Okanagan News

What Kamloops, Okanagan can learn from U.S. wildfires
As B.C.’s population grows and the climate changes, a UBC expert says more intense, untamable…

Day two of no Canada Post deliveries in Okanagan due poor air quality
Canada Post has suspended deliveries for the second day in a row to parts of…

iN PHOTOS: Smoky skies captured by Okanagan photographers
A blanket of smoke hanging over the Okanagan Valley is expected to persist throughout the…

Okanagan apple industry expecting shortage of pickers
With fewer workers arriving through the seasonal agricultural worker program, the apple industry is bracing…

Thompson Okanagan residents capture stunning photos of lightning strikes
Thunderstorms rolled across the Thompson Okanagan last night, and residents were eager to capture the…

FortisBC sees record-breaking electricity usage for Okanagan, Kootenays
As more Okanagan and Kootenay residents try to beat the heat, they’re using more electricity…

Smoky skies in the Interior expected to persist this weekend
A smoky haze blanketing the Interior is expected to hang around until Monday, according to…

Chance of severe thunderstorms over Kamloops, Okanagan this weekend
Just as you're getting used to the intense heat of summer, Thunderstorms are threatening to…
Alberta resident frustrated with Okanagan responses to out-of-province plates
An Albertan born and raised in the Okanagan has a message for Okanagan residents after…

Heat wave on its way to southern B.C. Interior
The southern B.C. Interior region is going to see some smoking hot weather starting next…

Liquor store sales in B.C. return to normal after initial pandemic bulk-buying frenzy
While the beginning of the pandemic in B.C. was correlated with a massive spike in…

Raise a glass to Bonnie Henry: North Okanagan brewpub names an ale after B.C.’s top doc
She has Fluevog shoes named after her, T-shirts emblazoned with her image, a giant octopus…

Kelowna talent agency ‘overwhelmed’ by interest from thousands of Okanagan actors
The Okanagan may just be the next up-and-coming hot spot for film production, according to…

Fire suppression efforts, timber extractions and highways changing life for declining mule deers
Roughly 100 mule deer are wearing tracking collars as part of the Southern Interior Mule…

iN PHOTOS: Photographers capture mesmerizing images of sunsets in Kamloops, Okanagan
Kamloops and Okanagan photographers have been making the most of the perfect conditions for sunsets…