more than wine
The recent announcement that UBC Okanagan will move its wine research centre to Kelowna from…
Tourism Kelowna won’t be getting money from the affordable housing fund
Tourism Kelowna won't be able to tap into the city's fund for buying land for…