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Propane barbecue ban in most Central Okanagan parks
Portable propane barbecues have been banned in parks and beaches in the Central Okanagan effective…
City council may reject plan for tallest highrise in Kelowna
Developers of a proposed 46-storey highrise in downtown Kelowna have already scaled it down to…
Accused West Kelowna wildfire arsonist will stay behind bars
The 36-year-old man charged with trying to start a wildfire in the Glenrosa neighbourhood of West…
Teens in Thompson-Okanagan love to gamble: report
A new study on youth gambling found that a higher proportion of teens in the…
Wildfires boosting Kamloops hotel stays while tourists fill rooms in Okanagan
The Okanagan tourism industry has recovered to pre-pandemic levels despite smoky skies and a growing…
Heat returning to Okanagan, Kamloops this weekend
After some cooler temperatures, get ready for the heat to return by the weekend in…
Suspected West Kelowna wildfire arsonist has been charged
Kelowna RCMP have charged and arrested the man suspected of trying to start a wildfire…
West Kelowna still getting full protection while city firefighters battling flames elsewhere
West Kelowna is keeping all its fire halls staffed while off-duty firefighters are 40 km…
Truck theft suspect in custody after crashing into Kelowna cop car
A 27-year-old man is facing a variety of charges after he was nabbed in an…
Deliberately set grassfire in Kelowna has police looking for witnesses
RCMP say a grassfire in Kelowna last night appears to have been deliberately set. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fundraising effort underway for 5th victim of Kelowna crane collapse
An online fundraising campaign has been launched for the family of one of the five…
Three agencies trying to unscramble what happened in Kelowna crane tragedy
The RCMP are currently leading the investigation into the tragic death of five men when…
Video footage of Kelowna crane collapse appears to show obvious safety violations
Two videos posted on social media that show what appears to be the first section…
Memorial service will be held Sunday for former Central Okanagan educator Murli Pendharkar
Murli Pendharkar served as both a superintendent of schools and chair of the Board of…
Even residential school memorials not wanted in Peachland parks
Peachland council spoke unanimously this week against allowing memorials of any sort in its parks…
COVID-19 case numbers rise slightly in B.C., Interior
After dropping to less than 40 new cases earlier this week, there were 54 new…
Memorial growing for victims of Kelowna crane disaster
A small memorial to Jared Zook – one of five men killed when a crane…