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Vernon chamber president questions pricey pot shop business licences
April 16, 2021 - 4:45 PM

The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce's president is questioning the $2,000 business licencing fee for a retail cannabis licence when liquor stores are only paying a fraction of that cost to operate.
People sleeping rough in Kelowna getting new campsite
April 16, 2021 - 4:30 PM

The City of Kelowna is going to open a new spot for homeless residents to camp.
FBI says it interviewed FedEx mass shooter last year
April 16, 2021 - 4:08 PM

INDIANAPOLIS - The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “suicide by cop,” the bureau said Friday.
iN VIDEO: Canada geese squatters dive bombed by osprey returning to nest
April 16, 2021 - 4:00 PM

An osprey returning to its Lake Country nest for the season was not impressed to see a few Canada geese occupying its space.
1,005 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 110 in Interior Health
April 16, 2021 - 3:40 PM

There were 1,005 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours with 110 of those in the Interior Health region.
Canada-wide warrant issued for Kamloops man who breached conditions
April 16, 2021 - 3:09 PM

Kamloops RCMP are looking to the public to help locate a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
Fire crews have blaze west of Kamloops airport contained
April 16, 2021 - 3:04 PM

Fire crews in Kamloops are fighting a blaze near Tranquille-Criss Creek Road this afternoon.
Kamloops RCMP intervenes to return newborn baby to hospital for treatment
April 16, 2021 - 2:50 PM

Kamloops Mounties had to intercept a vehicle fleeing Royal Inland Hospital with a newborn baby in a bizarre incident this week.
Pfizer supply bolstered as Moderna cuts delivery, Ontario turns down Trudeau's help
April 16, 2021 - 2:41 PM

The federal government is buying more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech as it moves to offset reduction in supply from another producer. And while it offered to help Ontario distribute its shots, the hot-spot province turned down that assistance as the premier piled on more restrictions on Friday.
Armstrong woman taken into custody after 'high-risk' situation: RCMP
April 16, 2021 - 2:32 PM

An RCMP officer called to a report of a woman causing a disturbance at a home in Armstrong last light successfully de-escalated the high-risk situation before anyone was hurt.
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South Okanagan cherry growers might find a brightside to early frost damage
This week’s sunny days have been followed by some cooler than normal nights, which has resulted in some blossom damage to South Okanagan cherry trees. However, the damage may turn out to be not such a bad thing after all, as the indus

Wine of the Week: Daydreamer Rosé
Rachel and Marcus Ansems own and operate Daydreamer Wines in beautiful Naramata. Here they operate their vineyard without systemic fungicides, herbicides and pesticides and small batch winemaking, with a sustainable approach. Marcus hails f

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Interior Health is behind, inconsistent on posting COVID exposures in schools
When COVID-19 gets into schools within the Interior Health region, parents get letters from the schools and, if their child may have had contact with the carrier, they will get a call from Interio
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Going to a farmers' market in Kamloops, Okanagan? Bring a mask
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Average single-family home price nears $1M in Kelowna; Kamloops gaining fast
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Kamloops condo project came to market at just the right time
Selling out a condo project in Kamloops before it’s built is not all that unusual. But selling out in one day is. “There have been other developments that have sold out pre
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Why Kelowna isn't lowering Canadian flag to half-mast until Saturday
Flags around the Central Okanagan started flying at half-mast this weekend to mark the passing of Prince Philip. The City of Kelowna, however, intends to keep it up until Saturday, the day o
April 13, 2021 6:00 AM
1,205 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 69 in Interior Health
The daily count of COVID-19 cases in British Columbia was near record highs in the last 24 hours with another 1,205 new cases recorded. There were 69 new cases in the Interior Health region.
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