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How eliminating wetlands in Thompson-Okanagan puts migratory birds at risk
April 14, 2024 - 3:30 PM
The Thompson-Okanagan region is host to many migratory bird species that stop on their way to their final destinations. As the region rapidly develops, a wildlife expert says it's important to protect the routes that are at risk of development.
Ontario researcher wants to put cameras on outdoor cats in South Okanagan
April 08, 2024 - 7:00 AM
An Ontario university student is looking for outdoor cat owners in the South Okanagan who would be interested in putting cameras on their pets so researchers can study what they're getting up to.
There's trouble growing in British Columbia's monoculture forests
January 22, 2024 - 7:30 AM
British Columbia’s use of glyphosate has drastically declined in recent years. Yet, the landscape of monoculture forests left after decades of chemical spraying could still spell a widespread ecological disaster for the province.
BC will add prescribed burns to fire management toolkit
November 01, 2023 - 10:31 AM
The province has announced several new amendments to the Forest and Range Practices Act, the Forest Act and the Wildfire Act that will make prescribed fire a verified firefighting tool.
Most of BC in favour of a trophy hunting ban for large predators
October 04, 2023 - 4:30 PM
A majority of British Columbians believe that hunting grizzly bears for sport is wrong, according to a recent poll.
iN VIDEO: RCMP capture masked bandit in 'bizarre' BC home invasion
August 24, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Police in the Victoria area suburb of Langford got a very unusual call for help earlier this week.
Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna dwarfed by current season
August 16, 2023 - 1:38 PM
KELOWNA, B.C. - It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would burn down.
Watch as a Kelowna osprey couple watch a pair of eggs
May 18, 2023 - 10:40 AM
A pair of ospreys have made their home on top of a nesting pole in Kelowna and two eggs have been laid so far. The public can watch as the chicks hatch and grow through a livestream.
Caretakers say it’s a crucial time to protect Okanagan Lake, ‘heart’ of syilx homelands
December 10, 2022 - 2:30 PM
Located in the “heart” of syilx homelands, Okanagan Lake is a lifeline for the people, plants and animals who depend on its nourishment.
Shuswap Lake's recent algal blooms causing concern over water quality
October 23, 2022 - 1:57 PM
The Shuswap Watershed Council is raising the alarm to the province about “deteriorating water quality” in Shuswap Lake.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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PICKLEBALL ENVY: Why Kelowna isn't hosting tournaments any time soon
When Vernon was chosen earlier this month to host the 2024 Pickleball Western Regional Championships, it made for pl
April 26, 2024 7:00 AM
iN PHOTOS: Images of downy baby owls captured in Kamloops, Okanagan
Baby owls are being born in Kamloops and the Okanagan and they are covered with fuzzy feathers. Owls are gener
April 26, 2024 6:00 AM
The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden
Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least
April 25, 2024 9:11 PM
B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jon
April 25, 2024 9:00 PM
TRIBUTE TO MOM: Vernon man running marathon a day to raise funds to fight cancer
A Vernon man, with help from his partner, will be running one marathon a day during the month of May to pay tribute
April 25, 2024 7:00 PM
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