Regional district hospital board members will be asked to reconsider its decision to deny $ 1 million in retroactive funding to Penticton’s new Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC), after directors balked at a late funding request when the facility had already opened. Judy Sentes, chair of the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital Board (OSRHD), said […]

Ontario residents are pushing back against big box and discount stores cutting off access to in-store items the province has deemed ‘non-essential’ as part of the the new COVID-19 stay-at-home measures. They argue that many of those items are essential, especially for low-income households who can’t afford to buy supplies online or at pricier […]