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A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
August 22, 2021 - 11:01 AM

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase, the provinces and territories have been releasing their reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities.
The people who cared for a COVID-19 patient: How a single case was handled
April 30, 2020 - 8:00 PM

VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains.
Odour from 'clean' laundry shut down operating room at Kamloops hospital
January 12, 2018 - 3:56 PM

KAMLOOPS – Interior Health says an odour coming from a batch of cleaned laundry was bad enough to shut down one of Royal Inland Hospital’s operating rooms for half a day last October.
'Frozen in time:' Fort McMurray residents brace for return to city
May 31, 2016 - 9:30 AM

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Henry Velasquez wants to return to the place where his home once stood — someday, but not yet.
Mobilization for Fort McMurray rebuild all ready underway
May 13, 2016 - 1:00 PM

CALGARY - Construction and cleanup firms are already mobilizing to help rebuild Fort McMurray, Alta., after the wildfires, a monumental effort that's expected to take years.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

The people who cared for a COVID-19 patient: How a single case was handled

Odour from 'clean' laundry shut down operating room at Kamloops hospital

'Frozen in time:' Fort McMurray residents brace for return to city

Mobilization for Fort McMurray rebuild all ready underway

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