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Kamloops doctor closing practice, leaving 1,500 residents without family physician
May 08, 2022 - 12:00 PM

A Kamloops doctor whose changing medical careers and closing his practice thinks it's a good idea for clinics to be managed separately by business professionals and not doctors.
What’s the secret to finding the best donut in Kelowna? Shop early
May 02, 2022 - 7:33 AM
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While there’s no accounting for taste, there was a clear consensus in a recent Reddit post about who made the best donuts in Kelowna.
Okanagan cycling advocate calls on province to design, fund bike trail networks
May 02, 2022 - 7:00 AM

A specially designed staircase with a rail for bicycles is a vital cycling link between West Kelowna and Peachland and, ultimately, from Sicamous to Osoyoos and beyond.
It’s going to be a glorious season for morel mushrooms in the Okanagan
May 02, 2022 - 6:31 AM
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Wildfires may not be good for humans, but certain mushrooms thrive after the heat.
Former Lake Country fire chief recounts being trapped by White Rock Lake wildfire at career end
May 01, 2022 - 3:35 PM

The White Rock Lake wildfire that destroyed more than 80 homes in the Okanagan was the largest fire Lake Country’s former fire chief ever responded to.
Future of derelict houseboat near Okanagan provincial park is on the rocks
May 01, 2022 - 1:31 PM

The days are likely numbered for a large houseboat that's been abandoned near the shores of Bear Creek Provincial Park.
Gallagher who? The man behind the Kelowna canyon, golf course and road
May 01, 2022 - 12:36 PM

Dan Gallagher, old timers say, was an outgoing, generous loner who played a mean fiddle.
UPDATE: Man in hospital after being allegedly assaulted by multiple people
April 30, 2022 - 3:43 PM

The Kelowna RCMP is investigating after two men were allegedly assaulted and injured in a Rutland home Saturday.
Man allegedly uses bear spray to rob convenience store in Kelowna
April 30, 2022 - 12:27 PM

Police officers are investigating after a convenience store was allegedly robbed this morning by a man wielding bear spray.
8 COVID-19 outbreaks remain at care homes, hospital across Interior
April 30, 2022 - 10:50 AM

Interior Health is listing seven long-term care homes and one hospital in the region that still have COVID-19 outbreaks.
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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 April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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