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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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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Unique cocktail bar opening in Red Beard Café basement in Kamloops
A Kamloops version of a speakeasy bar is opening this weekend, the first of its kind in the city. Speakeasy bars rose to prominence under prohibition, where they were hidden in dark places a
March 31, 2022 7:30 AM
North Okanagan woman faces trial over sexual abuse of young boy at ministry-funded home
VERNON - A former youth worker faces allegations of sexual assault and sexual touching against a minor in relation to an incident that occurred during her employment at a government-funded care ho
August 13, 2018 6:30 PM
Almost half of BC residents would vote NDP in next election: poll
Close to half of British Columbians would vote for the BC New Democratic Party if a provincial election were held today. According to a recent poll conducted by Research Co., the NDP
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More than 100K sockeye should soon be back in south Okanagan lakes
Four years after they started their journey from the south Okanagan to the Pacific Ocean, more than 100,000 Okanagan sockeye salmon could soon be back in Osoyoos and Skaha Lakes following their 1,
July 18, 2020 12:04 PM
Discovery of unmarked graves selected as Canada's news story of the year: CP poll
VICTORIA - The discovery of unmarked graves at a former residential school in the B.C. Interior and the countrywide awakening it set off have been chosen as Canada’s news story of the year b
January 01, 2022 3:30 PM
UPDATE: Crews continue to work on the East Shuswap Road wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The East Shuswap Road wildfire has had crews up all night fighting the blaze. The fire is now at 545 hectares after the burn operations were carried out yesterday, July 14. Jody L
July 15, 2018 12:21 PM
UPDATE: Trans-Canada Highway closed near Golden due to fiery crash
The Trans-Canada Highway is currently closed in both directions following a fiery crash near Golden. DriveB.C. is reporting the incident east of Golden this morning, Aug. 28. Witness Ki
August 28, 2022 9:03 AM
Confirmed cases of avian flu in Shuswap waterfowl discovered by a dog
Avian influenza was detected in waterfowl at Shuswap Lake and Mara Lake recently, in large part thanks to a dog. Sicamous resident Sherrey Hykaway was walking her dog on a stretch of beach o
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Dozens of structures damaged by wildfires along Westside Road: emergency officials
Between 50 and 60 structures in the Killiney Beach and Ewings Landing area north of West Kelowna have been damaged by the White Rock Lake wildfire. B.C. Wildfire Service officials, at a news
August 16, 2021 12:34 PM
Liberals table 'historic' Indigenous child welfare bill
OTTAWA - If an Indigenous woman in labour in Winnipeg is being challenged on whether she is fit to parent her newborn, Treasury Board President Jane Philpott says she hopes a new law on Indigenous
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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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