B.C.

• Okanagan, Similkameen to benefit from provincial Forest Employment Program funding: RDOS

  The RDOS says it will receive $450,000 in funding, with the money going towards projects throughout the regional district’s trail program.

  Economy

  Mar 25
• iPhone lost in Coquitlam River resurfaces 8 months later on Mayne Island

  "I came across a white plastic thing that I picked up and it was fairly heavy and I looked at it and realized it was a phone case."

  Lifestyle

  Mar 11
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• B.C. cattle company wins appeal; ranch entitled to restrict public access to 2 lakes near Merritt

  “It is my opinion that (the ranch) is entitled to restrict access to Minnie Lake and Stoney Lake and the club has no statutory or common-law right to cross (ranch) property.”

  Canada

  Mar 5
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• Ontario man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Kelowna

  Police said they were notified that 30-year-old Adrian Eppinger might be in the Kelowna area on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Feb 3
• ‘The pain is incredible’: Okanagan man, 50, desperate for hip-replacement surgery

  "All they want to do is push prescription drugs on me, take this, take that. I refuse to; just fix what is broken," says Jamie Angus. 

  Health

  Jan 7
• Food delivery complaint tops B.C.’s 911 nuisance calls for 2020

  “Whether you’re fed up with your food delivery, curious about COVID or have questions about quarantine, 9-1-1 is not the right number to call.”

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2020
• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Interior to undergo temporary closures for avalanche control

  Two closures are planned this week. The first will happen late Thursday afternoon for 2 hours, with the second on Friday night for one hour.

  Traffic

  Dec 17, 2020
• Coronavirus: Junior hockey teams in Okanagan impacted by B.C.’s new public health orders

  “I just feel for the players. They’ve put all this time in and they’re here and they’re invested and they want to keep going,” said Kelowna Chiefs head coach Ken Law.

  Sports

  Nov 24, 2020
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• Coronavirus: B.C. positivity rate ‘concerning’, but threshold for restrictions not useful, says SFU epidemiologist

  B.C.'s seven-day rolling average positivity rate has been hovering around 6.6 per cent as of Nov. 17, with Fraser Health at 9.4 per cent and Vancouver Coastal Health at 4.8 per cent.

  Nov 19, 2020
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• Man wanted for Alberta murder with B.C. connection still on run, say RCMP

  The victim was found dead in a Grande Prairie apartment building on Oct. 13, 2019, with his death ruled a homicide.

  Crime

  Nov 12, 2020