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Protest against domestic violence planned for steps of Kelowna courthouse
July 08, 2020 - 7:30 PM

Robyn Nicole didn’t have to be living with her new boyfriend for very long to be scarred for life.
COVID-19 has changed the way Okanagan social workers help people in distress
June 21, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The COVID-19 lockdown is making it harder for people suffering from some forms of abuse to get the help they need but it also makes it harder on those delivering that help.
The highs and lows of connecting through video conferencing for Kelowna non profits
June 05, 2020 - 5:00 AM

Diane Entwistle really doesn’t do 435 Zoom calls every day — it only feels that way.
Sexual assault and drug overdoses: two hidden costs of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Central Okanagan
May 29, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Some of those who are suffering the most from the COVID-19 pandemic have not been diagnosed with the disease.
Domestic violence hides in the shadow of pandemic: Elizabeth Fry Society
April 03, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Michelle Novakowski worries the COVID-19 pandemic will play right into the hands of perpetrators of domestic violence.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Protest against domestic violence planned for steps of Kelowna courthouse