Penticton Chamber asks government to prove why restrictions and capacity limits continue

The Penticton Community Centre fitness room was closed Dec. 22, 2021 and reopened Jan. 20, 2022. (City of Penticton)
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Gibbles, a four-year old goat rescued from a meat farm, is back to his playful self now that he has a wheelchair to get around the Happy Herd animal sanctuary in Aldergrove. (Shauna Gail/Special to Langley Advance Times)

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Image of the 2003 Mazda Protégé after its engine blew following the police stop. Image courtesy of Abbotsford Police.

20-year old N driver goes 200 km/h on B.C. highway, blows engine, gets mom’s car impounded
University of Toronto researcher looks at cannabinoids to treat obesity

University of Toronto researcher looks at cannabinoids to treat obesity
Airlines, airport ask Canada to drop arrivals testing requirement

Airlines, airport ask Canada to drop arrivals testing requirement

Truckers and supporters raise their fists and hold a banner before a cross-country convoy destined for Ottawa to protest a federal vaccine mandate for truckers departed in Delta, B.C. on Sunday, January 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian Trucking Alliance condemns protests by unvaccinated truckers
Several hundred demonstrators lined Hwy. 1 and the 264th St. overpass in Aldergrove Sunday morning, Jan, 23, to show support for a convoy of truckers protesting a vaccine mandate. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Crowd of supporters greets anti-vaccine-mandate truck convoy as it leaves Vancouver for Ottawa
FILE Students walk through a corridor at the relocated New Westminster Secondary School, in New Westminster, B.C., on Thursday, October 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Staffing shortages, COVID-19 lead to postponement of B.C. provincial exams
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    Dozens of signs were held at the Willow Inn in Quesnel on Thursday, Jan. 20 where the body of 33-year-old Carmelita Abraham was recently found. A Quesnel man is facing charges of murder and indignity to human remains. (Rebecca Dyok photo)

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    Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Commons Finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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    A kitten interacts with a human as folks take part in Yoga with Cats on Mats at the Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven, 2019. Indoor yoga, gyms and dance studios have been shut down since before Christmas by a COVID-19 public health order. (Jenna Hauck/Chilliwack Progress)

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    A border marker is shown just outside of Emerson, Man. on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. A Florida man will appear before a judge in Minnesota on Monday to face human smuggling charges after three people and an infant, believed to be a family from India, were found dead Wednesday just metres from the Canada-U.S. border. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

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    ‘I’m sorry’: Calgary parents plead guilty to neglect of disabled adult son

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    Canada’s Mark McMorris competes during the men’s snowboard slopestyle finals at the Winter X Games on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at Buttermilk in Aspen, Colo. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP)

    Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris captures 10th X Games gold with slopestyle win

    The 28-year-old Regina native has now won 21 X Games medals, including 10 gold

    Nick Deschenes is the new coach of the Sicamous Eagles Junior B hockey team. (Zachary Roman/Eagle Valley News)

    ‘Working together’: Sicamous Eagles’ new coach brings structure, consistency

    Nick Deschenes believes junior hockey is a special thing in small communities

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    Vicki Proulx, executive director of the Vernon Winter Carnival Society, stands beneath a lights display the society lit up in Spirit Square Nov. 27, by way of announcing it will be taking over the 2021 downtown light-up event. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

    Armed with experience, Vernon Winter Carnival ready for COVID-friendly festivities

    Organizers have prepared a mostly outdoor slate of events for this year’s Winter Carnival

    Drag superstars are performing at the Kelowna Community theater this weekend (Peak Pride/Licorne Lounge)

    Kelowna, start your engines, Peak Pride is coming to town

    Peak Pride will be hosting drag show Licorne Lounge this weekend at the Kelowna Community Theater

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    Unplug and Play and Family Literacy Week is back for it’s 8th year, encouraging families to get outside and avoid screen time (Roger Knox - Vernon Morning Star)

    Unplug and play during Project Literacy week in Kelowna

    The week long event offers a variety of free activities for families around the Central Okanagan

    B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame curator Pat Loyer has collected dozens of famous items since taking the job two and a half months ago. (Logan Lockhart, Western News)

    B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame going the extra mile to honour province’s history

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    William Patrick McAleese

    Jan 9th, 2022

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    Dec 27th, 2021

    Robert ‘Bob’ Perry

    Dec 20th, 2021

    Eleanor Ann Seeley

    Dec 18th, 2021

    Renate Anna Ludorf

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    Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 is International Lego Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

    Unofficial holidays: Here’s what people are celebrating for the week of Jan. 23 to 29

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    Chayne den Ouden holds newborn daughter Sahara while snuggling three-year-old son River at their Chilliwack home on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

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    The second time one of Chayne den Ouden’s newborn babies makes headlines

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    Frankie We Salute You! is offering a free burger and beer to hospital employees on Saturday, Jan. 22 (Contributed - FWSY)

    Kelowna restaurant offering a free burger and beer to KGH staff

    Frankie We Salute You! wants to do its part to help our KGH employees

    Route of the proposed Pacific Trail Pipeline. (BC Environmental Assessment Office)

    Enbridge purchases Northwest B.C. pipeline from Chevron, Woodside

    The proposed pipeline would carry LNG from Summit Lake, near Prince George to Kitimat

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      Liberals promised to rework online harms legislation within 100 days of Parliament’s Nov. 22 return

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          Lynn Jackson is one of many British Columbians joining forces with the Alzheimer Society of B.C. this Alzheimer’s Awareness Month to say, “Don’t change. Even if they do.” The campaign aims to inspire people to reflect on ways they will continue to show up for people in their lives who are affected by dementia.

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