Organized drive-by birthday party parades have come to an end in both Kelowna and West Kelowna.

The middle of a pandemic is not the time to get a pay raise or hike taxes, according to the Central Okanagan's two Conservative MPs.

British Columbians are being urged not to travel to small or remote communities in a new bid to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

An air traffic controller did not hear or see warnings that two planes were too close together in Kelowna airspace, an investigation has found.

Health care workers, police, and firefighters in the Kelowna area must try to find other care alternatives for their children before sending them back to school.

The July due date for property taxes in Lake Country may be pushed back to help residents struggling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

The image of Hindu god Lord Ganesha, the four-armed man with an elephant head, should not be used to adorn one’s crotch and butt, according to the Universal Society of Hinduism.

Homemade masks may have some effect in protecting British Columbians from the novel coronavirus, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says.

About 550 Kelowna-area students who are the children of essential-service workers are expected to return to schools for in-class instruction on Monday.

A 29-year-old Kelowna man has been charged with assault after a Kelowna Transit bus driver was hit Saturday at the Queensway Exchange.

Beefed-up street programs are making sure Kelowna’s homeless people are being fed and getting the help they need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tucked away in a not-so-secret location, Penticton’s top city bureaucrats are carrying out their regular duties while also preparing for what might happen if they themselves fall victim to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pedestrians in Vernon won’t need to press a button to get a walk signal at several intersections.

A West Kelowna agricultural business has experienced the province’s “first large community outbreak” of COVID-19, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says.

Okanagan farmers are being advised to pay foreign workers while they’re self-isolating for 14 days after arriving in Canada.

Resistance and Revolution? No thanks, say Salmon Arm students.

Total revenue from all sources for Central Okanagan Public Schools is expected to climb by $10 million next year, trustees will hear Wednesday.

Is Kelowna General Hospital desperately short of face masks and rubber gloves during this COVID-19 pandemic?

Florrie McCallum is peeved.

Cost-cutting at Kelowna City Hall triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic isn’t currently expected to include the layoff of any full-time employees.

Ninety-four people in the region served by Interior Health have tested positive for COVID-19, up from 77 on Saturday.

The World of Wheels car show will not roll through Peachland this year.

The visitor information centre in Lake Country should be closed for the entire year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, town council will hear Tuesday.

Two hikers weren’t supposed to be in a provincial park when they got lost in a snowstorm Saturday night.

Police sirens, drums and applause provided an eclectic soundtrack to a heartfelt tribute to health-care workers Saturday night in Kelowna.

The largest one-day jump in the number of British Columbians testing positive for COVID-19 does not necessarily mean the disease is spreading rapidly, Dr. Bonnie Henry says.

Until a couple of weeks ago, Nigel Howard was just your normal everyday American Sign Language interpreter who teaches at several universities and travels the world educating people and working as a Deaf interpreter for the UN.

Marilyn and Jack Harris joke they now wake up every morning and kiss the ground outside their Kelowna home.

Teachers across the Okanagan are expected to reconvene virtually next week as they work on the next steps for students amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.