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How rural hospitals could cut BC’s surgery wait times
July 05, 2025 - 4:00 PM
'Palate cleanser': Leadership change unlikely to fix dysfunction at Interior health
July 05, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Whether the temporary new CEO for Interior Health does more than change the optics of the controversial situation at Kelowna General Hospital is up for debate.
No dogs allowed: Dangerous algae at popular lake near Kamloops
July 03, 2025 - 6:00 PM

An emergency veterinary hospital in Kamloops alerted dog owners to the dangers of a potential blue and green algae bloom in nearby Nicola Lake after several sick dogs were admitted into their care over the weekend.
Kamloops killer found not criminally responsible due to mental illness
July 03, 2025 - 3:46 PM

A Kamloops jury found a man who stabbed four men in 2020, killing one, is not criminally responsible due to his mental illness.
Kelowna man's nightmare battle with rare tick-borne relapsing fever
July 03, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Kelowna resident Jason Ackerman is nearing the end of a long, confusing medical battle after he was bitten by an infected tick while camping over a year ago.
Hamas is open to a ceasefire. But Netanyahu says there's no room for Hamas in postwar Gaza
July 02, 2025 - 1:43 PM

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas and Israel staked out their positions Wednesday ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal, with the militant group suggesting it was open to an agreement while the Israeli prime minister vowed that “there will be no Hamas” in postwar Gaza.
Here's the rules for e-bikes, e-scooters that Kelowna cops and schools are worried about
June 30, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Kelowna RCMP and Central Okanagan Public Schools have concerns about people riding e-bikes and e-scooters dangerously and whether they actually understand the rules.
Health minister visits KGH with no timeline for reopening pediatric unit
June 30, 2025 - 3:04 PM

Health Minister Josie Osborne visited Kelowna General Hospital during the controversial pediatric unit closure, and didn’t come out with a timeline on reopening.
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.
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iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
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iN NUMBERS: Species invading the Okanagan and Kamloops
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A North Okanagan man is on the hook $11 million after police found 1.5 million illegal cigarettes in his truck and trailer. On top of the hefty fine he'll also spend one month under hous
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Kamloops killer found not criminally responsible due to mental illness
A Kamloops jury found a man who stabbed four men in 2020, killing one, is not criminally responsible due to his mental illness. Michael Wayne Palmer, 48, was already convicted by the same ju
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iN VIDEO: Bumblebee colony makes nest in Kamloops shed
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Woman waiting to plead guilty at Vernon courthouse goes on the run
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Ancient fossil bed on cultural site near Kamloops open for summer
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Kelowna man's nightmare battle with rare tick-borne relapsing fever
Kelowna resident Jason Ackerman is nearing the end of a long, confusing medical battle after he was bitten by an infected tick while camping over a year ago. The otherwise healthy, active ou
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