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iN PHOTOS: Spring flowers in dry grasslands of Kamloops, Okanagan
April 02, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The grasslands in Kamloops and the Okanagan are home to a wide variety animals and insects, and drought-adapted flowers are blooming this time of year.
Eby says electricity export tariffs similar to Ontario's are not 'priority' for B.C.
March 07, 2025 - 3:53 PM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province has no plan to follow Ontario and levy a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States.
Here's the latest in the ongoing trade dispute with the U.S.
March 07, 2025 - 3:43 PM

OTTAWA - The U.S. paused tariffs Thursday on goods that meet the rules of origin requirements under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, and lowered levies on potash to 10 per cent until April 2.
Special avalanche warning issued in B.C., Alberta as 'dangerous' conditions develop
February 27, 2025 - 3:04 PM

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning covering large sections of B.C. and western Alberta's backcountry, saying triggered slides could be "dangerous and destructive."
A fitness club in a Zimbabwe cemetery aims to outpace death one step at a time
February 15, 2025 - 3:00 PM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At dawn, 65-year-old Nelly Mutandwa swapped her pajamas for leggings, a T-shirt and sneakers. She grabbed a bottle of water before heading to an unconventional workout spot: a cemetery in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
B.C. snowpack at 72% of normal as of Feb. 1 after 'extremely dry' January
February 11, 2025 - 3:13 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia's latest snow and water supply bulletin says it was "extremely dry" across much of the province last month, with average snowpack measuring 28 per cent below normal as of Feb. 1.
The sea was once a blessing for the Pakistani city of Gwadar. But it's become a curse
February 08, 2025 - 9:00 PM

GWADAR, Pakistan (AP) — There was a time when few people in the coastal Pakistani city of Gwadar understood what climate change was. After a decade of extreme weather, many more do.
'A little bit weird': NHL teammates to go from friends to foes at 4 Nations
February 08, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Auston Matthews spends a lot of time with Mitch Marner and William Nylander.
Canada invests $72 million on satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires
February 07, 2025 - 1:44 PM

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country, the Canadian Space Agency announced Friday.
North Okanagan ranchers charged over 2023 irrigation ban
February 07, 2025 - 7:30 AM

The owners of a North Okanagan cattle ranch have been charged for allegedly ignoring a contentious irrigation ban that saw farmers go head-to-head with government officials in the summer of 2023.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000 fine after an 18-year-old bought a six-pack from

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

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Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than d
March 31, 2025 7:00 PM
Kelowna financial advisor made $70,000, but client lost $150,000
A Kelowna financial advisor who misled his clients and made $70,000 in commission while they lost $150,000 has been fined $25,000. According to a March 13 Insurance Council of BC decision, v
March 30, 2025 6:00 AM
How a Salmon Arm father became the subject of an Amber Alert
Salmon Arm father Davis Lim was the subject of an Amber Alert issued by Vancouver police in mid March when he took his two-year-old son from outside a family care centre on East Broadway while und
March 31, 2025 7:00 AM
Kelowna firm that failed to pay staff unsuccessfully argued it wasn't an 'employer'
A Kelowna business owner who failed to pay his employees and then tried to claim his company wasn't an "employer" has lost an appeal and been ordered to pay $5,100. According t
March 29, 2025 7:00 AM
iN NUMBERS: How many times the military used airports in Kelowna, Kamloops
Have you ever wondered if there are top secret military missions flying out of your local airport? Well, this data won’t tell you that, but it does have some insight into air travel in
April 01, 2025 4:00 AM
Landslide blocking Westside Road near West Kelowna
A landslide is blocking Westside Road east of West Kelowna. The road is blocked in both directions 13 kilometres east of the city between Main Street and Denison Road, according to DriveBC.
April 02, 2025 9:05 AM
How a Kamloops Blazer netminder made it to the big leagues
Former NHL goaltender and Kamloops resident Steve Passmore is charismatic and lights up when he talks about hockey. Passmore fell in love with the game as a kid growing up in the tiny town o
April 02, 2025 6:00 AM
No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
A Kelowna brewery successfully avoided a fine for selling beer to an undercover minor, but it did fire the employee. The province's liquor regulator decided against handing down a $7,000
April 01, 2025 7:00 PM
Gas prices falling in Okanagan, Kamloops thanks to carbon tax cut
The gas prices you’re seeing in Kamloops and the Okanagan aren’t an April Fool’s Day prank. For the first time in 17 years B.C. no longer has a consumer carbon tax so drive
April 01, 2025 11:02 AM
From Taco-ma pickups to salsa ice cream, April Fool's Day in Kamloops, Okanagan
Businesses in the Okanagan and Kamloops used April Fool's Day to get attention for their brands. iNFOnews.ca had a quick look around and found a few pretty good prank's today, April
April 01, 2025 4:00 PM

Top News - Kelowna and Area

iN PHOTOS: Spring flowers in dry grasslands of Kamloops, Okanagan

Eby says electricity export tariffs similar to Ontario's are not 'priority' for B.C.

Here's the latest in the ongoing trade dispute with the U.S.

Special avalanche warning issued in B.C., Alberta as 'dangerous' conditions develop

A fitness club in a Zimbabwe cemetery aims to outpace death one step at a time

B.C. snowpack at 72% of normal as of Feb. 1 after 'extremely dry' January

The sea was once a blessing for the Pakistani city of Gwadar. But it's become a curse

'A little bit weird': NHL teammates to go from friends to foes at 4 Nations

Canada invests $72 million on satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires

North Okanagan ranchers charged over 2023 irrigation ban

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