Tag Archives: Okanagan
First Nations group ‘appalled’ at bear paws found in Shuswap
**Warning: Some people may find the contents of this story and video disturbing.** ANGLEMONT, B.C. - The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it is appalled and horrified at the gruesome discovery o...
May 26, 2021
UPDATE: Crash claims lives of three Kelowna students
UPDATE: KELOWNA – Three high school students died in an overnight crash in Kelowna. RCMP say the three victims were in the same vehicle that crashed on Gordon Drive at Cook Road. The Central Oka...
May 26, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 289, with 35 new cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - As B.C. announced a road map to reduced COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday, the province recorded another 289 cases of the virus. The totals are included in a report prepared by Provincial Healt...
May 25, 2021
SPCA seizes 17 puppies from breeder with history of animal abuse
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. SPCA says it has seized 17 neglected puppies from a Kamloops-area breeder. In a news release, the organization says SPCA special constables seized 16 Pomeranian and Yorkshire terri...
May 25, 2021
Council to consider mixed-use project on campground site
Stober Group has released updated images for the 3340 Lakeshore/Gyro Beach project in Kelowna in advance of next week's public information meeting and city council’s consideration of the develop...
May 25, 2021
UPDATE: Search and rescue no longer involved in hunt for missing firefighter
An exhaustive search of Okanagan Lake has come to an end for one of the groups involved without finding the body of a missing and presumed drowned Kamloops firefighter. Volunteers with Central Okanaga...
May 25, 2021
No major wildfires over holiday weekend
It has been a quiet long weekend on the wildfire front in the Kamloops Fire Centre and across the rest of British Columbia. However the situation could change in the coming days with thunderstorms pre...
May 25, 2021
B.C. set to lay out restart road map as COVID-19 cases slow, vaccinations increase
VICTORIA - A plan to be announced today will start to get life and the economy back to normal in British Columbia with the methodical lifting of COVID-19 health restrictions. Premier John Horgan said ...
May 25, 2021
More than two dozen arrested in shoplifting crackdown
Police are calling a crackdown on shoplifters in West Kelowna a success after numerous people were arrested. In the past few months, West Kelowna businesses have reported an increase in violence, and ...
May 22, 2021
Dozens of residents forced out by fire
Dozens of Kelowna residents had their long weekend plans disrupted by a fire. The Kelowna Fire Department was called at 3:15 pm Friday after multiple 911 calls reporting black smoke coming from a firs...
May 22, 2021