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Tallest building in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood proposed
After a flurry of highrise proposals for downtown Kelowna last winter dribbled to a halt…

19 more schools in Interior Health on COVID exposure list
The speed at which new schools are being added to the list of potential COVID…

UPDATE: Facebook returns after global outage; Instagram, WhatsApp still offline
Facebook appears to have been restored following a six-hour long outage today. Communications teams for…
Almost half of new students in Central Okanagan school district on Westside
The latest count of new students in the Central Okanagan this fall shows an increase…

Expect some sunny but chilly weather in Kamloops, Okanagan this week
There should be more sun than clouds this week in the Thompson-Okanagan but sunny days…

Kelowna curling legend dead at 84
A Canadian curling legend and head of the Kelowna Curling Club has died. The club…

Beloved Easter Island statue stolen from Kelowna restaurant
A Kelowna restaurant owner is feeling frustrated that a cherished Easter Island statue that served…

343 homes destroyed during B.C.’s unprecedented wildfire season
In the last summer, 343 homes were lost to wildfires across the province, says the parliamentary…
Pine beetle forest devastation impacting Okanagan weasel population
An Okanagan initiative researching weasels is encouraging loggers to leave their post-harvest behind to help…

Kamloops RCMP investigating after body found near landfill
The Kamloops RCMP is investigating after a body was found near the Kamloops landfill. Kamloops…

Fatigued doctors at Kelowna hospital vote unanimously to promote COVID-19 immunization
Doctors working in Kelowna General Hospital are used to working long hours but that doesn’t…

Latest COVID-19 exposures reported on flights at the Kelowna International Airport
Five flights with active cases of COVID-19 used the runway at the Kelowna International Airport…

Okanagan College’s new health sciences centre will help provide much needed health-care staff
The Kelowna campus of the Okanagan College opened the highly anticipated health sciences building this…

Potential COVID exposures close to 200 in B.C.; 68 in Interior Health
The tally of schools in the Interior Health region with potential COVID-19 exposures jumped to…
11 more COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; 6 in Interior Health
Not only does the COVID-19 case count continue to mount in B.C. but so does…