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Weeks of worry ease as alerts lift for two BC wildfires outside Kamloops, Lillooet
VANCOUVER – As British Columbia awaits an update due later today on fire, drought and…
Central Okanagan home builders call on Kelowna to help lower the cost of a home
As Kelowna continues its soaring growth housing needs are on the rise and the Central…
Cows could be newest tool in Kelowna’s wildfire mitigation efforts
An unlikely hero has appeared in climate crisis and resulting wildfire emergencies in BC: cows.…
Weather Network forecasts ‘fickle fall’ in Canada with season to start cold, end mild
Canadians can expect a "fickle fall" this year as the season is forecast to start…
Air Canada pulling out of Penticton airport
Air Canada is ending its service to Penticton airport. Penticton mayor Julius Bloomfield expressed his…
Rent for one-bedroom in Kelowna leaps past $2,000 a month
The asking rent for one-bedroom apartments in Kelowna jumped 9.5% in August versus July, according…
TRENDING NOW: Adult or tall baby, you decide
There's something intrinsically funny about an adult with the head of a baby. We just…
Man walked naked out of shower, found BC Mountie in his bedroom: lawsuit
A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked out of…
BC aware of dike problems in Merritt before devastating 2021 flooding, documents show
Officials with the British Columbia government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant…
Small plane with engine failure makes emergency landing on BC highway
Mounties in southeastern BC say the pilot of a small plane used Highway 6 as…
Sports, art, farming and fungus: So many things to see and do this weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan
With beautiful autumn weather and the harvest in full swing in the Okanagan and Kamloops,…
Majority of BC parents find it difficult to make ends meet: survey
Parents across BC are experiencing rising rates of financial stress as they are struggling to…
Demand for food doubles in three years at Central Okanagan food banks
The McDougall Creek wildfire added to the need to keep shelves stocked at food banks…
Mass wildfire evacuations force Central Okanagan emergency operations to rethink system
There's no question that Emergency Operations Centre volunteers had a tough time handling the 11,000…
Pest that caused $1 billion in damages to US corn found in North Okanagan
A pest that caused $1 billion worth of damages in the U.S. midwest corn industry…
Sikh student bear sprayed at Kelowna bus stop
A student was assaulted with either bear of pepper spray at a Kelowna bus stop…
Lack of power behind delay getting West Kelowna evacuees home: MLA
Angry residents evacuated due to the McDougall Creek wildfire turned on Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart…
Mostly sunny weekend ahead for Kamloops and the Okanagan
It won’t be a perfect fall weekend but the next few days will be mostly…
B.C. facing wildfires through fall after hot, dry summer
VANCOUVER – Wildfire behaviour in British Columbia received a late-summer boost from higher than normal…
BC man rents apartment for $5,700 per month, stops paying over wine cooler
A man moved into an apartment in Vancouver in 2020 to find the wine cooler…
Suspect arrested in bear spray assault of Sikh teen in Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP arrested a young man who they believe assaulted a Sikh teenager at a…
Former TNRD board chair Ken Gillis has died
The former board chair for the Thompson Nicola Regional District has died. Ken Gillis leaves…
More evacuation orders coming down around West Kelowna wildfire
The area under evacuation order around a wildfire in West Kelowna is gradually shrinking. The…
Vancouver police seek owner of century-old scrapbook linked to Summerland
A worn, old scrapbook was turned into the Vancouver Police Department that contains personal memories…