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COVID-19: A timeline of the pandemic and how it changed our lives over the past year
January 21, 2021 - 7:00 PM

As of today, Jan. 21, it has been one year since Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix held their first joint COVID-19 briefing.
Anti-mask protest held at Kelowna mall
November 21, 2020 - 5:46 PM

Roughly 60 to 70 anti-mask protesters were spotted at Orchard Park Shopping Centre in Kelowna this afternoon.
ALDO shoe stores in Kelowna and Kamloops closing
August 13, 2020 - 2:04 PM

ALDO shoe store locations in Kelowna and Kamloops are closing as part of the company's restructuring process.
National and international headlines from 2015
January 01, 2016 - 6:30 PM

An in-brief survey of some of the significant news events in 2015, in chronological order:
TOP WORLD NEWS EVENTS 2014: Terror attacks, Mountie killings, Ghomeshi scandal
January 01, 2015 - 7:00 AM

An in-brief look at some of the most significant news events of the last 12 months, in chronological order:
Typhoon survivors in Philippines plead for food, medicine as US Marines fly in help
November 11, 2013 - 7:32 PM

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and desperate survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine as rescue workers took on a daunting task Monday in the typhoon-battered islands of the Philippines. Thousands were feared dead.
Death toll feared over 1,200 after typhoon slams Philippines
November 09, 2013 - 10:13 AM

TACLOBAN, Philippines - The central Philippine city of Tacloban was in ruins Saturday, a day after being ravaged by one of the strongest typhoons on record, as horrified residents spoke of storm surges as high as trees and authorities said they were expecting a "very high number of fatalities."
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History of Kelowna Courier building being preserved as new life takes root
It may look a bit rough at the moment, but the old Kelowna Courier building is evolving. It's done that quite a few times since 1908, when it first started to take shape, to today, though this most recent chapter is likely to be the mos

Soup Sisters pivots to offer virtual soup-making parties
One of my favourite achievements was being a founder of the Kelowna chapter of Soup Sisters back in 2011. This amazing organization brings together charitable-hearted people to gather and collectively make a big batch of soup to provide the

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Top News - Kelowna and Area

COVID-19: A timeline of the pandemic and how it changed our lives over the past year

Anti-mask protest held at Kelowna mall

ALDO shoe stores in Kelowna and Kamloops closing

National and international headlines from 2015

TOP WORLD NEWS EVENTS 2014: Terror attacks, Mountie killings, Ghomeshi scandal

Typhoon survivors in Philippines plead for food, medicine as US Marines fly in help

Death toll feared over 1,200 after typhoon slams Philippines

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