Okanagan Latest News

• Montreal-based filmmakers lead Canadian Oscar wins with animated short victory

  Montreal filmmakers win best animated short at the Oscars, leading a strong night for Canada with four total Academy Awards.

  Entertainment

  7 hours
• Gas, food and travel: How the war in Iran is driving up costs in B.C.

  "There's a lot of pressure on energy costs, obviously, diesel, gas prices, and the food supply chain is a very energy-intensive sector," Dr. Sylvain Charlebois said.

  Economy

  8 hours
• Multiple people killed, injured after bombs explode in Nigeria: officials

  Explosions were heard in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, where Nigeria’s homegrown jihadi Boko Haram extremists have waged an insurgency for more than a decade.

  World

  9 hours
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• Surrey police charge man with manslaughter after deadly overnight shooting

  Few details of the overnight shooting have been released, but Surrey, B.C. police say the victim and the accused were known to each other.

  Crime

  9 hours
• Court blocks U.S. child vaccine changes, says RFK Jr. may have violated law

  The decision halts an order to end broad recommendations for all children to be vaccinated against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis and RSV.

  Health

  10 hours
• Why Iran is using passage through Strait of Hormuz as geopolitical ‘ransom’

  Iran is reportedly allowing some ships to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping chokepoint to access the resource-rich Persian Gulf.

  World

  11 hours
• How Iran oil shock is spurring a crackdown to save energy around the world

  In Thailand, an order for civil servants to work from home for the foreseeable future came with another – use the stairs while the energy squeeze continues.

  Economy

  11 hours
• ‘AI brain fry’ or ‘under-challenged’ workers? New reports weigh AI at work

  A Harvard Business Review study described 'AI brain fry' as 'intensive back-and-forth with the tools, followed by an inability to think clearly, like a mental hangover.'

  Economy

  11 hours
• Atmospheric river brings about 150 mm of rain to B.C.’s South Coast

  This atmospheric river is expected to last until Wednesday morning, but more rain is on the way after that, according to forecast models.

  Weather

  12 hours
• Cardi B calls out Canadian fans for not selling out Hamilton show

  'Y'all not breaking my perfectly sold-out streak. I'm not playing with y'all,' Cardi B said.

  Entertainment

  Mar 16
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• 2 people dead after meningitis outbreak at U.K. university

  The institution cancelled all in-person exams on Monday, and the students' union called off events and shut down venues in response to the outbreak.

  Trending

  Mar 16
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• Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer

  Trump said Wiles plans to begin treatment immediately but made no suggestion she was pulling back on her work as one of his closest advisers, in a Truth Social post on Monday.

  U.S. News

  Mar 16
• Cuba reports nationwide blackout as fuel, economic crises deepen

  The Ministry of Energy and Mines announced a 'complete disconnection' of the country’s fuel-powered electrical system, plunging nearly 11 million people into darkness.

  World

  Mar 16
• Ford accused of limiting transparency law because of cellphone defeat in court

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford saw his attempts to stop his cellphone records being partially released blocked by a panel of judges. Critics say he's changing the law as a result.

  Politics

  Mar 16
• Calgary, Edmonton and Prague to host 2028 World Cup of Hockey

  The NHL announced the cities of Calgary and Edmonton, along with Prague in the Czech Republic, have been chosen to co-host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey.

  Sports

  Mar 16
• After giving families fake ashes, ex-funeral home owner faces 20 years in prison

  Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie, co-owned Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, where they deceived grieving families by claiming to perform cremations.

  U.S. News

  Mar 16
• Nearly 40K Toyota vehicles recalled due to ‘seats and restraints’ issue

  According to Transport Canada, 'the seatback recliners for the second-row seats may not have been manufactured properly' on certain vehicles.

  Consumer

  Mar 16
• Deportation hearing begins for alleged senior Iranian regime official

  Abbas Omidi is one of 32 'senior officials' of Iran’s regime located in Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 16
• Trump suggests he may ‘make a deal’ with Cuba following protests, uprising

  In recent weeks, Trump has ​made a series of statements claiming Cuba was on the verge of collapse or eager to make a deal with the U.S.

  Trending

  Mar 16
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• Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia

  Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the foundation for a future spaceport.

  Politics

  Mar 16
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• Trump warns NATO to help secure Strait of Hormuz or face ‘very bad future’

  About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman.

  Canada

  Mar 16
• Oscars 2026 in memoriam snubs James Van Der Beek, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and others

  The segment, honouring notable figures from the film industry who have died over the last year, also did not include Eric Dane and Brigitte Bardot, among others.

  Entertainment

  Mar 16
• Montreal father loses nearly $20,000 in impersonation scam

  A few weeks ago, Eric Sauvageau received a call from someone he believed was his son. He withdrew thousands from the bank and paid it before realizing he'd been scammed.

  Canada

  Mar 16
• Cooler inflation in February was ‘the dip before the spike,’ says economist

  Consumer inflation cooled to 1.8 per cent in February compared to a year earlier, when the federal GST/HST tax holiday meant lower prices for many consumer goods and services.

  Consumer

  Mar 16
• Parts of B.C. to see wet, windy start to week as atmospheric river approaches

  Residents in parts of British Columbia can expect a cold, wet and windy commute this morning as an atmospheric river approaches the coast.

  Canada

  Mar 16