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Meet the local heroes rescuing animals across the Okanagan
From alleyways in Kelowna to farms in the Shuswap, the Okanagan Humane Society is on…
Wanted violent offender could be in Okanagan
A wanted man with a history of violence may be hiding out in the Okanagan.…
Break out the marshmallows, campers, it’s a rare long weekend without a fire ban
Campfire bans have been lifted just in time in the Thompson-Okanagan area for the labour…
British Columbia buys land to expand Okanagan Lake Park
British Columbia has bought more waterfront property on Okanagan Lake to add to its parks…
Severe thunderstorm warning and smoky skies in Southern Interior
A severe thunderstorm watch and a smoky skies warning has been issued by Environment Canada…
Severe thunderstorm watch and smoky skies for B.C. southern interior
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued by Environment Canada as conditions are just right for…
How to protect yourself and your family during the southern Interior heat wave
It's hot outside, really hot. But there are ways you can help to protect yourself…
Canada geese egg addling underway in Okanagan
The Okanagan Valley Goose Management Program will soon begin its annual egg addling to manage…
Some Okanagan restaurants having tough time repaying CEBA loans
With CEBA repayments due, Okanagan businesses could be worse off than other areas of British…
Warm weather waking up wildlife early in Okanagan, Kamloops
Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society is bracing itself for more patients and early babies this winter.…
$1M donation to Okanagan College for skilled trades and apprenticeships
Okanagan College has been gifted $1 million to fund scholarships for students going into trades…
BC Government lays out plan for devastated fruit, food producers
The BC Government can't say how much, if any money will be set aside specifically…
Threatened baby gopher snake saved from Okanagan cold
It may look like a rattlesnake, but this harmless little snake is a far cry…
Up to 80% of Okanagan peach crop wiped out by winter cold snap
The cold snap in the southern Interior earlier this winter wiped out roughly three-quarters of…
Biologists ask for your help to save Okanagan bats from deadly fungus
White-nose syndrome has devastated North American bat populations outside of BC and biologists are concerned…
Look out for bats in your blinds in Okanagan, Similkameen
The BC Community Bat Program is warning residents in the Okanagan and Similkameen region to be…
Everything you need to know about river otters in the Thompson-Okanagan
They may be cute and fluffy on the outside, but river otters could be the…
Alberta bighorn sheep might become ‘little-horn sheep’ soon
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this story's publication, iNFOnews.ca has been notified by the Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship that…
There are more bats in the Okanagan than anywhere else in Canada
The Okanagan Valley is home to more species of bats than anywhere else in Canada,…
Heavy snow on Coquihalla and Hope to Princeton highways expected to taper off this afternoon
Heavy snow fell last night through this morning, Dec. 2, and is expected to taper…
The Okanagan’s forgotten grasslands
A new UBCO study is showcasing the Okanagan’s forgotten and endangered grasslands by drawing attention…
Everything you need to know about raccoons in the Thompson-Okanagan
Whether you refer to them as raccoons, masked bandits or trash pandas, these little critters…
Bitter reality of the sugar shortage for Okanagan businesses
As the Rogers Sugar refinery strike in Vancouver continues into is seventh week, the future…
How UBC and UBCO are revolutionizing Ph.Ds
The Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia is in its second year of…