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‘Armageddon’: Boater describes scene rescuing swimmers at Traders Cove
A Kelowna man was on a pontoon boat in Traders Cove when the McDougall Creek…
‘Horrific’ night for Kelowna couple rescuing animals from McDougall Creek wildfire
A Kelowna couple is running on two hours of sleep after a chaotic night of…
UPDATE: Wildfires triggering evacuations and highway closures around Southern Interior
Along with structural damage and the evacuation of 2,462 properties in the West Kelowna area,…
B.C. enters state of emergency over wildfire crisis, as 10,000 more told to evacuate
British Columbia Premier David Eby has declared a provincewide state of emergency in response to…
Good Samaritans help Mountie halt forest fire in Golden, BC
The quick actions of Good Samaritans and first responders helped to extinguish a dangerous forest…
B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna
Homes were ablaze on Friday in West Kelowna, B.C., with firefighters locked in a pitched…
Should speakers at Kelowna public hearings be asked whether they were paid?
When people rise to speak to Kelowna city council at a public hearing they are…
BREAKING: West Kelowna’s Smith Creek subdivision evacuated
Another major subdivision in West Kelowna is being evacuated tonight because of the McDougall Creek…
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force…
West Kelowna issues Do Not Consume Water Order for Rose Valley residents
Residents in the Rose Valley neighbourhood of West Kelowna are being asked not to consume…
Non-essential travel banned throughout Okanagan
Visitors to the Okanagan are being asked to cancel their plans and leave because of…
TRENDING NOW: Hamster struggles to smuggle laser toy
There was no denying that the thing inside of a hamster’s mouth was a light-up…
Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires
Canada's Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news…
Ashcroft ranch giving away 50,000 lbs of cantaloupes for free
Desert Hills Ranch is giving away 50,000 pounds of cantaloupes that would have otherwise been…
Sncewips Heritage Museum in Westbank hosts cultural competency training
Starting at the end of the month, the Sncewips Heritage Museum in stqa?tk??cni?wt (Windy Bay,…
First Nations youth in BC make their mark by cultivating ancient food systems
Two dozen young men spilled out of their tents just after dawn, pulled on gumboots…
Ironman cancels Penticton event
The Ironman triathlon won't be happening in Penticton this year due to the wildfire situation. …
Worst of Kamloops and Okanagan’s extraordinarily hot, dry summer appears to be over
With a heat wave coming to an end and summer winding down, the hottest days…
B.C. wildfires: no new evacuations overnight as grim battle goes on
British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires continues on multiple fronts Sunday, but no…
Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn
The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's…
‘We might not have a home’: Fire evacuees in Kelowna parking lot ponder unclear fate
Robert Pullen and his husband, Warren, got a knock on their door on Thursday night…
TRENDING NOW: Man runs into burning building to save dog
Firefighters were spraying their hose at a burning home when a man ran into the…
‘A great feeling’: Okanagan wildfire battle has turned a corner, say fire chiefs
Fire chiefs say the fight against devastating wildfires that have been rampaging around Lake Okanagan,…
Two men die during swimming portion of Ironman event in Ireland
Two men died during the swimming portion of an Ironman event in Ireland on Sunday,…