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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
January 30, 2025 - 11:00 AM
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The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events.
Pilot who fled 2023 Shuswap helicopter crash finally arrested
January 29, 2025 - 7:00 AM

A helicopter pilot who fled the scene after his chopper crashed in the Shuswap River in 2023 has finally been arrested.
How much did it cost to get elected in Kamloops, Okanagan?
January 28, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Elections BC has released data on how much each MLA candidate spent in the 2024 provincial election in Kamloops and the Okanagan and for the most part, more money meant more votes.
UPDATE: Kelowna's Bennett bridge reopens after being closed for police incident
January 27, 2025 - 2:36 PM
iNwheels

The William Bennett Bridge in Kelowna has reopened after it was closed for more than 10 hours today for a police incident.
71-year-old woman hit by pickup in Vernon crosswalk
January 27, 2025 - 11:05 AM

A 71-year-old woman was hit by a pickup truck in a Vernon crosswalk Saturday night.
Vernon RCMP renew appeal for information about missing man with Alzheimer's
January 23, 2025 - 1:21 PM

Vernon RCMP are asking people to keep an eye out for a man with Alzheimer’s who went missing a year ago.
'Out of control': Kamloops way over budget on legal bills last year
January 22, 2025 - 10:30 AM

The City of Kamloops spent three times more on legal bills than it budgeted for last year.
Former Vernon BC United candidate suing party over unpaid expenses
January 21, 2025 - 1:30 PM

Former BC United candidate Kevin Acton is suing the party for $10,000 worth of unpaid expenses.
Okanagan deadliest region in B.C. for black bears in 2024
January 20, 2025 - 6:00 PM

BC conservation officers killed fewer black bears last year than any other in the past decade, but the Okanagan had the more “dispatched” bears than any other region in the province.
Truck convoy set to disrupt traffic from Okanagan to Kamloops
January 15, 2025 - 6:00 PM
iNwheels

Heads up drivers, a so-called freedom convoy of trucks is being organized for later this month in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

UBCO researchers determine how many tokes from a joint equal a bong hit
Seven years after Canada legalized cannabis there is still no reliable way for aspiring stoners to find out the effects of different methods for getting high, and University of British Columbia Okanagan scientists are trying to fix that. Re

Kamloops mayor says 'deportations' could risk housing market
Kamloops is one of many BC cities badly squeezed for housing, but its mayor suggested too much supply in the rental pool could collapse the real estate market. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson made the surprising suggestion that impending "dep

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