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Qualicum Beach won’t authorize owner-occupant short-term vacation rentals

Qualicum Beach won’t authorize owner-occupant short-term vacation rentals

Council wants full review done in 2027
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Alberta businessman donates $1.5 million for new cancer therapy suite in Kelowna

Alberta businessman donates $1.5 million for new cancer therapy suite in Kelowna

“It’s an honour to give back,” states Marshall Eliuk
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BC SPCA seizes 3 horses in Armstrong, forced to put one down

BC SPCA seizes 3 horses in Armstrong, forced to put one down

Not the 1st time agency has visited, charges being recommended
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B.C. First Nation declares emergency after spike in overdose deaths

B.C. First Nation declares emergency after spike in overdose deaths

State of local emergency issued for all six Tŝilhqot’in communities west of Williams Lake
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‘No regard for our law’: Crown wants Kelowna ‘Freedom Fighter’ sentenced to jail

‘No regard for our law’: Crown wants Kelowna ‘Freedom Fighter’ sentenced to jail

David Lindsay, a leader of Kelowna’s self-proclaimed “Freedom Fighters,” has been found guilty of assaulting security guards while trying to enter an Interior Health building
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Island Health marks 8th anniversary of B.C.’s toxic-drug crisis

Island Health marks 8th anniversary of B.C.’s toxic-drug crisis

Stigmas around addiction can make it difficult for those who want to come forward
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Orphan orca calf evades capture, B.C. rescuers stand down to regroup

Orphan orca calf evades capture, B.C. rescuers stand down to regroup

Team ‘truly humbled at the intelligence, adaptability and resilience’ after futile efforts
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‘There is no place like home’ Hospital at Home program expands to Vancouver

‘There is no place like home’ Hospital at Home program expands to Vancouver

Health Minister says program already improving quality of care for eligible patients elsewhere
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Four-term Kelowna MP Werner Schmidt dead at 92

Four-term Kelowna MP Werner Schmidt dead at 92

Schmidt represented the Okanagan Centre, Kelowna, and Kelowna-Lake Country ridings from 1993 to 2006
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Tiny communities in B.C.’s Chilcotin grappling with pain of drug poisonings

Tiny communities in B.C.’s Chilcotin grappling with pain of drug poisonings

Tsideldel, Xeni Gwet’in chiefs say residents are healing in the face of addiction
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