Tag Archives: Okanagan

Fatal crash on Highway 1
A Kamloops resident died in a two-vehicle crash on the Trans Canada Highway in Sicamous. RCMP and BC Highway Patrol-Revelstoke responded to a report of a collision on Highway 1 at the Bruhn Bridge in ...
Pete McIntyre Nov 07, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases for the Interior rise for fourth consecutive day
Interior Health capped off it’s week by having active COVID-19 cases climb for the fourth day in a row. IH saw 110 new cases reported Friday, bringing the active case count up to 686. The new ca...
Pete McIntyre Nov 05, 2021

Two Rockets and one Blazer named to U-17 roster for Capital City Challenge
Two players from the Kelowna Rockets and one from the Kamloops Blazers are going to take part in the 2021 Capital City Challenge. The WHL announced Friday that forward Andrew Cristall and defenceman C...
Liam Verster Nov 05, 2021

RCMP investigating string of armed robberies from Lake Country to Osoyoos
An investigation has been launched into a string of armed robberies that have occurred in the last month and have spanned across communities from Osoyoos to Lake Country. The first incident was record...
Liam Verster Nov 05, 2021

Charges laid in Kelowna PAC fraud case
An extensive investigation into an alleged fraud involving a Kelowna area Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) has resulted in charges being filed against a woman. The investigation was launched in Decembe...
Liam Verster Nov 04, 2021

Wooldridge named new RDCO board leader
Regional District of Central Okanagan Board of Directors have elected a new chairperson. Following a secret ballot vote, Director Loyal Wooldridge was named as successor to Gail Given. Wooldrige was a...
Liam Verster Nov 04, 2021

ICBC urges pedestrian safety as clocks fall back and weather worsens
With the night getting darker sooner as clocks turn back an hour on Sunday, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is warning both pedestrians and drivers to be safe. ICBC Road Safety Commun...
Liam Verster Nov 04, 2021

Team effort nets stolen vehicle suspect
Police from Kelowna, Penticton, the Emergency Response Team and a helicopter worked together Tuesday to stop a car that had been stolen in Osoyoos. It was spotted just outside Summerland and followed ...
Russ Byth Nov 04, 2021

Indigeneous sculpture featured in New Health Sciences Centre
A nine metre (30 foot), hand-cut metal sculpture by local Indigenous artist Clint George is now installed and proudly on display in Okanagan College’s new Health Sciences Centre in Kelowna. The ...
Pete McIntyre Nov 03, 2021

UPDATE: Police identify suspect in hate incident
UPDATE: 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 RCMP say they have identified the suspect involved in an alleged hate incident that occurred on a city bus on Halloween evening. Mounties say public assistance and media repor...
Pete McIntyre Nov 02, 2021