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Increase in solar activity means more chances to see northern lights in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 10, 2024 - 7:00 PM
If you've always dreamed of seeing the northern lights, you could get lucky this year as an increase in solar activity is expected.
How some Thompson-Okanagan communities strive to keep costs, taxes under control
January 14, 2024 - 7:00 AM
In a year where many BC municipalities are bringing in shockingly high tax increases, some have been working for years to find ways to to avoid steep hikes.
McDougall Creek wildfire crews shift from lighting fires to mopping them up
September 07, 2023 - 4:30 PM
It may seem counterintuitive to have trained firefighters spending a lot of their time with handheld torches or dropping firebombs from the ski in the midst of out-of-control wildfires.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna man joins Jeremy Renner renovating buses for needy children
May 12, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Jeremy Renner may be a huge movie star but, aided by his Kelowna buddy Rory Milliken, he’s turning his passion for buying big trucks and buses into huge bonuses for organizations working with children in need.
North Okanagan RCMP officer broke rules in car chase that injured two
January 23, 2023 - 11:46 AM
A North Okanagan police officer who was clocked doing 171 km/h chasing after an erratic driver on Highway 97A near Armstrong failed to adhere to RCMP policy but won't face criminal charges, according to B.C.'s police watchdog.
iN VIDEO: How to build your own e-bike plow
December 25, 2022 - 12:00 PM
Philip Marciniak may build e-bikes but he’s not planning to go into business building and selling snow plows for them.
More firefighters assigned to wildfire near Penticton after challenging night
August 06, 2022 - 8:44 AM
Last night was challenging for the firefighters assigned to the large wildfire burning near Penticton but they managed to prevent any structures from being damaged.
A tale of two arenas: Why Kamloops got the Memorial Cup and Kelowna didn’t
June 23, 2022 - 7:30 AM
The home of the Kelowna Rockets is bigger and newer than Sandman Centre in Kamloops but that clearly wasn't enough because it was not even able to bid on the 2023 Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup.
APRIL FOOL? Some of the best pranks going around the Kamloops, Okanagan
April 01, 2022 - 12:00 PM
Today's the day pranksters take to the internet to share their funniest jokes.
British Columbians set new energy record during cold snap: Fortis
January 13, 2022 - 6:00 AM
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On Dec. 27, FortisBC set a new electric system record with 777 megawatts used, beating the June 2021 record of 764 megawatts used, and the previous winter record with 746 megawatts used in December 2008.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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HIDDEN EXPENSES: Salmon Arm family struggles after daughter's life-threatening diagnosis
For Jerica Armitage, a mother and hospital staffing clerk from Salmon Arm, the hidden expenses of British Columbia&r
March 29, 2024 7:00 AM
Just three prescribed burns will prepare Okanagan for wildfire season
Only three controlled burns will take place in the Okanagan this spring in an effort to reduce fire fuel and prepare
March 29, 2024 6:00 AM
Two new hotels proposed for Kelowna
Earlier this week, the Mark Anthony Group filed an application for a 12-storey hotel in downtown Kelowna. Yest
March 28, 2024 9:00 PM
It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and b
March 28, 2024 9:00 PM
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
Joshua Charleson throws back the lid of an enormous cooler to reveal a cache of hundreds of freshly harvested silver
March 28, 2024 7:00 PM
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