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Here’s what those air quality warning numbers actually mean
July 06, 2021 - 7:30 AM

During any forest fire season in the Kamloops Forest District – which includes the Okanagan – air quality advisories are almost as common as evacuation advisories.
UPDATE: No explosives found in suspicious package left outside Kelowna business
July 05, 2021 - 2:01 PM

There were not explosives in the suspicious package found outside a Kelowna business this morning.
Vaping talks land B.C. teacher in trouble
June 09, 2021 - 7:30 AM

For ongoing conversations about vaping with his students, a B.C. teacher was formally reprimanded this month.
B.C. has allowed 'mature minor consent' for vaccinations long before COVID-19
June 04, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Some Central Okanagan parents are frustrated with COVID-19 vaccination letters sent directly to students informing them they can get vaccinations without parental consent but it has been the law in B.C. for years.
Woman seriously injured after being hit by pickup truck in Vernon
June 03, 2021 - 8:38 AM

A woman was seriously injured when she hit by a pickup truck crossing a street in Vernon.
Lake Country woman's drowning death gets closer attention in civil suit alleging RCMP wrongdoing
June 03, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Family members of a Lake Country woman who died in 2016 under suspicious circumstances filed a civil suit last month alleging that two Mounties involved in the investigation of her death acted in a negligent and unethical manner, damaging evidence needed for a criminal case.
Kelowna mayor collected more than $31K to boost social media and profile before election campaign
June 01, 2021 - 1:52 PM

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran collected $31,200 in the year before the official run-up to the 2018 municipal election to raise his public profile.
Drug overdose deaths in Kamloops, Kelowna continue to rise at unprecedented rate
June 01, 2021 - 1:00 PM

Illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C. continue to rise at an unprecedented rate.
COVID-19 2nd dose clinics being planned throughout Thompson-Okanagan
May 31, 2021 - 11:56 AM

COVID-19 dose two clinics are being planned throughout the Interior Health region, which will allow many to get their second jab within eight weeks of their first.

So far, about 518,000 doses of vaccine have been administered throughout the Southern Interior and more are on the way.
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna teen located
May 31, 2021 - 10:09 AM

UPDATE: 10:06 a.m. Monday, May 31, 2021
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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