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Many flights cancelled at Okanagan and Kamloops airports
Several flights at the Kamloops, Kelowna and Penticton airports have been cancelled today, Feb. 25. …
EPA orders ‘pause’ of derailment contaminated waste removal
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the…
Neil Young, wife actress Daryl Hannah surprise crowd at Victoria old-growth rally
VICTORIA – Singer Neil Young made a surprise appearance today at an old growth logging…
B.C. premier says some deficits require spending as NDP prepares to table budget
VICTORIA – British Columbia's New Democrat government has been tackling some of the province's fundamental…
Several snowfall and winter storm warnings remain active in the Interior
Snowfalls warnings that came into effect yesterday in the South Thompson and North Okanagan have…
B.C. man using electric scooter as getaway vehicle crashes into parked cop car
There was a police chase in Victoria involving a scooter. The suspect was under house…
TRENDING NOW: Canucks got scored on by a goalie
The Boston Bruins – the team that defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup…
Privy Council says a report assessing work of foreign interference panel sent to PMO
OTTAWA – The Privy Council Office says an assessment of the work done by a…
On Ukraine front, civilians cling on as troops repel Russia
VUHLEDAR, Ukraine (AP) — The murky water oh so slowly trickles from the filthy drainpipe…
Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment to resume
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery…
‘Virtual power plant’ model could convince more homeowners to switch to solar
CALGARY – An electricity retailer in Alberta is betting it can entice more homeowners to…
‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered
NEW YORK (AP) — Lolita Jackson was at her 72nd-floor desk in the World Trade…
Penticton passersby made CPR even more stressful for nurse
A Penticton woman expected strangers would have shown more compassion when she was performing CPR…
New flavours coming to South Okanagan’s District Wine Village
Turnover is underway at the District Wine Village in Oliver. The brewery and eatery operated…
New beer festival on tap in Kelowna
Kelowna City Park will be transformed into an adult playground for a new beer festival.…
iN PHOTOS: Northern lights put on brilliant show in Okanagan, Kamloops
It's always a special treat when the aurora borealis flares up above Kamloops and the…
Calls to Kelowna RCMP down by 6% in 2022
Kelowna RCMP handled just over 60,000 calls for service in 2022, a 6% drop from…
‘Suspicious’ activity near Falkland leads to four arrests: RCMP
Four people have been arrested and a stolen pickup truck was recovered after suspicious activity…
Two killed in collision on Highway 3A in West Kootenays
Two people are dead after a two-vehicle collision near Castlegar. An off-duty B.C. Highway Patrol…
Coldstream couple who removed ‘stop work order’ being sued over pool
A Lavington couple who built a pool and deck without a permit, and then removed…
Highway 97 at Orchard Park mall in Kelowna closed for police incident
Kelowna RCMP are releasing few details to the public about a police incident that is…
Raccoon forces officials to close Kelowna elementary school
The students of South Kelowna Elementary get to stay home today because a raccoon wanted…
WestJet customers offered 7.5-hour bus ride to destination after flight cancelled
WestJet customers were rebooked on a seven-and-a-half-hour bus trip from Calgary to Regina after their…
Kelowna RCMP arresting the same 20 people every week
Twenty people in Kelowna accounted for a whopping 3,575 arrests in 2021 and 2022. “That…