Okanagan Latest News

• Prosecutors fail to have B.C. man jailed indefinitely after attempted robbery

  A British Columbia judge has rejected a bid by prosecutors to have a man who was convicted of attempted robbery jailed indefinitely as a dangerous offender.

  Crime

  Jan 22
• Despite risk of encampment fires, City of Penticton has limited capacity to act

  According to the fire chief, crews have responded to fire-related calls at the encampment about 80 times since last March.

  Canada

  Jan 21
• ‘I waited, I trusted’: B.C. woman with terminal cancer says health-care system needs help

  Sara Gilooly said at a press conference on Wednesday that while waiting for tests to be performed, her cancer spread from her breasts to her lungs and her bones.

  Health

  Jan 21
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• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Jan. 21

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

  Canada

  Jan 21
• RCMP head of B.C. Extortion Task Force sorry for challenging term ‘crisis’

  BC RCMP Assistant Commissioner said every case should be reported to police and is urging people not to pay money or try to take matters into their own hands.

  Crime

  Jan 21
• NHL goalies on how they wound up between the pipes

  Connor Hellebuyck had plenty of welts and bruises.

  Sports

  Jan 21
• Man acquitted in 1984 slaying of Winnipeg teen facing charges in Vancouver

  The man convicted and then later acquitted in the murder of a 13-year-old Winnipeg girl 41 years ago is facing new charges in British Columbia.

  Crime

  Jan 21
• U18 B.C. hockey player didn’t let a scorpion sting cost his team the final

  The Vancouver Thunderbirds U18 A2 hockey team was in Phoenix for the tournament when number nine, Luke Susi, was stung twice on Monday morning by an adult bark scorpion.

  Sports

  Jan 21
• Premier Eby says new markets, reforms will help forestry, but results will take time

  Eby delivered the keynote address at the BC Natural Resources Forum on Tuesday night, and says British Columbia's forestry industry has taken the biggest hit from U.S. tariffs.

  Politics

  Jan 21
• Kelowna woman fears lengthy wait for a liver transplant may cost her her life

  Last spring, Lyndsay Richholt of Kelowna, B.C., was given six months to live without a liver transplant.

  Canada

  Jan 20
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• Princeton mayor, MP push for Similkameen Valley flood mitigation funding

  'We’re all standing here wondering when the next one is going to hit us,' Coyne said, 'and are we still going to be standing at the end of it.'

  Canada

  Jan 20
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• B.C. driver’s car removed from road, looked like ‘it had been chewed up by Robosaurus’

  An officer pulled an Acura over on Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. on Highway 3 near Christina Lake after he clocked the vehicle going 130 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

  Traffic

  Jan 20
• ‘We are now actively hunting these extortionists’ BC RCMP says at task force update

  In that time, the Task Force has taken charge of 32 files from jurisdictions across the Lower Mainland, according to a release from BC RCMP.

  Crime

  Jan 20
• ‘She’s our only baby’: Mother of teen found dead on Australian beach speaks out

  Police were called to the beach, north of the Maheno Shipwreck, to reports of an unresponsive woman, Queensland authorities said in a statement.

  Canada

  Jan 20
• B.C.’s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril

  A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street in his neighbourhood and did a double take.

  Weather

  Jan 20
• Hughes starting to feel more comfortable with Wild

  Quinn Hughes is still navigating new surroundings.

  Sports

  Jan 20
• Discovery of 2 skulls on Kamloops property leads to debate over B.C. property rights

  A private landowner was excavating their Kamloops property in June to make a community garden for seniors when they unearthed two human skulls.

  Politics

  Jan 19
• City of Kelowna does an about-face on crime forum admission fee after business pushback

  This weekend's reversal came after business operators blasted the city for implementing a $5 fee to attend the Jan. 27 event at the Kelowna Community Theatre.

  Canada

  Jan 19
• Families of teens killed in car crash say they are ‘destroyed’ as they fight ICBC

  Cory Robert Ulmer Brown was charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death, one count of driving while disqualified, and one count of flight from police.

  Canada

  Jan 19
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• The DTES ‘problem’ is not a housing problem, SRO employee says

  Global News requested an interview with Larry Campbell, who is more than halfway through his six-month $92,000 contract, but we have yet to receive a response from Eby’s office.

  Health

  Jan 19
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• Canadian woman found dead in Australia surrounded by dingoes identified

  The woman was found on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) with her body surrounded by a pack of dingoes, according to local police.

  World

  Jan 19
• Doctors in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity, strain on health system

  Doctors in Canada's FIFA World Cup host cities say they're concerned the already strained health-care system will buckle if an unexpected surge happens during the tournament.

  Sports

  Jan 19
• All officers deny misconduct as public hearing into death of Myles Gray begins

  A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray gets underway on Monday in Vancouver. There are 33 witnesses scheduled.

  Canada

  Jan 19
• West Kelowna, B.C. home saved from fire after reported explosion: chief

  Four fire engines and 20 firefighters responded to the fire, which remains under investigation, but the fire chief says it did not cause any injuries.

  Fire

  Jan 18
• Roslovic, Kapanen step up for Edmonton Oilers

  With sniper Leon Draisaitl out of the lineup, the Edmonton Oilers knew they'd need other players to step up. 

  Sports

  Jan 18