Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Interior records 131 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
The Interior was home to 131 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, more than half of the 254 new cases reported across the province by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). The date 60,842 cases of COVID...
Mar 08, 2022
‘Missed opportunity’ to deliver on free contraception in Budget 2022: AccessBC
A non-partisan grassroots campaign advocating for free contraception products in B.C. has called Budget 2022 a ‘missed opportunity’ to deliver on a campaign promise. AccessBC was formed in...
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. starts process to ensure equal pay for equal work
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, the British Columbia government has announced the first steps towards closing the gender pay gap in the province. The government is set to begi...
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. RCMP crack down on cryptocurrency scammers
The B.C. RCMP has shut down a number of online cryptocurrency scam operations. The RCMP’s Federal Policing Cybercrime Operations Group was tipped off to a number of investment platforms that wer...
Mar 08, 2022
Russell Peters to perform at Prospera
One of the top Canadian-born comics is coming home to make Canadians laugh. After four years away, Russell Peters returns to his home land with his Act Your Age World Tour, including a stop in Kelowna...
Mar 08, 2022
B.C. order for health workers’ COVID-19 vax status lifts mention of vaccine deadlines
British Columbia has removed any mention of COVID-19 vaccination deadlines from its order requiring health-care professionals to report their vaccination status. A statement issued late Monday by the ...
Mar 08, 2022
UPDATE: Armed car-jacking suspect faces charges
UPDATE: 5:00 p.m. March 8 A man taken into custody on the highway in West Kelowna Monday has been charged with attempted murder and robbery, according to Global News. Kenneth Morrison, born in 1988, w...
Mar 07, 2022
OC to hold panel discussion on Ukrainian crisis
Okanagan College is hosting a virtual Conversation About Ukraine event on Tuesday, March 8, to educate people about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "The intention is to help our students, colleagues ...
Mar 07, 2022
COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations declining
The number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decrease in British Columbia. Figures from the Health Ministry on Monday indicated 997 new infections over the weekend. That included ...
Mar 07, 2022
UPDATE: Province considering ‘options’ for temporary patios in B.C.
The B.C. government says it is looking at ways to provide more time for businesses and local governments to get patio policies in place for the coming summer. The current extension for temporary patio...
Mar 07, 2022