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North Okanagan elementary schools targeted with anti-mask graffiti
Five North Okanagan elementary schools have been targeted with anti-mask graffiti. Parents, staff and pupils…
SD23 chair frustrated COVID-19 vaccine guidelines released after policy left to boards
The chair of the Central Okanagan school board is frustrated with the province’s new guidelines…
TRU gets stock trading lab with half-million dollar investment
An investment at Thompson Rivers University is contributing to a new trading lab for business…
UPDATE: Kamloops school evacuated due to threat
Students and staff at a Kamloops school were evacuated from the building due to a…
Enderby elementary school closed due to COVID outbreak
An Enderby elementary school has closed for the week following a COVID-19 outbreak. M.V. Beattie…
Kelowna woman starts group to prevent crime in downtown and Okanagan Rail Trail
A Kelowna resident and victim of theft is forming a group to focus efforts on…
Confederate flag image removed from Okanagan College website
An image on the front page of Okanagan College's website containing a Confederate flag was…
Former Kelowna student to attend Oxford University as Rhodes Scholar
A graduate of École Kelowna Secondary School has been named a Rhodes Scholar. Jesse Lafontaine…
Kelowna RCMP investigate social media threat at secondary school
The Kelowna RCMP was on site today at Rutland Secondary School after a threat was…
B.C. school removes bathroom doors to cope with ‘disturbing’ TikTok challenge
A TikTok bathroom challenge that encourages students to trash school bathrooms forced a Terrace secondary…
B.C. teacher reprimanded for reaching into student’s tool belt
A Lower Mainland teacher has been suspended for a day after he "invaded" a student's…
Merritt’s only high school won’t reopen until April 2022 following flood
An elementary school in Merritt will remain closed until the next school year while its…
UBCO unveils plans for an innovative ‘vertical campus’ in downtown Kelowna
UBCO has filed an application to create an unusual “vertical” campus in downtown Kelowna. “The…
Residents befuddled by flashing lights at Central Okanagan’s newest school
Neighbours of Ecole H.S. Grenda Middle School in Lake Country were befuddled by the flashing…
B.C.’s top doctor tells schools to make plans to operate short-staffed
Schools in B.C. are on track to fully open next week following the extended holiday…