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Homeless people weren’t spared during Central Okanagan COVID outbreak this summer
When a COVID-19 outbreak was declared for the entire Central Okanagan in late July it…

Big hike in Thompson-Okanagan gas prices heading into Thanksgiving long weekend
Vernon residents were hit with the highest gasoline prices in the Thompson-Okanagan yesterday at $1.58.9…

Chilly weather coming to the Thompson-Okanagan
Travellers need to have their winter tires on and gardeners need to look after their…

How Vernon is planning to get ahead of the next fire season
Following the devastating wildfires in the Thompson and Okanagan regions this past summer there’s a…

Kelowna council gives Olympia Greek Taverna green light to rebuild year after fire
Last year, a popular Kelowna Greek restaurant burned down, devastating a neighbourhood community. Now, the…

School board condemns anti-mask protest at district office in Kelowna
All across British Columbia, masks became mandatory for students in kindergarten to Grade 3 on…

Kelowna airport ‘scrambling’ to implement new mandatory vaccination
After just announcing that free COVID tests are now available to the 1,000 people working…

Kelowna home invasion leaves victim ‘extremely shaken’: RCMP
Police are on the hunt for two suspects who broke into a Kelowna home last…

More nurses, paid sick leave keys to reducing COVID deaths in B.C. care homes: seniors advocate
A new study from B.C.'s seniors advocate says better sick pay provisions and more registered…

Cougar attacks on dogs are, thankfully, ‘very rare’: Expert
Dog-owners in the Okanagan shouldn't be overly worried about cougars attacking their best friends, despite…

Favourite Thanksgiving Day side dishes, desserts ranked by province
Canadians have different tastes when it comes to their favourite Thanksgiving Day dishes and desserts.…

Real estate prices fall in Central and South Okanagan
For the first time in a long time, the benchmark price for a single-family home…
Kelowna man injured in 2018 drug house explosion caught on boat with 552 kgs of cocaine
A Kelowna man is facing charges after he was found on a sailboat off the…

All B.C. government employees need to get vaccinated
All 30,000 employees of the B.C. Public Service Agency must be fully vaccinated by Nov.…

Intensive care beds filled to capacity in Kamloops, Penticton
While B.C. as a whole has lots of spare intensive care beds, parts of the…