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A Kelowna man has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for flying a drone near the fire-ravaged Okanagan Lake Resort during the McDougall Creek wildfire in 2023.

A group of men wielding pool noodles and other objects could be seen coralling the family of geese toward the ledge of the Kelowna building.

'We come here a lot and we normally like to meet a friend here,' a seven-year-old Kelowna resident named Kaelyn told Global Okanagan.

The incident, caught on video, happened at the Madison building on the corner of Ellis Street and Doyle Avenue and shocked those who witnessed it.

Many waterways across the United States and Canada are already infested, including the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg, according to reports.

A Global News analysis of Hansard shows Prime Minister Mark Carney has attended Question Period less than 30 per cent of the time, much less than either of his two predecessors.

Today’s Highs: -5C to 2C

Lauren Beckett, corporate communication advisor at FortisBC, told Global News on Friday that they have about 60 technicians on the ground in the area.

Canadian flags are flying at half-mast across the Okanagan in the wake of the shooting tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

'A gut punch,' is how Tammy Gilmour, the organization's co-president, describes it. 

The chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board says as drought fears ramp up, so too does planning as the region braces for what could be a very dry summer.

A low snowpack could mean drought and water restrictions for parts of the province this year, but it's not a guarantee, hydrologist Jonathan Boyd said.

"It is big for us," Jarred-Michael Erickson, a chief with the Sinixt and Colville Confederated Tribes, chairman, told Global News.

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

'This is the first time we had to fight for our job security and we won,' said Caroline Gilchrist, president of the Okanagan College Faculty Association.

The power shut off was reportedly the culmination of years of warnings and fines to upgrade and repair dangerous electrical hazards.

Balisky is a registered clinical counsellor, Kogel is a locum family doctor and their living situation is in limbo because a tiny home is not considered a permanent dwelling.

A memorial garden in Kelowna that was vandalized has been restored one day ahead of the National Day of Mourning event taking place on Tuesday.

Danielle Pritchett is heartbroken over a disturbing case of vandalism at Kelowna’s RISE Memorial garden. “It’s like a stab in the heart,” Pritchett said wiping away tears. “Like he’s been lost all over again.” The grieving mother was seeking solace at the memorial site, located at Knowles Heritage Park near downtown, last week when she...

It was a once-dominant force in British Columbia politics, but for more than a year and a half the party formerly known as the BC Liberals has been dormant.