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Arrest of serial killer in New York puts renewed focus on missing Kamloops woman
Kamloops resident Glendene Grant’s daughter was the victim of human trafficking and disappeared from Las…
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
Wildfires raging throughout British Columbia have damaged or destroyed hundreds of properties and forced more…
Smoke may hinder a sunny weekend in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Tourists will be happier this weekend as sunny skies and warmer temperatures are in the…
Protesters hoped to ‘overwhelm’ RCMP wildfire blockade in Shuswap: police
Protesters have tried to bypass an RCMP blockade on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Shuswap…
Some daytime commercial flights resume at Kelowna airport
Daytime flights have resumed in Kelowna, however some airspace restrictions remain in place as BC…
Half of Wilson’s Landing firefighters lost homes in ‘violent’ McDougall Creek firestorm
In 2021, Paul Zydowicz helped fight the destructive White Rock Lake Wildfire as deputy chief…
UBCO takes out record $262M building permit for downtown ‘vertical campus’
After weeks of digging the foundation for underground parking at its new downtown “vertical campus",…
RCMP investigating Kelowna homicide; suspect arrested
Police have a suspect in custody in connection to a homicide in Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood…
Body of missing Mexican national found in Osoyoos Lake
RCMP have confirmed the body recovered from Osoyoos Lake earlier this week is that of…
TRENDING NOW: You can’t argue with a husky
You can try to argue with a husky but it really is futile. Blue the…
WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE: Why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.
WASHINGTON – The oceanfront home on Maui's western shore sits unscathed, family car in the…
iN PHOTOS: RCMP deploys dozens of reinforcements in McDougall Creek wildfire
More backup has arrived in the fight against Central Okanagan wildfires. The RCMP deployed 76…
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…