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Petition urges council to close part of downtown Vernon to traffic
An online petition is asking Vernon city council to close two blocks of 30 Avenue…
Don’t expect indoor dining at all B.C. restaurants on Tuesday
The head of the association representing restaurants in B.C. says there will be indoor dining…
As B.C. restaurants prepare for July 1, a new problem arises
Restaurants may be able to open their indoor spaces to more customers in July but…
Earl’s Kelowna closed due to COVID-19 transmission
A downtown Kelowna restaurant has been ordered to temporarily close due to COVID-19 transmission in…
Defiant Penticton brewery getting positive feedback on anti-vaccine card stance
After a Penticton craft brewery recently announced it would be snubbing the province's upcoming vaccine…
Some Kamloops, Okanagan businesses temporarily closing, adjusting hours due to staff shortages
Faced with a lack of workers during the pandemic, some Kamloops and Okanagan businesses are…
Popular Mexican pub in downtown Kelowna closing for good
After 10 years, a popular Kelowna Mexican pub is closing its doors for good. Fernando's…
Penticton brewery that took anti-vaccine card stance moves to takeout model
A Penticton brewery is moving to a counter service and takeout model after it announced…
Kelowna restaurant for sale after closure for violating public health orders
A Kelowna restaurant that was forced to close its doors after refusing to follow public…
Building permits show how Thompson-Okanagan communities weathered the pandemic
Everyone in B.C. remembers the world shutting down in the spring of 2020 as the…
Easy access to booze helped boost COVID pandemic drinking in Interior Health: study
The Interior Health region had the highest per capita alcohol consumption rate in B.C. during…
Kelowna eatery offers free burger, beer to hospital staff for ‘real-life sacrifices’
Kelowna health-care workers are being thanked for their efforts amid the pandemic with a free…
City of Kelowna seeks injunction against anti-vax protesters
Anti-vaccine "Freedom Rally" protesters have used Stuart Park to host their protests since early on…
B.C. massage therapist suspended for ‘lengthy’ anti-vax email
A Vancouver massage therapist has been suspended for two days and ordered to pay $500…
B.C. anti-vax teacher suspended for disrupting vaccine clinic
An anti-vax teacher has been suspended for 12 days after he went into a tirade…
TIMELINE: How COVID changed our lives over the past three years
The COVID-19 pandemic has now passed the three year mark. It was on Jan 21,…
Man charged with assaulting Vernon anti-vaxx counter protester
A man in his early 50s has been charged with assaulting a COVID-19 counter-protester in…
Anti-masker loses case after being refused entry to Fabricland
An anti-masker who was denied access to Fabricland and accused the store of "discrimination" saying…
Anti-vax Interior Health nurses lose fight with union
A group of anti-vax Interior Health nurses who accused their union of discrimination after being…
Kelowna anti-vax pastor loses appeal over church service fine
A Kelowna pastor who was fined $2,300 for holding a church service during lockdown has…
Okanagan man suing over COVID-19 vaccine injury
A Lake Country man who was diagnosed with a rare condition that can cause paralysis…
BC churches, pastors, lose appeal over COVID tickets
A BC court has thrown out an appeal by two churches and four pastors, in…
Union loses fight after unvaccinated Kelowna elevator worker sent home
An elevator repair worker whose union went to bat for him after he was sent…
BC anti-vaxxer loses case against exclusive club with $65K joining fee
An anti-vaxxer has lost a legal challenge against an exclusive Vancouver club that charges a…