Okanagan Latest News

• Raty helps fill void at centre for Canucks

  Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford stated at the end of last season that he wanted to upgrade the team's depth at centre.

  Sports

  4 hours
• ‘It’s tough’: Canucks searching for answers after falling 4-1 to Utah

  The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager Jim Benning and head coach Travis Green exactly four years ago and the team's current fortunes are worse than ever.

  Sports

  Dec 6
• Kelowna residents raise concerns over social support facilities in neighbourhood

  The City of Kelowna, in partnership with BC Housing, plans to build a 40-unit supportive and complex care facility on Pacific Avenue near Capri Mall.

  Canada

  Dec 5
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• Rain, snow to fall as Okanagan ends year in a drought

  'As we continue into the weekend, we’re going to see potential rain coming through, more so later into the week, like Sunday and Monday.'

  Weather

  Dec 5
• Conservation officers no longer ‘actively’ looking for grizzly bears in Bella Coola attack

  Officers had recently captured four grizzly bears, but forensic results came back to confirm that none of the bears, an adult female and three young, were linked to the attack.

  Environment

  Dec 5
• Whitecaps future in Vancouver uncertain, MLS commissioner muses

  "We're in the business of delivering for those people who really want to have an MLS team they can love and embrace," Don Garber said.

  Sports

  Dec 5
• 2 B.C. First Nations say government is rushing mine expansion without proper review

  “We do not consent at this point. We have too much more we have to work through,” said Keith Crow, chief of Lower Similkameen on Friday.

  Perspectives

  Dec 5
• B.C. government provides guidance about involuntary care for people under 19

  This guidance is to help clarify for physicians when young people can be admitted under the Mental Health Act at the request of parents or guardians.

  Health

  Dec 5
• ‘Cocaine lawyer’ for Ryan Wedding has legal licence suspended in Ontario

  An Ontario lawyer accused by American authorities of advising a Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged-cocaine kingpin has had his licence to practice law suspended.

  Crime

  Dec 5
• Investigation launched after dog tied to tree, left for dead in Okanagan

  'This was an act by a person,' Matt Affleck with the BC SPCA said. 'Somebody did this to this dog... Somebody just tied it up and left it for dead.'

  Crime

  Dec 4
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• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Dec. 4

  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.

  Canada

  Dec 4
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• Millions of dollars worth of fraud alleged to have happened at B.C. social development ministry

  A Global News investigation is revealing the many ways the Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry is exposed to potential fraud.

  Politics

  Dec 4
• Proposed bill in honour of slain Kelowna, B.C. woman takes big step forward

  Bill C-225, otherwise known as Bailey's Law, passed second reading. The bill is in memory of Bailey McCourt, a slain Kelowna mother.

  Canada

  Dec 4
• High Level mill closure to affect 190 jobs in northern Alberta

  West Fraser Timber says it plans to indefinitely curtail work at its High Level mill in northern Alberta due to significant weakening in demand for oriented strand board (OSB).

  Economy

  Dec 4
• Here’s how traffic in Canadian cities fared against the world’s worst

  Some of Canada's biggest cities are among the world's worst for traffic congestion, according to a new report. Though none cracked the top 10 or even the top 20.

  Economy

  Dec 4
• John Rustad steps down as leader of BC Conservatives

  In a statement, Rustad said he is proud of what the Conservatives have built and is proud of the team of Conservative MLAs who represent communities across the province.

  Politics

  Dec 4
• Ryan Wedding’s ‘cocaine lawyer’ facing licence suspension, restriction in Ontario

  An Ontario lawyer accused by American authorities of advising a Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged-cocaine kingpin may have his licence to practice law restricted or suspended.

  Crime

  Dec 4
• B.C. conservation officers capture 4 more bears in attack investigation

  Conservation officers in B.C. say they've captured four more grizzly bears that are being tested to determine if they were involved in an attack on a school group last month.

  Canada

  Dec 4
• Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big-tree protection law?

  Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.

  Canada

  Dec 4
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• Rustad may make B.C. Conservatives ‘ungovernable’ if he doesn’t exit, says analyst

  A political analyst says John Rustad's disputed leadership of the B.C. Conservatives appears "unsustainable" after he refused to step down in the face of a caucus mutiny.

  Politics

  Dec 4
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• Rigid model blamed for failed Penticton vote to approve tiny homes for the unhoused

  Despite a growing homelessness problem in the South Okanagan city, council voted 4-2 against the project and the millions of provincial dollars that would come along with it.

  Canada

  Dec 3
• B.C. business community urges government to kick-start ‘economic engine’ in 2026

  "We're asking for three things in particular," Alex McMillan, Interim CEO of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, told Global News on Wednesday.

  Politics

  Dec 3
• Alberta man wanted for threatening, harassing women on dating apps: Edmonton police

  A man who has previously been accused of harassing, threatening behaviour towards women he matched with on dating apps in Calgary is now wanted in Edmonton for the same behaviour.

  Crime

  Dec 3
• B.C. pulp mill to close, leaving 350 employees out of work

  Domtar, which owns the mill in Crofton, says continued poor pricing for pulp and a lack of access to affordable fibre led to the plant closure.

  Economy

  Dec 3
• John Rustad removed as B.C. Conservatives’ leader, party says, but Rustad says not true

  Aisha Estey along with six other members of the party's management committee called for Rustad to resign in September, citing turmoil under his leadership.

  Politics

  Dec 3