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This company wants to make it rain on B.C. wildfires
There are many tools used by B.C. Wildfire in battling hundreds of forest fires in…
Quick action keeps grass fire away from West Kelowna road and boats
Workers at Shelter Bay Marina in West Kelowna kept a grass fire from spreading until…
Brenda Creek wildfire expected to grow; crews dousing hotspots near power line
The 450-hectare wildfire burning northwest of Peachland, near Highway 97 C, continues to get regionwide…
All clear given for all but one evacuated building near deadly Kelowna crane collapse
People can now return to all but one building in downtown Kelowna following last week's…
Teenaged girl killed in Kelowna collision
A 15-year-old girl was killed and another 13-year-old girl injured after a car and motorcycle…
Investigation into Arlene Westervelt’s death remains open
It’s been a year since the Crown stayed proceedings in the trial of a Lake…
Hot dry weather to linger for weeks in Kamloops, Okanagan
It could be well into the fall before there’s any appreciable change to the hot…
Smoke from B.C. wildfires swirling in and out of Thompson-Okanagan communities
Smoke is going to be a fact of life in the Thompson and Okanagan regions…
Brenda Creek wildfire showing more aggressive behaviour after calm weekend
Activity around the Brenda Creek fire has started to pick up again today, prompting BC…
Alleged car thieves hit Kelowna police cruisers to escape
Kelowna Mounties managed to get the better of a pair of alleged car thieves who…
Canadian country music star offers tribute to relative killed in Kelowna crane collapse
Canadian country music singer Aaron Pritchett wrote a touching tribute to one of the victims…
Kelowna teen’s killer serves one day in custody
The teen who fatally stabbed Elijah Beauregard in a Kelowna alley two years ago served…
More than $500K raised for families of men killed in Kelowna crane collapse
Over half a million dollars has been donated so far for the families of the…
Half-price adoptions at BC SPCA to create space for animals displaced by wildfires
With wildfires threatening communities across the province, the BC SPCA is holding a half-price adoption…
The political links between racism and COVID-19 vaccination protests
When a COVID-19 conspiracy theorist protester began hurling racist remarks at a Sikh security guard…
BCSPCA offers up ways to help wildlife during a wildfire
Like humans, the BC SPCA says animals struggle to cope when wildfires rage and their…
What’s that sound? Why some firefighting aircraft have sirens
As firefighters continue to battle wildfires across the province, residents may hear the sounds of…
Quebec woman found safe, RCMP say
Penticton RCMP said a woman who was missing overnight has been found, safe but dehydrated. …
Smoke to drift into Southern Interior, says Environment Canada
Much of the Southern Interior may see smoke in the next couple of days. The …
UPDATE: Brenda Creek wildfire ‘less vigorous’ overnight, mapped at 480 hectares
BC Wildfire is planning for a small ignition of around 30 hectares later today at…
Okanagan security guards experiencing ‘extreme’ levels of harassment during pandemic
During the last two years, Okanagan security guards have been facing an “extreme” level of…
Area restriction in effect for 500 ha Brenda Creek wildfire near West Kelowna
An area restriction will soon be in effect near a 500-hectare wildfire burning to the…
Thompson-Okanagan in level three drought
The extremely hot and dry conditions in the Thompson-Okanagan means impacts to ecosystems and socio-economic…
‘Life and death situation’: Mayor concerned as wildfire threatens only hydro transmission line into West Kelowna
West Kelowna’s mayor is concerned a single transmission line supplying electricity to the entire city…