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Work crews heading to Kelowna’s UBCO downtown campus site in a matter of days
Now that Kelowna city council has agreed to let UBCO build a 46-storey downtown campus…
B.C. teacher that had sexual relationship with grad banned for life
A B.C. teacher who had a sexual relationship with a student shortly after she graduated…
Record number of new students arriving at UBC Okanagan
With a new school year around the corner, UBC Okanagan will soon see a record…
Mysterious slate of right-wing school board candidates on Vernon, Kelowna ballots
A socially conservative organization whose president has spoken out against abortion is running a swath…
Okanagan educators wins three of Premier’s awards
Three Okanagan educational instructors have put the valley on the map by getting recognized through…
Okanagan College’s Unusually Good Food project among best in the world
An Okanagan College project that started rescuing apples that didn’t make the grocery store grade…
Kelowna’s Dr. Knox Middle School moving ahead with major expansion
A $23.3 million addition to the Dr. Knox Middle School in Kelowna will create 12…
Anti-vaxxer, anti-SOGI trustees dominate Central Okanagan school board
At the height of the COVID-19 vaccine debate the RCMP had to step in to…
Anti-vax, anti-SOGI? Central Okanagan school board chair Lee-Anne Tiede responds
Lee-Ann Tiede, the new chair of the Central Okanagan school board, has been portrayed as…
B.C. teacher suspended for racially segregated game of tag
A Campbell River gym teacher was sent to a new school after she confused and…
Central Okanagan teacher reprimanded for comment about student
A Central Okanagan teacher has been disciplined by the province's teaching regulator for a comment…
B.C. teacher banned from coaching for using student in demonstration
A Vancouver Island teacher was suspended and removed from coaching duties after he demonstrated an…
B.C. teacher suspended for showing horror flick to grade 2 students
A B.C. teacher resigned from her job after she was found to be showing her…
Caretakers say it’s a crucial time to protect Okanagan Lake, ‘heart’ of syilx homelands
Located in the “heart” of syilx homelands, Okanagan Lake is a lifeline for the people,…
One of two TRU executives absolved of misconduct complaints
Investigators at Thompson Rivers University substantiated some of the complaints against one of two vice-presidents…