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Birders flock to Kelowna to get photo of rarely seen species
When Kelowna birder Chris Charlesworth was told by a friend that a bird rarely seen…
Severe weather in Canada caused $3.1 billion in insured damages in 2022
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe weather caused $3.1 billion in insured damage in…
Vancouver folk festival cancels, Squamish’s future uncertain due to soaring costs
Two West Coast music festivals say their future is in doubt as soaring costs and…
TRENDING NOW: Oil change customer fail
This has got to be an oil change technician's worst nightmare. While one of the…
Rent for Kelowna one-bedroom apartment dips below $2,000
While rents across Canada increased by 1% in December versus November, Kelowna’s rents actually fell…
Three Kamloops businesses report break-ins on same night
Three separate businesses were broken into last, but police say they are unrelated. Kamloops RCMP…
You may already be too late to book campsites for the May long weekend
B.C. campers can book for their spots for the May long weekend starting at 7…
Archaeologists in Norway find ‘world’s oldest runestone’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Archaeologists in Norway said Tuesday that have found a runestone which…
B.C. SPCA in Kelowna scrambling to find owner of dog hit by car
B.C. SPCA is looking after a pit bull and searching for its owner, after it…
Documentary on illegal dumping in Okanagan forests gets financial boost
A forest cleanup crew in the Okanagan got a big boost of support from Tolko…
TRU vice-president ‘exonerated’ after misconduct investigation
A Thompson Rivers University executive says he was "fully exonerated" after an investigation into workplace…
iN TRAFFIC: Temperatures in the Interior dipping below freezing again today
Colder weather may impact driving conditions in the Interior today, Jan. 20. A semi is…
Kelowna’s first cat cafe a whisker away
A Kelowna woman who has been working hard to open the city’s first cat café,…
How Drag Story Time became a thing at Kelowna’s downtown library
Libraries everywhere work hard to encourage children to discover the joys of reading books. That’s…
‘Criminal disregard for safety’: Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged…
Dirt biking daredevils coming to Penticton
The World Tour of Freestyle Motocross is making a stop Penticton. The FMX, event will…
iN TRAFFIC: Highway 5 has reopened north of Kamloops
A vehicle fire had Highway 5 down to single-alternating traffic north of Kamloops this morning Jan. 18,…
From raunchy to violent, vanity licence plates rejected by ICBC in 2022
ICBC rejected roughly 67% of the requests for personalized license plates last year for not…
10 dogs rescued from snowy remote property in northern B.C.
Ten big dogs had to be rescued by BC SPCA from a remote property in…
RCMP bust ‘sophisticated’ ID forgery lab in Lower Mainland
RCMP officers arrested a man after searching his Lower Mainland residence and finding a sophisticated…
Penticton strata moving to 55+ to keep renters out
A Penticton senior is dismayed that her condo building is attempting to move to a…
Kelowna RCMP arrest a suspect for child sexual exploitation
A suspect was briefly detained for having child pornography in Kelowna earlier this month. Kelowna…
Kamloops RCMP arrest man slumped over steering wheel of stolen truck
Kamloops RCMP arrested a 41-year-old man slumped over the steering wheel of a stolen truck…
Erratic driver nearly hits child in West Kelowna, gets busted for drug dealing
An erratic driver was arrested with a car full of drugs earlier today after the…