Tech News - Kelowna and Area

Canada's swamps are the secret weapon to fighting climate change, say experts May 12, 2021 - 4:28 PM

Boggy marshes and wetlands across the country are the secret stars of carbon capture, but most people don’t understand their worth, said Christina Davy, a research scientist for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Keep an eye out for a chance of northern lights tonight May 12, 2021 - 4:16 PM

The sun has burped out a stream of particles that, if conditions are right, might produce northern lights across Canada tonight.
This year's winner of the World Food Prize focused on small fish to fry May 12, 2021 - 8:25 AM

This year's World Food Prize winner was surprised by the honour. Unlike previous winners, she didn't work on staple crops such as rice, wheat or corn. But her techniques for raising small fish have made a big difference to improve nutrition around the world.
Labrador seal hunt largely sidelined as sea ice hits 50-year low May 12, 2021 - 5:30 AM

Mina Campbell has been hunting seals each spring for 40 years, but hasn't made it out once yet this season, due to ice conditions never before seen since record-keeping began.
Why did the robin attack the minivan? N.S. family solves a mystery for the birds May 12, 2021 - 5:00 AM

A rather persistent robin has been attacking a Sydney River family's van and house.
Oilpatch heavyweights put Canada's hydrogen ambitions to the test May 12, 2021 - 4:00 AM

The federal government has made no secret about its lofty goal of becoming a global leader in hydrogen as part of its stated effort to reduce harmful carbon emissions from coast-to-coast. A pair of oilpatch heavyweights are now proposing a project that will test Ottawa's appetite for it.
Spring flooding devastates small community in N.W.T. May 11, 2021 - 9:37 PM

Flooding from the Mackenzie River has devastated the Dene community of Jean Marie River, N.W.T. Nearly all of its 26 homes have been damaged and most of the community has fled.
Auditor general slams B.C.'s management of program designed to protect at-risk species and habitat May 11, 2021 - 8:50 PM

British Columbia failed to adequately manage a conservation lands program aimed at protecting habitats for fish and wildlife species that are some of the most diverse in Canada, the auditor general says.
Alberta government knew bighorn sheep contaminated with coal-mine selenium: scientist May 11, 2021 - 8:39 PM

Some herds of Alberta's provincial animal are heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines, says research from a retired senior government biologist.
These foxes have shut down an area of Lake Minnewanka to have pups May 11, 2021 - 5:49 PM

Naturalist Brian Keating joins The Homestretch to share an update on a pair of red foxes enjoying privacy in the Lake Minnewanka day-use area.
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Want to avoid road checks for non-essential travel in B.C.? Jump on a plane
There's a pretty easy way to avoid the periodic RCMP COVID road checks looking for drivers travelling in B.C. for non-essential reasons. You can buy a ticket, board a plane and fly to your destination. It’s not that travelling fro

New Okanagan-produced fermented coffee drink hits the shelves
We have definitely become a drink culture with so many delicious options available now — with and without alcohol. Virgin bevvies have become better than ever with the arrival of kombucha and chilled coffee products swerving into the super

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