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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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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

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Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
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