Some patients requiring hospital care in the Central Okanagan can now receive it at home. The Hospital at Home (HaH) program has launched from Kelowna General Hospital, making it the first such program in the Interior Health region.Provided it's deemed safe and appropriate, the care at home is offered by a dedicated te...

The busy spring break travel period is almost upon us with Kelowna International Airport (YLW) expecting more than 120,000 passengers to travel through the facility from March 13 - 30.It said passengers should plan in advance and prepare for longer than normal wait times.YLW will be posting daily anticipated passenger ...

There was little change to the local snowpack through February of this year.The River Forecast Centre reported the Okanagan's snowpack was at 82 per cent of normal as of March 1.While that was still below average, it was little changed from the 84 per cent of normal recorded on Feb. 1.It also noted that the Okanagan wa...

The MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream is under fire after announcing she was leaving her party.Tara Armstrong announced on social media that she was leaving the Conservative Party of B.C. to sit as an Independent in the Legislature."British Columbia voted for me and other BC Conservative MLAs because we prom...

Some patients requiring hospital care in the Central Okanagan can now receive it at home. The Hospital at Home (HaH) program has launched from Kelowna General Hospital, making it the first such program in the Interior Health region.Provided it's deemed safe and appropriate, the care at home is offered by a dedicated te...

The busy spring break travel period is almost upon us with Kelowna International Airport (YLW) expecting more than 120,000 passengers to travel through the facility from March 13 - 30.It said passengers should plan in advance and prepare for longer than normal wait times.YLW will be posting daily anticipated passenger ...

Durability is one of the top benefits of choosing tile. It's also resistant to water damage and mold growth. These are all reasons that tile can be a great choice for a basement. So if a homeowner starts seeing cracked tile in their basement, they're likely to question the durability. We ran this issue past Dennis from...

If ditching your prescription glasses without surgery sounds like a dream come true, Ortho-K might be for you. Ortho-K contact lenses use technology designed to help you see without corrective lenses or surgery. "It's a pretty cool treatment for things like myopia or astigmatism," said Dr. Mark Langer of IRIS...

Detecting eye disease far earlier than ever before is now a reality through artificial intelligence, and IRIS has started incorporating it into their exams. Doctor Mark Langer from IRIS Optometrists and Opticians in Vernon spoke about the technology. "It's just another tool that we can use to make sure we're not m...

NANAIMO, B.C. - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they're spearheading a public awareness campaign with local bar owners and Crime Stoppers over "several reports" of drinks being drugged at local nightclubs in recent months. Police say people have reported having a drink and immediately having trouble breathing an...

VICTORIA - British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for people who use drugs, which includes physicians being told it can't be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking" by someone who isn't impaired by a mental disorder. The guidance from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s first chief sc...

RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC says a worker killed in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was. The report released by the province's worker safety agency says "several critical safety failures" are to blame for the death of the woman ...

OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday after the formal resignation of Justin Trudeau. A senior Liberal source says a new cabinet will also be sworn in. More coming. Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press

RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC says a worker killed in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was. The report released by the province's worker safety agency says "several critical safety failures" are to blame for the death of the woman ...

UNITED NATIONS - Canada is mobilizing to advance gender equity and feminism in global forums as the Trump administration attempts to roll back diversity programming at the United Nations. "We're in a major fight at the moment about equity, about diversity, about LGBTQ+ rights - generally, about even the concept of...

TORONTO - Oliver Miller, a member of the Toronto Raptors during their inaugural season in 1995-96, has died. He was 54. The Raptors announced Miller's death Wednesday and held a moment of silence for him before their game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Scotiabank Arena. The cause of death was not given. Miller, affe...

Cricket Canada CEO Salman Khan and another man have been charged with theft and fraud over $5,000 arising from their time with the Calgary and District Cricket League. Calgary Police Service said in a release Wednesday it believes 46-year-old Salman Khan Shahzad (also known as Salman Khan), former president of the Calg...

TORONTO - Craig Berube wanted to get to know Mitch Marner. The Toronto Maple Leafs head coach met with the team's star winger - a fan snapped a picture and posted the encounter to social media - shortly after he was hired last spring. Berube came away impressed, and he's since watched Marner lead the group on many nigh...