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Arrest warrant issued for Barriere man accused of breaking into dead person’s home
Police are hoping the public can help them find a 30-year-old man accused of breaking…
Sun Peaks doctor not giving in to patient requests for false vaccine exemptions
A doctor in Sun Peaks is refusing to write what he calls fraudulent letters after…
Cougar stops at Vernon nature centre for late night drink
It’s unusual for a cougar to venture into the grasslands surrounding the Allan Brooks Nature…
RCMP ask for help to find missing Kelowna man
Kelowna RCMP are hoping someone has information that could help them find a missing 43-year-old…
iN PHOTOS: Swapping hockey sticks for hoses — a B.C. wildfire history lesson
When Dan Wilson, a councillor for the Okanagan Indian Band near Vernon, was evacuated his…
2,425 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. over long weekend; 838 in Interior Health
B.C. averaged more than 600 new COVID-19 cases over the Labour Day long weekend. There…
Take your frustrations out on COVID and politicians, not healthcare workers: Premier Horgan
Following a number of protests against vaccination passports in front of B.C. hospitals last week,…
B.C. Indigenous youth launch podcast tackling COVID-19 myths
A new podcast by three Indigenous students tackles COVID-19 myths, explores current events and shares…
Evacuated Parker Cove couple still waiting to return home – and that’s OK
Lisa and Rob Burns know they’re among the lucky ones. Even though it’s been a…
Vernon RCMP ask for help to find man last seen on Okanagan Rail Trail
Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 27-year-old man last seen…
UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP say missing woman located
UPDATE: 12:03 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 A 23-year-old missing Vanderhoof wonman thought to be…
Canada’s drug policy – not drugs – is killing people at record numbers, advocates say
It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw…
B.C. wildfires a ‘wake-up call’ to return to Indigenous-led fire management
Traditional burns offer a way to protect the land, sustain Indigenous cultural practices and unite…
Suspicious truck fire pours smoke into West Kelowna Walmart
A suspicious fire burned a truck at a loading bay at the West Kelowna Walmart…
B.C. will only report COVID-19 clusters, outbreaks this school year
Rather than send out notices every time there’s a single case of COVID-19 in B.C.…
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating fatal RCMP-involved shooting in Quesnel
An investigation has been launched by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. into an officer-involved…
Why not just anyone can show up and help fight B.C. wildfires
As devastating wildfires destroyed home in places like Monte Lake, Estamont and Killiney Beach, there…
B.C. Indigenous communities managed sea otter populations for millennia, study finds
A new study has found that coastal Indigenous communities have managed their relationship with shellfish…
Where the federal leaders stand on the toxic drug crisis
When drug policy advocate Leslie McBain looks through the platforms of Canada’s major political parties,…
Last Mt. Law wildfire evacuation order lifted in Central Okanagan
The last property under evacuation order due to the Mt. Law wildfire burning near West…
Get ready to see smoke in Okanagan from huge controlled burn on White Rock Lake wildfire
Okanagan residents can expect to see smoke today as the B.C. Wildfire Service conducts a…
Get ready to share the road from 100 Mile House to Vernon with military trucks
As the Canadian Armed Forces moves troops and equipment where they are needed in the…
Why so blue, B.C.’s little ling cod?
Five years ago, marine ecologist Aaron Galloway surfaced with a ling cod he had spearfished…
Home built around disabled granddaughter lost near Vernon to wildfire
After losing their family home near Vernon to the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this…