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Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases are reported in B.C. every day with 471 positive tests recorded in the past 24 hours, 56 of those in the Interior Health regi

While B.C.’s COVID-19 curve is bending in the right direction there are still hundreds of new cases detected every day.In the last 24 hours, there wer

But further action may be taken against either or both. “We are currently in discussion with our partners in the B.C. Prosecution Service and the provincial health authority to determine what our next best step is to address ongoing violations,” RCMP Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy said in an email to iNFOnews.ca today, Feb. 4. “I would also note that we are not required to issue these fines in the moment they are found committing an alleged violation.” A Vancouver man was jailed last weeken...

Image Credit: SUBMITTED / Province of B.C. February 05, 2021 - 11:34 AM Rules against socializing outside your household and requiring masks in all public places will continue until at least the end of the month. That announcement was made today, Feb. 5, by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and comes despite the fact the rate of infection is declining throughout the province. “We need to protect the progress we have made since the start of this year and not squande...

Image Credit: Submitted/City of Kelownal February 05, 2021 - 6:30 AM A whole new approach to heritage is emerging in B.C. and Kelowna could lead the way, according to a heritage consultant who gave city councillors a workshop on the subject earlier this week. But what Elana Zysblat, the president of the B.C. Association of Heritage Professionals, said in Kelowna applies equally throughout the Thompson and Okanagan regions. “If all we have to do is keep an old wooden structu...

Members of the Association of Interior Realtors sold 796 homes in January, a 60 per cent increase in sales numbers over January, 2020.Combined with the incr

February 04, 2021 - 8:00 AM With the federal government imposing travel restrictions to sun belt destinations last week, that’s one very good reason not to try to find ways around them. Canadian airlines have cancelled flights to Caribbean and Mexican destinations but not to the United States. So, in theory, a person could fly from Kamloops, Kelowna or Penticton to Vancouver, catch an international flight to Seattle then another jet to Mexico. Except the rules are unclear ...

Image Credit: SUBMITTED / Province of B.C. February 04, 2021 - 10:48 AM Many students, and all staff, will now be required to wear masks, at times, in B.C. classrooms to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside made that announcement today, Feb. 4. All middle and secondary school students must wear masks in classrooms, rather than just in common areas. They are still optional for elementary school students. The only exception for the older...

If you want to decrease your chances of having your vehicle stolen in Canada, avoid buying SUVs and pickup trucks.The Honda CR-V four-door SUV ranked number

(ROB MUNRO / iNFOnews.ca) February 02, 2021 - 6:30 PM When it comes to dog names, most Central Okanagan residents are no more creative than anyone else. The top three names for dogs in the region in 2020 were Charlie, Bella and Daisy. That’s according to data tallied by the Regional District of Central Okanagan in reviewing the more than 22,000 licenced dogs in the region. While they didn’t have comparative data for each of the past few years, those three names were in t...