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Stink bugs are in abundance in the Okanagan this fall
Some Okanagan gardeners have been noticing more stink bugs around their homes this year. They…
With habitat change, B.C. Interior moose may be more susceptible to heat wave
While some animals are adapted to temperature spikes in the B.C. Interior, there’s concern around…
Record-breaking temperatures in Okanagan on Canada Day
Temperatures have begun to cool down across B.C. when compared to the extreme heat earlier…
Searching for Sasquatch in the Okanagan
Stories of human-like creatures known as sasquatches or bigfoots have been around for hundreds, if…
Paramedics responded to record spike in Thompson-Okanagan overdose calls last year
Paramedics responded to a record number of overdose calls last year in the Thompson Okanagan,…
Let it snow: Okanagan residents get creative with recent snowfall
Snow is on the ground and Okanagan residents are making the most of it. Stepping…
Okanagan Humane Society takes raffle online due to COVID-19
For the first time in its 24-year history, the Okanagan Humane Society will be conducting…
Products you may not know are based in the Thompson Okanagan
From fresh salsa to bar codes, the Thompson Okanagan is full of products and innovations…
Why we remember: The Afghan War and the soldiers from the Okanagan, Kamloops who fought
More than 100 soldiers from Kamloops and the Okanagan were sent overseas to Afghanistan, a…
Remembrance Day is going to look at lot different in Kamloops, Okanagan this year
Kamloops and Okanagan branches of the Royal Canadian Legion are concerned about their poppy campaign…
What Kamloops, Okanagan can learn from U.S. wildfires
As B.C.’s population grows and the climate changes, a UBC expert says more intense, untamable…
Day two of no Canada Post deliveries in Okanagan due poor air quality
Canada Post has suspended deliveries for the second day in a row to parts of…
iN PHOTOS: Smoky skies captured by Okanagan photographers
A blanket of smoke hanging over the Okanagan Valley is expected to persist throughout the…
Okanagan apple industry expecting shortage of pickers
With fewer workers arriving through the seasonal agricultural worker program, the apple industry is bracing…
Thompson Okanagan residents capture stunning photos of lightning strikes
Thunderstorms rolled across the Thompson Okanagan last night, and residents were eager to capture the…
FortisBC sees record-breaking electricity usage for Okanagan, Kootenays
As more Okanagan and Kootenay residents try to beat the heat, they’re using more electricity…
Smoky skies in the Interior expected to persist this weekend
A smoky haze blanketing the Interior is expected to hang around until Monday, according to…
Chance of severe thunderstorms over Kamloops, Okanagan this weekend
Just as you're getting used to the intense heat of summer, Thunderstorms are threatening to…
Alberta resident frustrated with Okanagan responses to out-of-province plates
An Albertan born and raised in the Okanagan has a message for Okanagan residents after…
Heat wave on its way to southern B.C. Interior
The southern B.C. Interior region is going to see some smoking hot weather starting next…
Liquor store sales in B.C. return to normal after initial pandemic bulk-buying frenzy
While the beginning of the pandemic in B.C. was correlated with a massive spike in…
Raise a glass to Bonnie Henry: North Okanagan brewpub names an ale after B.C.’s top doc
She has Fluevog shoes named after her, T-shirts emblazoned with her image, a giant octopus…
Kelowna talent agency ‘overwhelmed’ by interest from thousands of Okanagan actors
The Okanagan may just be the next up-and-coming hot spot for film production, according to…
Fire suppression efforts, timber extractions and highways changing life for declining mule deers
Roughly 100 mule deer are wearing tracking collars as part of the Southern Interior Mule…