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211 new COVID-19 cases in Interior Health over the weekend

People are shown at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Sunday, April 18, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Currently, there are 875 active cases of the virus in the region

by Twila Amato
updated 2h ago

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VIDEO: NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
- updated 9h ago
Two youths admit to causing grass fire in Oliver
- 3h ago
More than 230K doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered across Interior Health
- 3h ago
Penticton could be getting a new brewery on the KVR trail
- updated 3h ago
Penticton man guilty of assaulting young boys
- 5h ago

A strange odour at a West Kelowna apartment building prompted the evacuation of 150 residents on Sunday morning, April 18. (Aaron Hemens - Capital News)

‘Do not occupy’ order lifted, residents of West Kelowna apartment allowed to return home

by Michael Rodriguez

49 mins ago

Families of two of three workers killed in a train derailment near Field, B.C., in 2019 have filed lawsuits accusing Canadian Pacific of gross negligence. The derailment sent 99 grain cars and two locomotives off the tracks. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Families of workers killed in Field train derailment allege negligence in lawsuit

by The Canadian Press

3h ago

4 youth arrested after 30-person brawl in New Westminster leaves 1 seriously injured

by Ashley Wadhwani

3h ago

South Surrey’s Paul Cottrell, who works with the DFO, tows a grey whale out of Semiahmoo Bay Sunday. (Contributed photo)

Dead whale floating near White Rock towed to shore for necropsy

by Aaron Hinks

3h ago

VIDEO: Dance party erupts at Vancouver’s Kitsilano Beach to the dismay of onlookers

Flow Academy is located at 1511 Sutherland Avenue in Kelowna. (Michael Rodriguez - Capital News)

Black Press Media Weekly Roundup: Top headlines this week

Rainbow trouts thrashing with life as they’re about to be transferred to the largest lake of their lives, even though it’s pretty small. These rainbows have a blue tinge because they matched the blue of their hatchery pen, but soon they’ll take on the green-browns of their new home at Lookout Lake. (Zoe Ducklow/News Staff)

VIDEO: B.C. lake stocked with hatchery trout to delight of a seniors fishing club

A woman wears a protective face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as she walks past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. COVID-19 cases have been on a steady increase in the province of British Columbia over the past week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Top doctor warns B.C.’s daily cases could reach 3,000 as COVID hospitalizations surge

Federal Budget 2021: Liberals focus on clean technology for climate spending

Government says funds will be spread out over seven years and is on top of the $3 billion announced

by The Canadian Press

2h ago

The federal government is diving into the deep end of child care, promising billions in new spending for provinces tocreate spaces and drive down fees. Children’s backpacks and shoes are seen at a CEFA (Core Education and Fine Arts) Early Learning daycare franchise, in Langley, B.C., on Tuesday May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Federal Budget 2021: Liberals pledge $30B for child care with eye to reducing fees

The proposal addresses calls not only from advocates but from business groups as well

by The Canadian Press

49 mins ago

Toddler marks youngest British Columbian to die related to COVID-19
- updated 8 mins ago
B.C. health authority seeks injunction against restaurant defying COVID-19 orders
- updated 5h ago
UPDATE: Large police presence at Kamloops mall following alleged armed robbery
- updated 4h ago
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals extend COVID-19 aid with election top of mind
- 4h ago
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals seek to win over low-wage workers and students
- 4h ago

Penticton Vees goalie named top BCHL player of the week

Kaeden Lane had a save percentage of .966 and a goals-against average of 0.76 in four starts

by Jesse Day

3h ago

The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler two games for kneeing Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman. Edler, right, Leafs’ Hyman collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, April 18, 2021. Edler received a major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct on the play. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canucks defenceman Edler suspended two games for kneeing Leafs forward Hyman

Canucks were playing their fist game since March 24 after being sidelined by a COVID-19 outbreak

by The Canadian Press

3h ago

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