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New Interior Health CEO isn’t enough for Kelowna MLAs
June 30, 2025 - 12:23 PM

Interior Health has a new CEO following the controversial Kelowna General Hospital pediatric unit closure, but local MLAs aren’t satisfied with the change.
Interior Health CEO steps down following KGH pediatric closure controversy
June 27, 2025 - 10:11 AM

The CEO of Interior Health is stepping down since Kelowna General Hospital hasn’t been able to find enough doctors to reopen the pediatric ward.
Tom Green to host Canadian country music awards in Kelowna
June 26, 2025 - 8:36 AM

Tom Green’s Canadian comeback continues with plans to host Canada’s biggest country music awards show.
Kelowna won't hear delegation asking for review of religious tax exemptions
June 23, 2025 - 6:00 PM

A group has been pushing the City of Kelowna to question its policy on religious tax exemptions, and the city isn’t listening.
How controversial Okanagan MLA Tara Armstrong got herself a raise
June 17, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Controversial Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong got herself a big pay raise by helping to form the new political party One BC.
Atheist group says ‘discriminatory’ religions shouldn’t get tax exemptions in Kelowna
June 16, 2025 - 6:00 AM

A group of atheists in Kelowna are trying to plead their case to city hall that discriminatory religious groups shouldn’t get tax exemptions.
May real estate sales in Central Okanagan most active in 2 years
June 06, 2025 - 5:00 PM
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The Central Okanagan real estate market saw more sales last month than it had done in two years, but it still lags way behind compared to the 10-year average.
Crown counsel union says staff shortage in Okanagan, Kootenay slows justice
May 22, 2025 - 1:30 PM

The BC Crown Counsel Association says it has filed a formal workload grievance against the BC Prosecution Service over what it calls "inadequate staffing" in its Okanagan and Kootenay offices.
Merritt naturalist shares his wilderness passion while fighting for his life
May 22, 2025 - 6:00 AM

BC naturalist and wildlife photographer Frank Ritcey has spent a lifetime exploring the wilderness and taking others with him on the trails to share is vast knowledge of the natural world.
Central Okanagan housing sales in April lowest in 12 years
May 06, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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More people in the Central Okanagan put their homes on the market last month than any April in more than 25 years, while sales slumped to their lowest level — outside of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — since 2013.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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