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iN VIDEO: Party animals crash South Okanagan koi pond
October 09, 2025 - 6:00 AM
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Oliver resident Edwin Dukes is on holiday with his wife on the Sunshine Coast and recently checked his outdoor security cameras only to find four bears having a pool party in his koi pond.
The fight against Kelowna’s plan to spend $135M on two kilometres of road
October 09, 2025 - 4:00 AM
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Buried in a city plan, that isn’t exactly leisurely reading, is a plan for a two kilometre stretch of road in Kelowna with a price tag of $135 million.
Israel and Hamas agree to part of Trump's Gaza peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners
October 09, 2025 - 12:11 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to pause fighting in Gaza so that the remaining hostages there can be freed in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, accepting elements of a plan put forward by the Trump administration that would represent the biggest breakthrough in months in the devastating two-year-old war.
Chip Wilson fined over signs posted outside mansion during B.C. election
October 08, 2025 - 9:00 PM

VANCOUVER — Elections BC has found billionaire Chip Wilson contravened election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion ahead of the provincial election last year, one of which described the NDP as "Communist."
Pilot project will recycle plastic farm waste in Kamloops area
October 08, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Bale wrap and other bulky agricultural plastic can now by recycled through a Thompson-Nicola region pilot project.
Drunk driving BC cop who pointed handgun at civilian loses job
October 08, 2025 - 6:00 PM

An off-duty BC Mountie, who pointed a handgun at two civilians while drunk behind the wheel of his Ford F-350, has lost his job.
All B.C. government liquor, cannabis stores now behind workers' pickets in escalation
October 08, 2025 - 5:02 PM

Job action by British Columbia public service workers is putting pressure on craft brewers, with the head of one industry group saying major players are facing a cash flow crunch, while smaller breweries are contending with a boon in demand.
Okanagan MLA's controversial anti-trans youth bill voted down in leg
October 08, 2025 - 5:00 PM

Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong tabled a bill restricting transgender youth and it was voted down in the legislature today.
Winnipeg judge stays charges against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard
October 08, 2025 - 4:39 PM

WINNIPEG — Charges that former fashion mogul Peter Nygard confined and sexually assaulted a woman in one of his company's warehouses in 1993 were stayed Wednesday due to missing documentation.
Carney pitches Keystone XL restart in exchange for progress on aluminum, steel
October 08, 2025 - 4:34 PM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline project with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday as part of a larger pitch on linking energy co-operation and support for Canada's steel and aluminum sectors.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Okanagan MLA's controversial anti-trans youth bill voted down in leg
Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong tabled a bill restricting transgender youth and it was voted down in the legislature today. Armstrong is the house leader for the newly for
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
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iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan
A decade ago, the footage on Lake Country outdoorsman Cory Jmaeff’s trail cameras didn’t have grizzly bears on it, but in recent years the bears have become a regular feature. Jm
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Drunk driving BC cop who pointed handgun at civilian loses job
An off-duty BC Mountie, who pointed a handgun at two civilians while drunk behind the wheel of his Ford F-350, has lost his job. RCMP Const. Olavo Castro had only been an RCMP officer for fo
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BCGEU strike highlights struggle for Okanagan pot shops
The BC General Employees Union strike continues and with BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers on the picket line it’s leaving cannabis retailers in a tough spot. The distribution bran
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Motorcycle photo shoot takes tragic turn for Kamloops newlyweds
It was a beautiful late September day when Kamloops newlyweds Nick and Nikki Dunn took their motorcycles to a quiet dirt road for the bride to have a photoshoot. The pair had married just te
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iN PHOTOS: Uncommon wading birds observed on Kamloops pond
American avocets are not the most common wading birds to spot in BC, but several were feeding at a saline pond in the Kamloops area last weekend. Kamloops wildlife photographers Isobel Lamar
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Chip Wilson fined over signs posted outside mansion during B.C. election
VANCOUVER — Elections BC has found billionaire Chip Wilson contravened election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion ahead of the provincial election last
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BAGABUYO TRIAL: 'I will go to jail': Victim confided to friend he hid money from divorce
The first step on the path that lead to Mohd Abdullah's death was his own efforts to hide his money from his ex-wife, a BC Supreme Court was told. A friend of Abdullah's told the cou
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Did a Kelowna church pressure a rape victim to drop the charge?
CONTENT ADVISORY A Crown prosecutor in a Kelowna sexual assault case strongly suggested the alleged victim was being pressured by her church to drop the charges two weeks before charges we
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Top News - Kelowna and Area

iN VIDEO: Party animals crash South Okanagan koi pond

The fight against Kelowna’s plan to spend $135M on two kilometres of road

Israel and Hamas agree to part of Trump's Gaza peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners

Chip Wilson fined over signs posted outside mansion during B.C. election

Pilot project will recycle plastic farm waste in Kamloops area

Drunk driving BC cop who pointed handgun at civilian loses job

All B.C. government liquor, cannabis stores now behind workers' pickets in escalation

Okanagan MLA's controversial anti-trans youth bill voted down in leg

Winnipeg judge stays charges against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard

Carney pitches Keystone XL restart in exchange for progress on aluminum, steel

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