Okanagan restaurants not following vaccine card protocol will face consequences: BCRFA

The BC Vaccine Card Verifier app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. (Black Press Media files)
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Alaska cruise ship bill would have ‘devastating’ economic impact: B.C. port official
Cannabis giant Tilray announces it will be closing its Nanaimo operations

Cannabis giant Tilray announces it will be closing its Nanaimo operations
The landscape is dotted with power lines and poles as smoke from wildfires burning in the area fills the air while motorists travel on the Trans-Canada Highway near Walhachin, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Residents across British Columbia are being advised to prepare a well-stocked emergency kit in advance of what BC Hydro warns could be a stormy fall and winter made worse by the effects of the severe summer drought. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Justin Trudeau and the other leaders are heading into the final weekend of campaigning. (Canadian Press)

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Holding an Indigenous ceremonial paddle are Kevin Kaardal, superintendent/CEO of Central Okanagan Public Schools, and Moyra Baxter, chair of the Cental Okanagan Board of Education. (Julie Fraser photo)

Positive strides for Central Okanagan Indigenous student equity journey
Dan Glasscock, the traffic safety officer for School District 23 and the City of Kelowna, helps students and families cross Ziprick Road outside of Springvalley Middle and Elementary schools during the first day of school on Sept. 7. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

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A watch camp that was recently abandoned because members formed a new blockade a few kilometres away is shown in the Fairy Creek area near Port Renfrew, B.C., on May, 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jen Osborne

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FILE – A health care worker is seen outside the Emergency dept. of the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver Monday, March 30, 2020. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

All health care workers in B.C. must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 26: Henry

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh puts on his jacket following a morning announcement in Sioux Lookout, Ont., Monday, September 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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‘Here we go again:’ Albertans react to latest slate of COVID-19 health rules

Since the reopening on July 1, COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased more than fivefold

Castlegar from the air. (Photo: Betsy Kline)

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UBC Okanagan Heat welcoming fans back this weekend

All fans in attendance must be double vaccinated

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Kelowna Rockets home opener pushed

Fans will need to wait a little longer for regular-season action

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The SOEC is one of several landmarks including the Kelowna Sails lighting up across the province for awareness of CP. (File photo)

Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre will light up green for cerebral palsy

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NDP leader Jagmeet Singh puts on his jacket following a morning announcement in Sioux Lookout, Ont., Monday, September 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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