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Vacuum of news on Facebook during a disaster being filled by conspiracy theorists
The cause of the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna is still under…
Planned pedestrian overpass in downtown Kelowna triples in cost
There has been talk of a pedestrian/cycling overpass on Highway 97 in downtown Kelowna for…
iN VIDEO: RCMP capture masked bandit in ‘bizarre’ BC home invasion
Police in the Victoria area suburb of Langford got a very unusual call for help…
The smoke above West Kelowna today is a controlled burn
Thousands of people evacuated due to the McDougall Creek Wildfire in and around West Kelowna…
All evacuation orders in Kelowna downgraded to alert status
Emergency officials have downgraded all evacuation orders in Kelowna to alert status effective immediately. The…
More than 300 properties in Lake Country downgraded to evacuation alert
Many of the people evacuated by wildfire in Lake Country will be returning home today.…
iN VIDEO: Praying mantis pair show up in Shuswap, don’t get along
A woman in the Shuswap had two strange alien-looking critters on her property in the…
Penticton nurse suspended for falsifying medical records
A Penticton nurse has been suspended for eight weeks after falsifying medical records and other…
Why wildfires closed Kelowna airport this time and not others
Wildfires are common in the Okanagan every summer but they don’t force the closure of…
Report warns unnoticed locomotive fires pose wildfire risk: Transportation Safety Board
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is warning about the risks of fires going unnoticed…
Toxic impact of Kelowna landfill fires being examined
When suspected embers from the McDougall Creek Wildfire crossed Okanagan Lake from the Trader's Cove…
Kelowna airport reopens to most commercial flights
Travellers will be able to fly in and out of the Kelowna International Airport without…
Bahamas introduces bills to legalize marijuana for medical and religious purposes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of the Bahamas has unveiled several bills…
Hot meals served to hundreds of West Kelowna wildfire evacuees every day
With more than 2,500 properties in the Central Okanagan still under an evacuation order due…
Former Kamloops Innovation Centre site to become apartments, commercial space
Now that the Kamloops Innovation Centre has relocated to Thompson Rivers University, its old location…
UPDATE: Prime Minister Trudeau in Okanagan to meet firefighters and officials
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's heard "extraordinary stories of heroism"…
Trans-Canada reopens in Shuswap after wildfire closure
Highway 1 between Chase and Sorrento is open to the public again. That stretch of…
Kelowna landfill set to reopen on Monday after fire
Members of the public will be able to dump their rubbish at the Glenmore Landfill…
Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll
As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests…
Lake Country man used fake smoke detector to film women in bed with him
A former Lake Country man filmed himself having sex with multiple women using a camera…
Kimberly-Clark pulling Kleenex tissues from store shelves in Canada
Canadians soon won't find Kleenex tissues on store shelves. The Kleenex consumer facial tissue business…
Planned aerial ignitions continue on McDougall Creek Wildfire
Aerial attacks are underway as wildfire crews drop fire from the sky as planned ignitions continue…
131 structures destroyed but no lives lost in Shuswap wildfire
Officials say 131 homes and other structures have been destroyed by wildfires in the Shuswap,…
Growing wildfire risk puts pressure on insurance industry: experts
Canadian insurers are grappling with the higher risk of wildfires as this year's fire season…