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With cost savings from DIY fitness, some Canadians forgo returning to the gym
August 18, 2021 - 5:30 AM

When local gyms closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jenny Felice turned to free fitness apps and purchased a pair of roller skates, a weighted skipping rope, resistance bands, and a few used fitness DVDs.
Will gyms go the way of arcades and movie rental stores?
August 10, 2021 - 5:30 AM

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Going to the gym was always part of Kari Hamra’s routine until last year’s government-ordered shutdowns forced her to replace the workouts with daily rides on her Peloton stationary bike.
Bars and nightclubs hardest hit by new COVID restrictions in the Central Okanagan
August 06, 2021 - 3:14 PM

A number of new health orders are being imposed on the Central Okanagan as 56 per cent of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. are in the region.
How to make the most of your workout budget during the pandemic
February 26, 2021 - 5:30 AM

MONTREAL - With spring just around the corner, people will soon be able to return to outdoor workouts, and with government restrictions beginning to lift in some provinces, they might even be able to go back to their usual gym routines.
Ready to travel? A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown
July 05, 2020 - 9:30 AM

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Steve Nash Fitness World gyms go through rebrand prior to reopening
June 19, 2020 - 4:30 PM

Following this week’s earlier announcement that a group of investors has acquired the rights to Steve Nash Fitness World, the B.C. based company is rebranding before reopening in early July.
Kelowna YMCA centres reopening with social distancing measures
June 06, 2020 - 10:49 AM

The YMCA locations in Kelowna is reopening its health and fitness centres this month.
Interior Health gives the OK for gyms and fitness centres to reopen May 19
May 15, 2020 - 10:28 AM

The Interior Health Authority has announced that gyms and fitness centres will reopen next week.
Fitness centres latest businesses ordered to shut down in Interior Health region
April 02, 2020 - 12:51 PM

Interior Health has officially ordered the closure of all fitness centres, gyms, yoga studios or “similar personal training facilities, both indoors and outdoors”.
How a 94-year-old retiree became a gym rat
May 20, 2018 - 11:30 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Like many gym rats, Paul Russell lifts weights and runs obstacle courses.
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Vernon youth becomes classic Canadian meme after shovelling driveway wearing only shorts and boots
- This story was originally published Nov. 21, 2021. The mother of a Vernon 12-year-old who captured some social media attention last week for shovelling their driveway wearing only shorts and boots says “you have to laugh.”

Proposed new brewery will extend Kelowna’s growing Brewery District
Railside Brewing is hoping to open a taproom and patio less than a kilometre from the growing Brewery District in Kelowna’s North End. The plan is to renovate a building at 1184 and 1186 High Rd. It’s near Gordon Drive and where

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