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North Okanagan volunteers build free beds for children in need
Volunteers in the North Okanagan have been busy building twin beds and bunkbeds for children…
Kelowna cop steps up to help kids fly home for Christmas
An RCMP officer went above and beyond the call of duty to help two children…
Massive kids entertainment centre and eatery opening in Kamloops industrial park
A colourful and imaginative large-scale entertainment space for families is opening soon in Kamloops. Zaaz…
Most Canadian kids will be exposed to COVID within the year: CMA president
It will be virtually impossible for school children to avoid COVID, according to the president…
Kids have more room to splash into Okanagan lakes with Wibit this summer
Jumping and sliding into Okanagan lakes will be done with safe distancing this summer at…
Brother and sister bottle drive pays for month of food at B.C. Wildlife Park
A brother and sister from Kamloops have exceeded their fundraising goal of $10,000 for the…
B.C. Premier authorizes ‘eggs-emption’ allowing Easter Bunny to travel freely
If you're looking for some eggs-ellent news to share with your kids during this stressful…
Kamloops set to giveaway 2,000 toy versions of city trucks
The City of Kamloops has just received a fleet of 2,000 new vehicles – specifically…
10-year-old Kamloops boys make own fundraiser to help man with missing dog
Two 10-year-old boys in Kamloops saw a missing dog poster and decided to do what…
Why this Kamloops goat farm wants your old, worn out towels and blankets
A Kamloops woman is asking for your old towels and blankets as she prepares to…
iN PHOTOS: Dream Rally burns rubber down Highway 97
KELOWNA – Brad Jinjoe is passionate about sports cars. He's had his red Lamborghini Diablo…
Central Okanagan Food Bank stocked with thousands of healthy snacks for kids
KELOWNA – Kelowna kids facing food insecurity will receive a major helping hand this summer.…
Kids, weddings no longer welcome at Vernon’s Sparkling Hill Resort
VERNON – If kids and wedding partiers want to unwind with spa treatments, crystal scrubs…
The length a Vernon family took to keep loved ones housed
VERNON – Vernon’s tight rental market has some families getting creative when it comes to…
Vernon Teachers’ Association says district moving too slow with class size and composition changes
VERNON – The Vernon Teachers’ Association is accusing district officials of moving too slowly to…
Kids of the North Okanagan: Here’s how you can get a free ice cream from the RCMP
VERNON – This summer, North Okanagan cops will reward kids wearing their bike helmets with…
Vernon student thanks police for ‘protecting the world’
VERNON – Mounties at the Vernon RCMP detachment have received a heartfelt thank you note…
UPDATE: Mother and three children from Merritt found
MERRITT – RCMP confirm that the missing 32-year-old mother and her three young children were…
New resource for children in ministry care opening in Vernon
VERNON – A way to provide care for children and youth with complex care needs…
Keeping kids busy over spring break in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – There are all kinds of activities planned in Kamloops to help keep the…
What to do over the spring break in Vernon
VERNON – Spring break is fast approaching in the Vernon and North Okanagan-Shuswap School Districts,…
Why a break-in couldn’t have happened at a worse time for two single Vernon moms
VERNON - Kris Zacharuk is pushing her son into the arrivals gate of the Kelowna Airport in a wheelchair when her phone rings. It’s been tough lately to keep the phone bills covered, but she has to in case the doctors call about Christopher’s kidney transplant. It’s her 17-year-old daughter calling. The house Zacharuk shares...
Lock down at Vernon high school precautionary
VERNON - A Vernon high school wasn’t taking any chances when it learned of an altercation in the schoolyard this afternoon. Vernon School District Superintendent Joe Rogers says W.L. Seaton Secondary School was placed on lock down around 1:30 p.m., Oct. 19 after administration became aware of an incident involving two adult men on the...
Check out all your summer camps before you sign up
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A first-of-its-kind kid’s camp expo coming to a community near you is your chance to get a taste of all the fun activities available to keep your little ones busy all summer long. Campapalooza is a chance to meet counsellors and see what all the great summer camps offer for toddlers to teens...