Okanagan Latest News

• Kelowna resident launches poster campaign to fight crime in his neighbourhood

  Moreno Scatozza lives near the base of Knox Mountain in downtown's north end, where he says break-ins and thefts have become rampant in recent months.

  Canada

  2 hours
• ‘I don’t think the public are buying it’: Fallout from the Musqueam agreements

  Late on Monday, the federal government released a copy of the Rights Recognition Agreement between them and the Musqueam Indian Band.

  Politics

  2 hours
• Inquest into Tumbler Ridge shooting will go ahead, B.C. chief coroner says

  Jesse VanRootselaar shot dead her mother and 11-year-old half-brother at their home, before killing five pupils, a teacher's aide and then herself on Feb. 10.

  Crime

  Mar 3
• Advertisement
• Kelowna-based rescue group pauses intake of new animals as financial stress grows

  Rising costs have forced Kelowna's Paws It Forward animal rescue to pause in-takes. It's now seeking donations and volunteers to foster animals in need while it regroups.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• AI-generated CRA tax scams increasing, cybersecurity experts warn

  “With AI, they can craft emails that are so believable compared to years past,” Kaseya cybersecurity expert Miles Walker told Consumer Matters.

  Consumer

  Mar 2
• Alberta mulls ditching time switch — again — as B.C. moves to permanent daylight

  Danielle Smith said along with Saskatchewan's use of year-round CST, B.C.'s shift raises questions about whether Alberta should aim for consistency across the western provinces.

  Canada

  Mar 2
• 3 foreign nationals charged after extortion shootings in B.C. and Alberta

  Three foreign nationals are facing charges related to a series of South Asian extortions in Surrey and one of them is also wanted after a home near Edmonton was shot at last fall.

  Crime

  Mar 2
• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – March 2

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

  Canada

  Mar 2
• Canadians stuck in Middle East say cities ‘very tense’ as Iran conflict escalates

  Some Canadians vacationing in parts of the Middle East say they're now stuck with airspace closed and no word on when flights might resume.

  Canada

  Mar 2
• Danielle Smith says Iran war underscores need for new Alberta pipeline to the coast

  Danielle Smith says any disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil choke point at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, underscores the need for a new Alberta pipeline to the Pacific.

  Economy

  Mar 2
• Advertisement
• B.C. to adopt permanent daylight saving time, after springing forward one more time

  B.C. Premier David Eby said that following the upcoming time change on Sunday morning, when the clocks will “spring forward,” there will be no further time changes.

  Politics

  Mar 2
• Advertisement
• Father of Tumbler Ridge victim says son returned to Zambia for ‘befitting funeral’

  Christopher Bwalya, a close family friend, said the boy was a "respectful" and "responsible" person, whose death has left "everyone in tears."

  Canada

  Mar 2
• Snowmobiler dead after avalanche in B.C.’s Kootenay Pass

  The man was riding a snowmobile when the avalanche was triggered police said, adding they were notified of the incident around 12:10 p.m. on Feb. 28.

  Canada

  Mar 2
• Calls grow for Tumbler Ridge public inquiry as 2 B.C. MPs say answers needed

  Their call echoes an earlier appeal from B.C. Conservative Party MLA Larry Neufeld, who said that it is time for the province to establish a public inquiry under provincial law.

  Canada

  Mar 1
• ‘At first I cried’: How Iranian Canadians are reacting to the U.S. strikes in Iran

  Iranian Canadians gathered in various cities across the country this weekend celebrating recent strikes in Iran by the U.S. targeting 'imminent threats from the Iranian regime.'

  Canada

  Mar 1
• Kelowna mayor does not ask for more RCMP funding during Victoria trip

  The 2026 budget has allocated funding for four additional RCMP officers, but according to the detachment's officer-in-charge, far more are needed to meet current policing needs.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• AI minister wants more clarity on OpenAI’s changes after Tumbler Ridge

  In a statement Friday, Evan Solomon said OpenAI's stated safety policy changes did not include 'a detailed plan for how these commitments will be implemented in practice.'

  Tech

  Feb 27
• ‘Like a spelling mistake’: B.C. teen’s DNA ‘corrected’ to cure rare disease

  Dr. Stuart Turvey said there have been other treatments for chronic granulomatous disease, involving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, but only with an optimal donor.

  Health

  Feb 27
• ‘Ghosted’: Canadians stranded in Puerto Vallarta say they are abandoned by WestJet

  British Columbians who were stuck in Mexico after violence erupted in Puerto Vallarta say they feel abandoned by WestJet with no help to get home.

  Canada

  Feb 26
• Advertisement
• Kelowna business community pushes back against province’s proposed PST expansion

  On Feb. 17 , the province unveiled plans to expand the seven per cent provincial sales tax (PST) to services many businesses rely on, including bookkeeping and accounting.

  Canada

  Feb 26
• Advertisement
• Vernon man killed in collision after escaping hospital during mental health crisis

  Cool says there were no beds available in the psychiatric ward and that her son spent six days in a hallway in the emergency department, with only a brief period in a secure area.

  Canada

  Feb 26
• Pembina Pipeline green-lights 2 projects in B.C. and Alberta, reports dip in Q4 earnings

  Pembina says the two pipeline expansions it has sanctioned in Alberta and B.C. represent a total investment of $425 million and are set to come into service next year.

  Canada

  Feb 26
• OpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter would be flagged to police today

  In a letter to ministers Thursday, OpenAI said it had already taken steps to improve that criteria based on guidance from mental health, behavioural and law enforcement experts.

  Crime

  Feb 26
• Canadian government considers police increase in small communities like Tumbler Ridge

  'We are pushing for more police resources in all of British Columbia and across Canada,' Staff Sgt. Jeff Swann, Pacific director for the National Police Federation, said.

  Crime

  Feb 26
• Indian foreign interference ‘continuing,’ say Liberal MPs

  A senior government official's claim that India had halted targeting Canadians faces pushback.

  Canada

  Feb 26