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Interior RCMP manhunt ends with arrest of hitchhiking suspect
KELOWNA – The hunt for a suspect wanted in connection with a domestic assault at…
Date set for mountain bike trails to open at Big White
KELOWNA – With snow slow to leave Big White, the mountain bike season at the…
New York New Year’s Eve in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Across the city pubs, bars and restaurants will host parties to celebrate the…
Big White Ski Resort opens this week
KELOWNA – After a weekend of snowfall, Big White Ski Resort is moving their opening…
Big White Winter Rally chosen as final round for national championship
BIG WHITE – Whether you drive a souped-up Subaru or a race-ready beater, the back…
Weekend could kick off with new temperature records across the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – If sitting back and enjoying a cold drink on the patio is your…
Okanagan continues to flirt with record temperatures
OKANAGAN – For the second day in a row record temperatures were just out of…
Mixed basket of weather for Easter long weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature and the Easter Bunny may not be seeing eye to eye…
Warm weekend weather ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature appears to be playing nice with the kids either continuing or…
Spring temperatures create slushy mess at local ski hill
KELOWNA – A near record amount of snow this year combined with unseasonably warm temperatures…
Weekend of warm, wet weather for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Temperatures are again expected to stay warmer than seasonal normals this weekend, but…
Wet weekend could clear the air in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The temperatures will continue to stay above seasonal normals but will come with…
Warmer weather sticking around in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The above-normal temperatures are expected to stick around at least a little longer…
Expect a warm, rainy Valentine’s Day in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – If an outdoor date is in your plans this Valentine’s Day, Mother Nature…
Awesome dad builds igloo at Big White so daughters can have a sleepover
TEACHES HIMSELF FROM YOUTUBE VIDEOS, THEN TRIES IT OUT BIG WHITE – If teaching yourself…
The melt is back in the Okanagan this Family Day long weekend
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature is expected to grace the Okanagan with warm temperatures this weekend…
Have we already said goodbye to winter in the Okanagan?
OKANAGAN – The snow is almost gone already and the mild weather is set to…
Snow levels at lower elevations throughout the Okanagan could disappear this weekend
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature is playing nice this weekend, giving us warm temperatures perfect for…
Mild week ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - We can expect temperatures to hover around the freezing mark this week, with temperatures expected to be at or near seasonal normal temperatures throughout the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for daytime high temperatures to range from -1 Celsius to 2 C this week, with overnight lows expected to reach between 0 C...
Snowmobiler rescued after machine breaks down near Big White
KELOWNA - A snowmobile operator became disoriented and lost after walking away from his machine when it broke down Sunday night. The man was riding alone in the area south of the Big White village when the machine broke down. He attempted to walk out but ended up spending several hours walking in the wrong...
Alpine ski season begins with opening of Big White, others not far behind
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Big White Ski Resort has officially opened for alpine skiing and several other local ski hills aren’t far behind. Big White opened today, Nov. 13, about two weeks ahead of schedule for alpine skiing, while Silver Star Mountain opened for nordic skiing yesterday and Sun Peaks Resort welcomed ski teams for alpine training...
Big White to open early for the first time in years
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Big White is opening two weeks early, the first time in 14 years the ski resort has begun operations this early in the season. “This is early. This is not usual. Mother Nature has given us a gift and we’re giving it back to the locals,” Michael J. Ballingall, Big White’s booster-in-chief, declared...
Local ski hills are growing white
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While some of us are still holding on to the last strings of warmer weather, those looking forward to skiing and snowboarding will be happy to know the snow is falling at area ski hills. All three of the big ski hills in the area — Sun Peaks, Silver Star Mountain and Big...
What an El Niño winter means for the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - With autumn well underway it's hard to ignore the fact that it's only a matter of time before the snow hits, but with a strong El Niño expected this season winter could look, and feel, a little different this year. Meteorologists say the event may be a little overhyped but we could expect temperatures...