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Dive into these semi-secret Kelowna swim spots to beat the heat wave
Summer, even during a pandemic, is a busy time in the Okanagan, and Kelowna is…
Vernon’s former race track could become activity centre, park and housing
Vernon’s former Kin Race Track could be the site of a new indoor recreational facility,…
UPDATE: House fire in Peachland now mapped at .9 hectares, being held
A Peachland house fire that started at around noon Saturday is now mapped at 0.9…
Sylix communities rally for residential school survivors through caravan, ceremony
Sylix communities joined together this morning to honour residential school survivors and the children who…
Vans, libraries, and bottled water will help homeless in the Okanagan and Kamloops fight the heat
Agencies throughout the Thompson and Okanagan regions are finding innovative ways to help the homeless…
Heat wave rolls into the Okanagan, Kamloops today
That dangerous long-duration heat wave Environment Canada has been talking about has arrived today and…
Pilot projects look to make housing more affordable and healthier for Okanagan seniors
Seniors organizations in Penticton and Kelowna are part of a six-city Seniors Companion Housing pilot…
‘She was really, really sweet’: Dr. Henry has lunch at Kelowna sandwich shop
Employees and the owner of a Kelowna sandwich shop were happy B.C.’s top doctor stopped…
Drop-ins now accepted at any Interior Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic for 1st shots
With more than 735,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the Interior Health region there’s…
UPDATE: Grass fire next to Westbank Walmart deemed suspicious
The West Kelowna Fire Department is currently investigating a suspicious grass fire that sparked just…
Peak of heat wave in Okanagan, Kamloops will be record-breaking: meteorologists
There’s a seven degree celcius difference in weather service predictions of how hot it’s going…
For such noisy animals, hundreds of elk in the Okanagan go virtually unnoticed
Unbeknownst to most Okanagan residents, there are hundreds of Rocky Mountain Elk within 20 to…
Interior Health discourages swimming in Wood Lake due to algae bloom
While Interior Health has not discovered any toxins related to an algae bloom in Wood…
Kelowna city manager tops list of city hall salaries at $289K
The amount of money paid to City of Kelowna employees climbed 2.1 per cent from…
Interior Health records lowest daily COVID case count in months
The 12 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Interior Health region in the last…
Kelowna’s Tracy Gray only MP in region to vote against ban on conversion therapy
Three out of four Conservatives in the Thompson and Okanagan regions voted with their leader,…
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating RCMP actions in Kelowna homicide case
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating the actions of Kelowna RCMP in connection to a homicide…
Getting gas will cost more in Lower Mainland this weekend; put off that road trip
Gas prices are indeed on the rise but for the time being motorists in the…
‘Dangerous long duration heatwave’ on its way, Environment Canada warns
No matter where you are in the next few days, you will need to find…
Toronto rapper charged with first degree murder may have been in Kelowna
The Toronto Police Service said Monday that a "violent and dangerous man" accused of a…
Chunk of Dilworth mall in Kelowna could be levelled to make way for housing
A proposed new City of Kelowna master plan calls for the western end of the…
Kelowna council approves controversial rock crushing at Costco construction site
A mobile rock crusher will be moving onto the construction site for the new Costco…
Not until September will B.C. catch Alberta on the COVID freedom front
Despite having higher infection and lower vaccination rates than B.C., Albertans will throw off all…
‘Skull-crushing ridge’ to bring abnormal heat to the Okanagan, Kamloops
Temperature records are poised to topple across B.C. as the heatwave that gripped the Lower…