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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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'We're going to be in a different place' this summer, says B.C.'s top doctor
The outlook for summer is better than you might think, according to B.C.’s top doctor. “We have to manage the pandemic that we are still living through right now, but in the coming months, we're going to be able to do all th

iNwine Wednesday: Robin Ridge Winery 2019 Gamay
I have a crush on Gamay these days and I'm obviously not the only one with #GoGamay trending. Thankfully there are some amazing B.C. Gamays to enjoy. You may have tried this cousin of Pinot Noir, its name and region in France is Beaujolais.

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'We're going to be in a different place' this summer, says B.C.'s top doctor
The outlook for summer is better than you might think, according to B.C.’s top doctor. “We have to manage the pandemic that we are still living through right now, but in the comi
February 23, 2021 4:54 PM
With Tolko Mill closure, proposal for Kelowna's Manhattan Point may set tone for redevelopment in area
A housing project that the developer says may set the tone for redevelopment of Manhattan Point has been submitted to the City of Kelowna. “With the recent closure of the Tolko mill, i
February 22, 2021 4:00 PM
West Kelowna’s plan to legalize 'party houses' a 'terrible' idea: critic
Sabina Zerwes is ready to get out her picket signs and get back into her war against party houses in West Kelowna. She wasn’t happy when told by iNFOnews.ca that the city’s plan
February 23, 2021 6:30 AM
'I am one of many great success stories:' A Vernon man's recovery from fentanyl addiction
Heavily addicted to fentanyl and meth and having just overdosed, Jacob Philp woke up in a hospital bed to hear that he'd stopped breathing for eight minutes. Philp's parents were at
February 21, 2021 3:30 PM
With demise of mobile home parks in Kelowna, affordable home ownership slips away for many
It may take years, but another 133 affordable housing units will disappear out of the Kelowna market when the Central Mobile Park is redeveloped. This follows on the closure of the Hiawatha
February 20, 2021 1:02 PM
Vernon loses final court battle over fired firefighter
The City of Vernon has lost a long-running battle over the firing of the fire captain it caught engaging in a brief moment of "consensual sexual activity" in the fire chief's office
February 22, 2021 5:50 PM
OOPS: Kamloops man jumps into off-duty cop's car and demands they 'give him their stuff'
When a man entered a stranger's vehicle downtown on Saturday, he didn't expect to confront an off-duty police officer. The man tried to open the rear passenger door of a vehicle at t
February 23, 2021 11:43 AM
'I lost everything': Court hears from man who suffered severe head injury in Penticton beach assault
The sentencing hearing for the man accused of a violent assault on Penticton’s Okanagan Lake Beach that put a man in a coma with a severe head injury began in Penticton Supreme court today.
February 23, 2021 3:18 PM
Outbreak declared over at Vernon retirement residence
The COVID-19 outbreak at Carrington Place Retirement Residence in Vernon was declared over today, Feb. 22 Interior Health declared the outbreak on Feb. 10, and in the end only one resident
February 22, 2021 2:06 PM
'Wonderful people' of Penticton help senior back on his feet to 'help someone else'
A Penticton man trying to recover from some rough times is feeling pretty good about the community he lives in these days. Bob Richards was out collecting recyclable cans and bottles during
February 23, 2021 7:00 AM

Top News - Vernon, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Areas

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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