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iN VIDEO: How this Kamloops woman and her dog are coping after bear attack
KAMLOOPS — Surviving a bear attack has given a Kamloops woman and the dog that…
iN VIDEO: Shamanic dog training? How a Kamloops trainer found a new approach
KAMLOOPS — Tamryn Fudge has been a dog trainer for two decades and over time…
Starving, frozen dog rescued from thin ice at Big White
KELOWNA – Firefighters say they got there just in time. Thanks to a hiker at…
No charges yet in Kelowna dognapping; suspect being questioned: Family
KELOWNA – Atlas the golden retriever is usually a grazer-type of eater, but according to…
Hard times and happy tales behind the scenes of the Kelowna SPCA
KELOWNA — The dog kennels at the Kelowna SPCA are white concrete walls echoing with…
iN VIDEO: Police looking for leads in Kelowna dognapping case
KELOWNA – Kelowna police are chasing leads in their search for Atlas, a golden retriever…
Help needed to pay for injured dog’s medical costs: Kamloops SPCA
KAMLOOPS — Halston the dog was found unresponsive on the side of the road by…
North Okanagan woman fined under cruelty act for tying elastic band around dog’s scrotum
SALMON ARM – The owner of a dog boarding and training facility in the North…
Kelowna RCMP using therapy dogs to fight stress
KELOWNA – The Kelowna RCMP are trying out a program used to help UBC Okanagan…
TALL TAILS: There’s no evidence dogs were poisoned on Kelowna trail
KELOWNA – The Kelowna SPCA says there is no evidence dogs are being poisoned near…
Driver seriously hurt, his dog missing after crash near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE – Travellers are being asked to keep their eyes peeled for a young dog…
Best friend and best medicine: Why a Penticton woman with PTSD wants her four-legged companion trained as a service dog
PENTICTON – A Penticton woman suffering from PTSD after years as a first responder says…
‘I thought I had lost her:’ Dog reunites with Penticton owner after five days on Coquihalla
'I'M STILL FLOORED BY ALL THE LOVE THAT WAS SHOWN' MERRITT – After five days…
Frantic owner searching for dog last seen on Boxing Day in Vernon
VERNON – A former Vernon woman is overwhelmed by the kindness and support she’s received…
Merritt shelter asking for public to come forward with information after gruesome killing of dog
CONTENT ADVISORY MERRITT – A local animal shelter is asking for your help in finding…
Investigation into Celista dog’s shooting death suspended
CELISTA – The investigation into a dog found fatally shot in a Celista parking lot…
Kamloops man who allegedly beat Chihuahua-mix to death with fence post charged with animal cruelty
KAMLOOPS – A local man is facing animal cruelty charges in court after he allegedly…
‘She’s a survivor’: Dog rescued after a month lost in the Shuswap wilderness
SICAMOUS – A Sicamous dog has been reunited with her owners after surviving a month…
A dog bite, an arrest, an RCMP firing and lots of finger-pointing in Vernon neighbour dispute
VERNON - A bitter dispute between neighbours is playing out publicly in Vernon after one man claims to have been set up by a retired policeman, who has since been fired from a civilian position with the Vernon detachment. The case, which began with an alleged dog bite, was supposed to be heard in court,...
Theft allegation behind Vernon dog rescue closure
VERNON - A controversial dog rescue in Vernon shut down its operations last week largely because of a specific allegation of theft involving the rescue's president caught on video, sources tell infoNEWS.ca. According to a volunteer, who has not yet agreed to be quoted for this story, she found her wallet missing following a Nov....
Woman reunited with Diego the dog more than a week after Vernon car accident
VERNON - He’s hungry, dehydrated, and a bit scratched up, but Diego is home. The five-year-old Chihuahua went missing Sept. 21 after jumping out a window during a car accident in Vernon. His owner, Tonya Olson, spent the last nine days desperately searching for him, holding out hope that he was alive. On Wednesday, Sept....
Two Vernon dogs escaped car crash, one still missing
VERNON - A Vernon woman is pleading with the public to keep an eye out for her dog after it jumped from a car following a crash and hasn’t been seen since. Tonya Olson says her boyfriend was driving with their two dogs, Rizza and Diego, on Sept. 21 when the vehicle spun out of...
Judge clarifies order for dangerous dog that mauled Okanagan Lhasa apso cross
KELOWNA - A provincial court judge has issued a clarification of an order for one of two dogs that fatally mauled a 12-year-old Lhasa apso cross in Peachland on New Years Day 2015. The small dog named Charlie was walking with owner Jeff Clark on Jan. 1 when they were approached by two off-leash dogs...
RCMP reunite missing dog with family
KAMLOOPS - Saundra Potter didn’t expect to come home without a dog when she took a family trip to Kelowna to run an errand. Potter and her three children left their dog Bailey in the back of her truck with a blanket, food and water when they entered a store to grab barbecue supplies last...