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BC NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson were in the Okanagan Friday, making campaign promises on grocery prices, wildfire protection and public safety.

The BC NDP pledged to expand voluntary treatment across the province and stated that 35 Foundry centres are open or on the way, including in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon.

With 37 candidates competing for eight seats on Kelowna City Council, some candidates are taking unconventional approaches to getting noticed.

We will be live on Global BC, BC1, Global Okanagan, CKNW and STACKTV for our Global News election special from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. PT.

We are live on Global BC, BC1, Global Okanagan, CKNW and STACKTV for our Global News election special from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. PT.

The concept would add two transit-only lanes to the existing six lanes between the William R. Bennett Bridge and UBC Okanagan — a project staff say could be 20 years away.

BC NDP leader David Eby, BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan will be taking part in the debate on Oct. 14.

The B.C. government says Okanagan Falls residents will vote for a mayor and four councillors in the October local elections before becoming a municipality in November.

Matt Brown's brothers, Noah and Bear, both made statements from their verified social media accounts over the weekend addressing their sibling's death.

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

The new program will train more people to safely plan and carry out prescribed burns, create national training standards and provide hands-on experience in the field.

The Okanagan woman said her son David, who was 37 and a UBC student at the time, struggled with mental health and used substances to self-medicate.

Hundreds of engineering students braced the bone-chilling cold over the weekend to race concrete sleds down a hill in London, Ont.

Researchers in the Okanagan have developed a device promising to dramatically reduce the uncontrollable movements associated with hand tremors.

Dallas Brodie was attempting to speak outside the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, but was shouted down by the crowd.

The city is waiting for more provincial funding but hopes to get the road extension construction started in late 2027 or early 2028.

Once the building is finished, the city and university will do a land swap. UBC-O will acquire the old Hadgraft-Wilson property and the new site will be owned by the city.

'When Highway 97 shuts down, there is an impact — and it hurts our citizens,' said Dan Albas, Conservative MP for Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna.

An Okanagan industrial park has unveiled B.C.'s  largest solar energy initiative to date.

The Central Okanagan Regional District has activated its emergency operations centre, and says municipal and BC Wildfire Service firefighters are responding.