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Mara Lake docks at risk in North Okanagan rail trail dispute
If 23 Mara Lake waterfront property owners don’t apply for permits from the Shuswap North…
UPDATE: ‘Very dangerous’: avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for wide swaths of the British…
Four critically injured in Kelowna head-on crash
Four people were taken to hospital in critical condition after two cars collided head-on on…
Inexpensive SUVs go toe-to-toe in an Edmunds review of the Chevrolet Trax and the Honda HR-V
Chevrolet originally launched its Trax extra-small crossover SUV for the 2015 model year. It was…
Heavy snow warning for Boundary today
Heavy snowfall is expected in Boundary today, March 2. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall…
Vernon-based Kal Tire has new president from outside founding family
Vernon-based Kal Tire has a new president from outside the company’s founding family. Kal Tire…
Two vehicles destroyed in suspicious Kelowna triplex fire
All the occupants of a triplex in Kelowna escaped unharmed from an early morning fire.…
Fast car, slow return: Ferrari stolen in 1995 from a Formula One driver is recovered by UK police
LONDON (AP) — A very fast car has made a very slow return. British police…
Vehicle registration is introduced at downtown Kelowna Starbucks to avoid free parking abuse
Customers of Kelowna's downtown Starbucks location must now register their cars if they are parked…
Costs – not driver shortage – now biggest wrench in gears of trucking firms: report
Rising costs in the trucking sector have overtaken the driver shortage as the biggest concern…
Dangerous driver nabbed in Kamloops after fleeing under train and into river
A man fled police down an embankment, under a stationary train then into the Thompson…
Commercial vehicle inspection pullout coming to Highway 5 north of Kamloops
A new commercial vehicle inspection pullout is coming to Highway 5 North this fall. The…
New Okanagan society aims to make rail trails more accessible, one can at a time
Bob Richards has been routinely collecting empty bottles and cans for years to help out…
When BC truck drivers complained about unpaid overtime, company took them to court
Three BC truck drivers found themselves in court after they complained they were shorted overtime…
BC Transit and TransDev renew controversial contract in Okanagan
BC Transit will be renewing its contract with TransDev Canada despite pressure from the Okanagan…