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Interior Health temporarily shutters Penticton pizzeria
A Penticton pizzeria was ordered to close earlier this month because of public health concerns.…
BC cafe owner to pay for refusing service to blind woman and her guide dog
A BC cafe has been ordered to pay $12,000 to a blind woman who was…
Kelowna worker wins right to take employer to human rights tribunal
A Kelowna worker will have his chance to present a discrimination case to the BC…
Heat, drought forces province to issue new fish protection orders in Thompson-Okanagan
Effective Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, approximately 398 surface and groundwater licence holders in the lower…
UPDATE: Missing Osoyoos senior located
UPDATE: Aug. 16, 2023 Osoyoos RCMP say a missing 69-year-old man reported missing in June…
Vernon snorkeler finds syringe near shore at Okanagan Lake beach
Ryan Benson lives in Vernon and loves to snorkel in Okanagan Lake. He often comes…
Kelowna’s Okanagan Mountain Park Wildfire at 20: What’s changed?
It was described as the “most significant interface wildfire event in BC history,” by the…
One of three high-end e-bikes stolen from Kamloops business recovered
Three expensive e-bikes were stolen from a Kamloops bike shop earlier this week and one…
Colour, adrenaline, noise on weekend agendas in Kamloops, Okanagan
The end of summer is quickly approaching with only two weekends left to fill up…
Wife of man killed in Tk’emlups ammonia leak suing police to get answers
The wife of a man who was killed in an ammonia explosion last year is…
Thousands on evacuation alert due to wildfire near West Kelowna
As many as 4,800 properties and Bear Creek Provincial Park were put on evacuation alert…
Citizen scientists needed in South Okanagan to help endangered animals
The Osoyoos Desert Centre has put out a call to all “citizen scientists” to help…
Heat, heavy smoke, wind and dry lightning expected today throughout the Southern Interior
Wildfire smoke with health risks off the scale is expected in Kamloops and the Okanagan…
Someone in BC has a lottery ticket worth $2.5M
A lottery ticket purchased in BC for last night’s, Aug. 16, Lotto 6/49 draw matched…
Multiple charges after bear spray altercation in Salmon Arm
One man is custody after an altercation in Salmon Arm earlier this month between two…
iN PHOTOS: Don’t be offended: Kamloops’ wildlife park shares tongue-out photos
The BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops posted some adorably comical photos of a variety of…
Liquor inspectors said BC bar over served patrons — until video evidence came in
Two BC liquor inspectors tried to fine a Nanaimo bar $3,000 for over serving two…
Rare fire opals stolen from family’s home in Summerland
A family in Summerland is asking for any information about a collection of missing fire…
RCMP searching for missing Kelowna woman
Kelowna RCMP are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 30-year-old woman. Taylor…
E-coli found at Lake Country beach means swimming restrictions
Following a higher than acceptable e-coli count in water samples from Okanagan Lake in Lake…
Weird-looking fungus pops up in Kelowna backyard
Brooke Turner found a few phallic looking mushrooms growing in her Kelowna backyard she’d never…
Police look for help identifying man who spat at employee at Kamloops business
An employee at a business in the Vallyview area of Kamloops was spat at late…
UPDATE: West Kelowna evacuation order expanded in Rose Valley
UPDATE: 9:34 p.m. Aug. 17, 2023 Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has expanded the evacuation order…
Structure losses in West Kelowna to McDougall Creek wildfire
Emergency officials have confirmed an unknown number of structure losses in West Kelowna overnight, even…