News Items tag as: KLSEP2021

Lytton doctor under investigation for causing 'vaccine hesitancy'
October 08, 2021 - 7:30 AM

A Lytton doctor has had emergency room privileges revoked and is under investigation by health authorities for promoting "vaccine hesitancy” among patients and in the community at large.
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
October 06, 2021 - 8:10 AM

UPDATE: 8:07 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
University student forced to live in Kamloops nuisance hotel due to housing crunch
October 06, 2021 - 7:30 AM
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A Thompson Rivers University student says it has been “mentally and physically exhausting” trying to find a place to live amid the Kamloops housing crunch.
Tracking taxpayer dollars spent on expenses by Kelowna council harder than you'd think
October 04, 2021 - 6:31 AM

Every year, municipalities and regional districts publish reports on how much mayors, councillors and directors are paid and how much they rack up in expenses.
Man who filmed cougar-machete video has no regrets
October 01, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The man who filmed the brutal death of a cougar that was attacking a golden retriever said the cat appeared to be hungry and desperate.
Indigenous language learning an act of decolonization: WFN councillor
September 30, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A Westbank First Nation councillor says learning nsyilxcen, the traditional language of the syilx people, is a crucial step toward decolonization.
No mask mandate for younger grades at Kamloops, Kelowna schools despite high rate of potential COVID exposures
September 30, 2021 - 4:30 PM

Despite having more schools potentially exposed to COVID-19 than most other districts in B.C., the Central Okanagan and Kamloops-Thompson school boards are not bringing in mask mandates for children as young as kindergarten age.
Police looking for witnesses after numerous people assaulted in Kelowna mall
September 30, 2021 - 12:03 PM

A Kelowna man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a group of people with a weapon at Orchard Park mall yesterday, and some unintended victims were transported to hospital.
Some sunshine ahead of the weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan
September 30, 2021 - 8:42 AM

While today could see showers throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region, Friday is forecast to be a rare sunny day.
Not all Kamloops, Okanagan workers treated equally on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2021 - 7:30 AM

The first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday gives many government and institutional workers a paid day off to reflect on the tragic impact residential schools had on First Nations in Canada.
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JONESIE: The real forces controlling the news
OPINION I think I understand sometimes why some people don’t trust the news anymore. It plays by old rules that seem silly and stuffy and serving you — citizens and readers/viewers — seems to be missing from the

What to do with those Oregon grape berries
Sometimes the most ordinary, unremarkable looking plants growing in our forests and neighbourhoods can have some surprising characteristics. Oregon grape is found growing in wet and dry areas throughout the Thompson-Okanagan with its signat

Cayman Islands to ask voters whether to ease marijuana laws
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands plans to hold a referendum on whether to turn possession of small amounts of marijuana into a minor offense. Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said there is widespread support among legisla

Central Okanagan has quietest real estate month since 2012
In the Central Okanagan, there was half the number of single-family homes sold in September compared to the 10-year average. A report from Rennie Intelligence paints a bleak picture of the Central Okanagan real estate market showing a 21% d

News Items tag as: KLSEP2021

Lytton doctor under investigation for causing 'vaccine hesitancy'

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located

University student forced to live in Kamloops nuisance hotel due to housing crunch

Tracking taxpayer dollars spent on expenses by Kelowna council harder than you'd think

Man who filmed cougar-machete video has no regrets

Indigenous language learning an act of decolonization: WFN councillor

No mask mandate for younger grades at Kamloops, Kelowna schools despite high rate of potential COVID exposures

Police looking for witnesses after numerous people assaulted in Kelowna mall

Some sunshine ahead of the weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan

Not all Kamloops, Okanagan workers treated equally on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

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