Kljun2021

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Burger King rooftop fire doused quickly
A mechanical malfunction with the Burger King exhaust system made for a smoky sight Saturday…

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…

‘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…

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…