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379 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 94 in Interior Health

There were 379 new COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours in B.C. and of those, 94 were in the Interior Health region. There were 2,87

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Kelowna woman charged with murder in suspicious death

A 54-year-old woman from the Kelowna area has been arrested and charged with homicide in connection to a suspicious death in October in the city.

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School placed on hold and secure as Kamloops RCMP respond to break-in

A break and enter this morning was foiled by a home security system in the Upper Sahali neighbourhood in Kamloops. Officers were called to a

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Renovictions, Airbnb major drivers behind rising homeless numbers in Kelowna

The goal of Kelowna having functionally zero homelessness by 2024 is getting shaky as the number of those needing shelter is increasing dramatical

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19 arrested in coordinated RCMP raids on 4 homes in Vernon

Drugs, weapons and stacks of cash were seized from four different properties along the same block in Vernon last week. All four homes raided

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Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival will return in 2022

After a two-year hiatus, the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival is coming back next summer. The four-day festival is scheduled to take plac

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POLL: What goes on top of your Christmas tree?
If you've ever put up Christmas decorations, you probably had this debate. Perhaps more than once. What goes on top of your Christmas tree? For most folks, it's likely one of two things: A star or an angel and half those peopl

Four Okanagan eateries make it on top 100 places to eat in Canada
Four eateries in the Okanagan have made it into the top 100 restaurants in Canada for 2021 in a list compiled by OpenTable. The online restaurant reservation site compiled an extensive list of the year’s most highly rated dining spots

Provincial pot police dish out huge fines to illegal cannabis stores
The provincial government has collected almost $1.3 million in penalties from illegal pot shops after dishing out fines often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The provincially run cannabis enforcement agency, the Community Safety Un

Why a B.C. Airbnb host's generosity backfired
A B.C. Airbnb host who thought he was being generous by offering a couple whose booking was affected by COVID a $1,000 refund, has found himself on the hook for the full $2,700. In a bitter twist, the Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled Airbnb