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Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left
TEKOHAW, Brazil (AP) — At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil's Para state,…
Critically endangered Okanagan First Nations language preserved in new book
The critically endangered n?syilxcn? language is being immortalized in the Syilx Language House’s ninth book…
Why sheltering the homeless in the Okanagan isn’t enough
While the Okanagan unhoused community has to face a myriad of issues to answer their…
Kelowna clothing brand on a mental wellness mission
A Kelowna-based clothing brand has made helping people open up about mental health its mission.…
‘A noisy rock ‘n’ roll’: How growing interest in Formula One is felt across the music world
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyond the engineering, the athleticism, the speed, the luxury — fans…
B.C. stream watchers link ‘unprecedented’ coho salmon kill to tire toxin and drought
VANCOUVER – John Barker has been volunteering with the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society for more…
Remember Shere Hite? A new documentary jogs our cultural memory of the pioneering sex researcher
The 1976 book “The Hite Report” was a bestseller from the beginning. Its intimate anecdotes…
Canada criminalized ‘condoning, denying or downplaying’ the Holocaust: is it working?
OTTAWA – Canadian Jewish organizations are calling on the Liberal government to remove what they…
Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes – if more people would eat it
THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Lars Obendorfer says he was “badly insulted” after he first began…
Volunteers picking up pieces after Vernon SPCA’s withdrawal
Local rescue organizations are preparing to step up and close the gaps now that Vernon…
List of people cleared to leave Gaza Strip via Egypt includes 135 Canadians
OTTAWA – A group of 135 people with ties to Canada desperate to flee escalating…
iN PHOTOS: Fanatics of all genres swarmed Kelowna Comic-Con this weekend
Fans of all genres spilled out of Rutland Centennial Hall for Kelowna Comic-Con yesterday. This…
UPDATE: Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to killing wife with strychnine drink
BATTLEFORD, Sask. – A Saskatchewan man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the poisoning…
Kalamalka Rotary’s Dream Auction in Vernon raised over $237,000
Kalamalka Rotary hosted its 39th Annual Dream Auction this weekend and raised more than $237,000.…
iN VIDEO: Pregnant dachshunds rescued from Okanagan breeder have had their puppies
Almost all of thirty dachshunds rescued from breeder in the Okanagan will be in their…
Students are swapping test tubes for animal hides in West Kelowna
Mount Boucherie High School in West Kelowna has added a new and unusual science course…
Kamloops mayor’s actions prompt council to consider ban on recorded phone conversations
Kamloops city council might soon be banned from recording their conversations with staff. The proposed…
For 18-year-old syilx basketball star, sports and mental health intersect
Just down the road from where sk’ik’aycin Peter Waardenburg Jr. grew up is one of…
Oregon’s first-in-the-US drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
ORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of…
Community gathers for vigil in Kelowna tonight to remember trans lives lost
A candlelight vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance is taking place in Kelowna tonight to…
Lose half a kilogram of cocaine? Police in BC’s Fraser Valley would like to help
Police in Mission in BC's Fraser Valley say they are seeking the owner of half…
Ministry of Education invested $176.85M in Central Okanagan, but still relies on portables
With a fast growing student population, comes a growing pressure on the Central Okanagan School…
Air Canada, WestJet ranked last for on-time arrivals in North America
MONTREAL – The country's two biggest airlines ranked last for on-time performance among large North…
Interior wildlife land trust sues after someone cut down a tree
A Southern Interior non-profit is taking three people to court over a tree that was…