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Campfires banned in B.C. until mid-October
Campfires and other open burning will be banned across the entire province starting at noon…
Homicide investigation launched in Shuswap shooting
A 32-year-old Scotch Creek man is dead after he was shot last week. Chase RCMP…
Three Kelowna Rockets alumni in Stanley Cup final
Three former Kelowna Rockets defencemen, including a Sicamous native, are headed to game one of…
Watch for Mounties on motorcycles in Kelowna and area
Motorcycle Mounties will maneuver from across the province will maneuver Kelowna for the next two…
Campfires banned throughout Central Okanagan as of Wednesday
A high to extreme fire danger rating thanks to the heat wave has resulted in…
UPDATE: Highway 97 near Peachland re-opened as crews get the better of wildfire
The portion of Highway 97 two kilometres south of Peachland closed earlier as crews worked…
Dozens of heat records set in B.C. including hottest day ever in Canada
Lytton is officially the hottest town in Canada. The temperature in that Fraser Canyon town…
Penticton editor’s run for city council already under grievance by union
When Penticton Herald editor James Miller took a leave of absence to run for a…
‘We have loaded the weather dice:’ Climate change linked to B.C.’s heat wave
A UBC climate expert says there is “absolutely” a link between B.C.’s current extreme weather…
Kelowna, Kamloops set to topple all-time high temperature records
Daily heat records toppled across B.C. Saturday, and more will fall in the days to…
Kelowna elects new school trustee
Kelowna has elected a new school board trustee. The city released unofficial results showing that…
How you can beat the Thompson-Okanagan heat wave without air conditioning
A heat warning is in effect across the Thompson-Okanagan region, as temperatures are expected to…
Kelowna’s Burger King rooftop fire doused quickly
A mechanical malfunction with the Burger King exhaust system made for a smoky sight Saturday…
B.C. Hydro could see record-breaking summer power demand through heat wave
With a rolling heat wave across much of the province, B.C. residents are expected to…
Kelowna’s e-scooter program could screech to a halt next week
After a tremendous start to a shared e-scooter program that saw more than 20,000 people…
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…
Firefighters battling wildfire near Ashcroft
A wildfire has been spotted near the Village of Ashcroft. The fire was first seen…
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…
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…