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Some cherry farmers lost entire crops in heat wave; apple farmers still waiting to see damage
B.C.’s tree fruit farmers were dealt a devastating blow last week when temperatures reached record…
$2,300 worth of fines handed out for illegal campfires in North Okanagan
People unable to heed the campfire ban put in place last week got an expensive…
Calgary motorcyclist killed in North Okanagan crash
A crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Highway 97A in Enderby on…
‘Sunshine Tax’ and EI making it tough to find workers in Okanagan
As the Okanagan recovers from the doldrums of the COVID-19 pandemic the long-standing struggle to…
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…
Penticton’s river channel is the place to cool off in South Okanagan
If the heat is getting you down and you're looking for a way to cool…
Syilx artist and community leader contributes to UBCO’s public art collection
Syilx artist Sheldon Pierre Louis says the painting he created for UBC Okanagan’s Public Art…
Salmon Arm woman killed in North Okanagan motorcycle crash
A 58-year-old woman from Salmon Arm was killed in a crash on Highway 97A near…
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Okanagan
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Okanagan valley today. Environment Canada says…
Rez Daddy takes on ‘pandemic blues’ as part of South Okanagan Similkameen Pride
In these times of heaviness and grief, Madeline Terbasket, who is also known by their…
Embrace culture in times of loss and grief, says Syilx mental health worker
CONTENT ADVISORY Kim Montgomery and Charlotte Whitehead of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) are embracing…
OKIB calls on federal, provincial governments to replace ‘monuments of oppression’
The Okanagan Indian Band chief and council are calling on the federal and provincial governments…
Syilx facilitator launches workshop series for non-Indigenous allies
A Syilx woman has founded a new organization dedicated to helping settlers engage with Indigenous…
Don’t blame anti-vaxxers for Central Okanagan’s low vaccination rate
The Central Okanagan, and particularly Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood, score below the provincial average when it…
UPDATE: Missing Cherryville woman located
UPDATE: 1:15 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021 Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say a missing 37-year-old…
Supermoon eclipse captured by South Okanagan photographer
Did you see the lunar eclipse early this morning? Visibility may have been obscured in…
‘It’s very close to home’: Okanagan men run 52 km to raise funds for mental health
Okanagan residents Andrew Garant and Cody Teichroeb ran a 52-kilometre ultramarathon along the rail trail…
Summerland wants to be food innovation, processing hub for Okanagan
Summerland has aspirations of becoming the food innovation and processing hub for the Okanagan. A…
Rutland, Lake Country lag behind other Interior Health communities for COVID vaccinations
The percentage of the population 18 and up in the Southern Interior that’s had at…
Another workplace shuttered due to COVID-19 in Interior Health region
As the number of employees sent home to self-isolate because of COVID-19 in their workplaces…
Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn sold for $3.5M
After being boarded up for more than a year, the controversial Airport Inn Lakeside in…
Central Okanagan was B.C.’s fastest growing region last year
With a two per cent growth in population in 2020, the Central Okanagan was the…
South Okanagan firefighters battle blaze at same house twice in 2 nights
Fire crews in Osoyoos were kept busy over the weekend putting out a fire at…