Okanagan Latest News

• Back-to-school lunches need ‘flexibility’ amid uneven food prices: report

  When it comes to what the lab considers a "focused school-lunch basket," comprised of 12 popular school-lunch staples, prices declined about 2.8 per cent.

  Canada

  32 mins
• From Amsterdam to Canada: Where efforts to identify ‘Lucky’ stand

  Amsterdam police are still searching for the identity of the man named 'Lucky' after Vancouver police confirmed he was not missing from the province.

  World

  32 mins
• Montreal Victoire’s missing Walter Cup trophy found and reunited with team

  The replica PWHL championship trophy went missing last week when it failed to arrive in Lethbridge, where it was to spend Thursday with Montreal Victoire forward Dara Greig.

  Sports

  11 hours
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• Collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks a ‘nightmare scenario’ for B.C. small businesses

  Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down late on Friday night, with both sides blaming each other for last-minute changes.

  Economy

  Aug 24
• U.S. seeks to make Iran an ‘economic outcast’ with new sanctions, pressure

  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned every country that does business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from the United States.

  World

  Aug 24
• U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Trump mail voting limits as midterms near

  The decision appears to leave room for additional court challenges, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states preparing to send mail ballots to voters.

  U.S. News

  Aug 24
• Teens make their mark at CPKC Women’s Open, signalling bright future for women’s golf

  Four Canadians aged 18 and under made the cut for the 2026 CPKC Women's Open — a first for the tournament held in Edmonton this past weekend.

  Sports

  Aug 24
• Suspect in Oregon quintuple homicide investigation found dead: police

  Washington County Sheriff’s Office detectives identified 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker as the suspect in the homicide investigation.

  Crime

  Aug 24
• ‘Bring it on buddy’: Everything Ontario’s Doug Ford said about President Donald Trump

  Over the course of 45 minutes, Doug Ford said Donald Trump could 'kiss my ass,' calling him a 'dictator,' a 'loser' and the 'king of bankruptcies.'

  Canada

  Aug 24
• Booze down, elbows up: Prairie politicians, consumers react as tariff war heats up

  The Saskatchewan NDP are calling on Premier Scott Moe to put his elbows up and pull U.S. liquor from shelves amid the renewed trade war with the United States.

  Politics

  Aug 24
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• Minnesota man charged with fatal grapple ‘crushing’ of co-worker’s head

  Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, is charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter and is accused of operating a hydraulic grapple that closed on his co-workers head.

  Crime

  Aug 24
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• Vance calls Canada a U.S. state in ‘Freudian slip’ as trade fallout grows

  Vance, speaking at a political event in Maine, claimed talks were still ongoing despite Prime Minister Mark Carney pulling Canada out of the negotiations late last week. 

  Canada

  Aug 24
• Sean Grayson, ex-deputy convicted of Sonya Massey’s murder, dies in prison

  Sean Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder in October in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who had reported a possible prowler outside her home.

  U.S. News

  Aug 24
• 76% of Canadians think country did ‘right thing’ by ending U.S. trade talks: poll

  The findings also state that 59 per cent of surveyed Canadians has 'not very much' or 'no control at all' on whether an acceptable agreement would be reached.

  Politics

  Aug 24
• Carney commits $11B to build 6 icebreakers in Quebec

  The new ships will replace the Canadian Coast Guard's aging heavy and medium icebreakers, fulfilling a promise first made in 2019.

  Canada

  Aug 24
• Ian Paton leaves BC Conservative Party, says he intends to form party with Milobar

  Peter Milobar joined Ian Paton to speak with reporters in Victoria, saying they plan to register as an official party with Elections BC before the fall legislative session.

  Politics

  Aug 24
• Ford calls Trump a ‘loser’ and ‘dictator’ after president posts about Ontario premier

  Premier Doug Ford is once again threatening to cut off electricity exports to the United States amid an escalating trade war that will have significant impact on steel and autos.

  Canada

  Aug 24
• French tourist dead in California’s Death Valley after stranded in high heat

  The National Park Service said that the French visitor died on Aug. 17 after he and his travel companion were driving on West Side Road when their vehicle became stuck in mud.

  U.S. News

  Aug 24
• U.S. navy sailor on USS Abraham Lincoln says father was arrested by ICE

  'I don’t know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal,' Joshua Aviles wrote.

  U.S. News

  Aug 24
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• Trump threatens more tariffs on Canadian automotive industry and steel

  U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened additional tariffs onto Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel amid the trade war between the two nations.

  Canada

  Aug 24
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• Canada is no U.S. ‘subsidiary,’ Carney says, urging world to take lesson

  Canada was 'walking away from a bad deal,' Prime Minister Carney said in a statement, vowing 'dollar-for-dollar' tariffs in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s levies.

  Canada

  Aug 24
• From trust funds to bullion: Inside the court battles surrounding Jeff Rath

  An $8-million bullion purchase is at the heart of Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath's legal woes - a purchase that Tallcree First Nation alleges should have gone to its trust.

  Investigations

  Aug 24
• Man who set fire as distraction to shoplift in Vancouver grocery given conditional sentence

  A B.C. court heard that the man who was captured on surveillance and quickly identified by store management and police immediately after the fire, had confessed to the crime.

  Crime

  Aug 23
• B.C. storm causes new wildfires, airport delays after more than 7K lightning strikes

  After a fierce storm caused havoc in B.C. overnight Saturday, officials warn the hot, dry and windy conditions in the forecast could increase the potential for wildfire activity.

  Canada

  Aug 23
• Eastern Canada premiers renew buy Canadian calls as U.S. trade war ramps up

  Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz issued a news release Sunday urging Islanders to seek out products produced in Canada and in their home province.

  Canada

  Aug 23