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7.2 per cent unemployment rate in B.C. doesn’t show the whole picture
While the latest unemployment figure for B.C. is 7.2 per cent, that doesn’t come close…

Kamloops kids can still score a birthday parade, despite nixed parties in the Okanagan
A Kamloops group dedicated to party parades plans to carry on regardless of what other…

Rotary Club of Kelowna Sunrise donates $50,000 toward six beds for addicted youth
Youth struggling with addiction are now closer to getting a facility for treatment in the…

Travellers returning to Canada may catch connecting flights to the Interior before self-isolating, says B.C. premier
Premier John Horgan announced new measures today, April 8, to make sure people have a…

International commercial flights in and out of Kelowna Airport will end tomorrow
Kelowna International Airport is still getting daily flights in and out of Seattle. Alaska Air…

Kelowna streamer is donating 5 cents to food bank for every share he receives this month
A Kelowna streamer is donating money to the Central Okanagan Food Bank every time someone…

When foreign workers arrive, orchardists will have pandemic precautions to consider
As thousands of temporary foreign workers are anticipated to return to the Okanagan, the question…

YMCA will have licensed out of school care for children essential service workers in Kelowna
The YMCA will be offering licensed out of school care for children of essential service…

Bylands Nursery workers suffering from COVID-19 getting better and getting lots of love
West Kelowna residents have rallied around the 75 workers in isolation because of a COVID-19…

B.C.’s provincial parks and campsites to close before the long weekend
All provincial parks are being closed in response to the widespread call for increased action…
Three e-bikes stolen in two West Kelowna thefts
West Kelowna RCMP is asking for help in finding three e-bikes that were stolen last…

Dr. Bonnie Henry has a plan to possibly ease pandemic restrictions, but can’t reveal it yet
The message that we’re going to be in the COVID-19 lockdown for weeks or months…

Is there a bed for you if you get really sick with COVID-19 in the Okanagan or Kamloops?
With the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 still climbing, Interior Health is doing its…

Why this Kelowna museum thinks you’re not ‘batty’ enough yet
As Kelowna locals remain stuck at home, the Okanagan Heritage Museum is thinking of new…

Shooting in West Kelowna sends man to hospital
An early morning shooting in West Kelowna has sent a man to hospital with a…