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A unique dive team from Manitoba is scouring a section of Okanagan Lake for a Kelowna paddleboarder who went missing last month. The group of Hutterites is bringing a special skill-set and equipment to hopefully provide closure for the family. Cohan Sassaman has more on what the team may have found.

A second crossing over Okanagan Lake remains a hot topic in the Okanagan region. The BC Conservatives promising to build one if elected back in 2024 but where does the party stand now. Klaudia Van Emmerik explains.

A recent family boating trip on Okanagan Lake turned into a rescue mission to save a baby bear cub. The family said the bear was clearly exhausted.

The provincial campaign trail ran through the Okanagan on Friday, with NDP leader David Eby in Kelowna and BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson in Summerland. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports on their promises and how their priorities line up with issues facing the valley.

The Bennett Bridge is re-open after a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning. The southbound lanes were shut down for hours causing all kinds of issues. The incident is adding to the growing calls for a second crossing over Okanagan Lake. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

A wildlife rescue group is asking for the public’s help as it searches for the black bear cub that was pulled from Okanagan Lake by boaters last week. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports

The Northern Lights Wildlife Society is asking for people to call them if there’s a sighting of a bear rescued from Okanagan Lake near Vernon two weekends ago. And Canada’s most awarded single malt returns with only 5,000 bottles available as demand for Canadian‑made spirits reaches historic highs.

We are profiling the ridings of Kelowna Lake Country-Coldstream and Kelowna-Mission ahead of the provincial election on Saturday. And there are concerns about water security in Vernon.

In Lumby, Kevin Acton has won both elections: first to become Lumby’s mayor, and now the BC Conservative MLA-elect for Vernon-Lumby. What does he do next? And some young people won council seats in Okanagan cities like Vernon and Kelowna. What do they see for the future?

NDP leader David Eby making another campaign stop in the Okanagan, this time promising millions of dollars to open a section of the hospital that’s sat empty for well over a decade. The local Conservative candidate is making a similar pledge, and questions the timing of Eby’s announcement. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

An updated evacuation order and an alert were issued on Thursday morning for the Quilpituk Creek wildfire burning on the west side of Okanagan Lake. And a wildfire evacuee received help from a stranger so he could get to his daughter’s home in Vancouver.

Crews are working around the clock to contain the Quilpituk Creek fire that’s burning along the west side of Okanagan Lake, Cohan Sassaman reports.

A wildlife charity is building tunnels under Okanagan roads to help Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes safely make it to their winter dens. Kevin Pontious reports.

It is a tragic fact that drownings spike in B.C. during the summer months, but in many cases, they are preventable. As Kevin Pontious reports, RCMP will again be stepping up Okanagan Lake patrols, reminding people about water safety.

The effects of a warm winter and hot summer have combined to make several Okanaga crops ready to harvest much earlier than usual. Kevin Pontious reports.

A lot of resources are being directed at the western front of the Bald Range fire in the Okanagan, that forced thousands of Summerland residents out of their homes last week. Clinton residents were allowed to return home this weekend after being evacuated out for weeks due to the Pear Lake wildfire. A Surrey charity...

Sicamous RCMP say search resumed on Tuesday for a man presumed drowned at Mara Lake. This is one of two presumed drownings in Okanagan Lake. The Regional District of North Okanagan is enforcing its 30 per cent water restriction on agriculture operations running of the Vernon water system.

Most of Summerland residents returned home on Tuesday morning, but some are still under evacuation order. Okanagan businesses say they are facing severe losses due to the Bald Range wildfire and chef Ned Bell is making a special sauce with produce from Okanagan farmers, with all proceeds going to wildfire relief efforts.

The Quilpituk Creek fire in the Okanagan leads to evacuation order in the middle of the August-long weekend. Angela Jung reports from Lake Country with the details.

A new weapon has been launched to fight an invasive plant species in Okanagan lakes. Officially, it’s known as an Aquarius Systems HM-620 Aquatic Weed Harvester. Our Kevin Pontious had a chance to climb aboard the new machine that has been given a special name by locals.