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Starving cougar attempted to enter Kamloops museum, day care before it was shot
KAMLOOPS – A young cougar was killed last week after it reportedly broke a window…
Investigation into Celista dog’s shooting death suspended
CELISTA – The investigation into a dog found fatally shot in a Celista parking lot…
West Kelowna shooter charged with attempted murder
WEST KELOWNA – The man accused of shooting a driver multiple times in West Kelowna…
Free flu shots available for at-risk groups in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Flu season is back, and the Interior Health Authority is reminding all at-risk…
Firearms seized after moose illegally shot in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Conservation officers are investigating after a moose was illegally shot in Salmon…
“He’s not a bad kid:” Family of man shot by police in Salmon Arm speaks out
"NOBODY SHOULD BE SHOT IN THE HEAD." SALMON ARM – Kaymen Winter was on his…
Jail for Kelowna man who shot himself in eye during botched home invasion
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man who accidentally shot himself in the eye with a rifle…
“I almost died:” Man shot by Kelowna police officer speaks out
KELOWNA – Shadwyn Nelson could feel the bullet bouncing around inside him after it shot…
Man shot in the head by Salmon Arm RCMP officer launches lawsuit
A man who was left seriously injured after an officer-involved shooting in January 2017 is…
Dog abandoned and shot in Beaverdell finds loving family
A dog that was shot and severely wounded in Beaverdell has found a place to…
BC driver hits, injures RCMP officer in police station parking lot, gets shot
A man has been shot after he drove into an RCMP officer in the police…
This year’s flu vaccine to target relatively vicious strain
KELOWNA – If you feel like this fall has already been worse than others for getting a cold or the flu, Interior Health has some bad news for you. It won’t peak for another month. According to Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi the influenza virus and all the other viruses that cause flu-like symptoms...
Cattle poaching problem continues in the North Okanagan
VERNON - Another cow was found killed and left to rot over the weekend. It was found Saturday, Oct. 10, on the Aberdeen Forest Service Road in Lavington. The cow appeared to have been shot, but no meat was taken. It’s the fourth cow to be found dead on range land leased by the Coldstream...
Ranch offers reward for information about cow poaching in the North Okanagan
VERNON - Poachers are shooting cattle in the North Okanagan and either taking the meat, or leaving the animals for dead. Pete Wise, a wildlife control specialist in Vernon, says at least three cows have been shot since September on range land leased by the Coldstream Ranch. “Somebody is intentionally targeting them,” Wise says. In...
Cougar shot near elementary school
LUMBY - A cougar was put down by the Conservation Service Monday morning in Lumby after it attacked livestock. Conservation officers trapped and shot the large, roughly five-year-old, 170 pound male cougar, after it killed a resident’s sheep and alpaca in the Schwartz Road area behind J.W. Inglis Elementary. Conservation officer Ken Owens says the...