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Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer
January 24, 2025 - 9:00 PM

Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems to stop wagging, is by all accounts a very good dog.
Life in the time of wildfire: Stories from those on the frontlines in BC
January 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM
‘I’m always optimistic’: Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric
January 18, 2025 - 7:00 PM

With Donald Trump preparing to take office, concerns swirled at a recent public meeting about his presidency’s potential impact on efforts to modernize the cross-border Columbia River Treaty.
‘It’s scary’: Similkameen bands say once-pristine waterways tainted by mine waste
December 21, 2024 - 8:00 AM

Facing questions from sm?lqmíx community members about mine contamination in a Similkameen Valley creek, a senior representative for the Copper Mountain Mine insisted she would drink the water herself.
How toxic impact of Mount Polley disaster filters through B.C. waters, 10 years later
December 16, 2024 - 9:00 PM

Former Xatsull First Nation chief Bev Sellars recalls an emergency meeting after the Mount Polley Mine disaster, where elders were in tears as they thought of fish swimming through the toxic waste that had inundated their territorial waters.
'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster
December 10, 2024 - 3:54 PM

Doug Watt won't forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the Mount Polley Mine more than 10 years ago, sending millions of cubic metres of waste into waterways in the British Columbia Interior.
Report says housing could threaten Vernon drinking water and Kal Lake
November 20, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A development proposal from a North Okanagan agricultural company could potentially decrease the drinking water quality for much of the City of Vernon and increase the risk of algae blooms, says a Regional District of North Okanagan staff report.
True crime doc about Kamloops murder trial a hit on Amazon Prime
November 15, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A newly released true crime documentary series centred around a Kamloops trial is gaining traction among Canadian viewers.
West Kelowna water customers demand transparency, accountability from city council
November 12, 2024 - 6:00 PM

West Kelowna residents want more transparency in their drinking water and from city hall.
With Trump's win, some women wonder: Will the US ever see a female president?
November 06, 2024 - 9:00 PM

Voters had the chance this election to break the highest glass ceiling in American politics by electing Kamala Harris the nation’s first female president. Instead, they returned Donald Trump to the White House, a comeback that relied on significant -- even somewhat improved – support among women.
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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 fourth week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

BC bar fined $3,000 for clearing drinks from table 12 minutes late
A BC bar has been fined $3,000 for being 12 minutes late clearing a table. According to a Jan. 15 BC Liquor and Cannabis Branch decision, the bar was required to clear any alcoholic drinks from tables 30 minutes after last call. The d

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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iN VIDEO: Kelowna man who shut Bennett bridge blames RCMP for ruining his life
The man responsible for the closure of the Bennett Bridge in Kelowna has posted a lengthy rant to social media accusing the RCMP and others of destroying his life. In a social media post, Ro
January 27, 2025 10:08 AM
One dismissed, one contested in Kamloops city councillor's court battles
A Kamloops city councillor's defence against a bid to have him kicked out of office is one of several court cases circling local elected officials. For councillor Mike O'Reilly it
January 27, 2025 7:00 PM
'Somebody has to keep looking': Kamloops volunteer recognized for decades of service
Kamloops resident Mike Ritcey was one of numerous exemplary citizens in Kamloops awarded with the King Charles III Coronation medal in recent months. Ritcey was presented with the medal at a
January 28, 2025 6:00 AM
Suspension and therapy for BC teacher who yelled at Grade 7 class
A BC teacher, with a history of yelling at her students, has been suspended for two days and ordered to undergo counselling. According to a Jan. 21 BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation dec
January 26, 2025 12:00 PM
BC Conservatives demand second Kelowna bridge after bomb threat
A bomb scare closed the Bennett bridge in Kelowna Monday causing commuter chaos, and local BC Conservative MLAs, along with a couple Okanagan mayors, are demanding highway upgrades and a second cr
January 28, 2025 11:40 AM
Okanagan contractor who was 'out of the country' still liable for unpaid bills
A Lake Country contractor, who said they were out of the country and no longer ran the business, has been ordered to pay $5,000 after he had a fireplace installed but didn't pay the bill.
January 26, 2025 7:00 AM
Pilot who fled 2023 Shuswap helicopter crash finally arrested
A helicopter pilot who fled the scene after his chopper crashed in the Shuswap River in 2023 has finally been arrested. Vincent Matthew Porteous appeared in a Vernon courtroom Jan. 27 facing
January 29, 2025 7:00 AM
'No rationale': BC pub fined $7,000 for customer drinking beer in its bowling alley
A BC pub has been fined $7,000 after a customer took a beer from the bar to its bowling alley. According to a Jan. 16 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch decision, the Victoria bar argu
January 25, 2025 12:00 PM
High-risk sex offender breaches long-term court order in Kelowna
A BC man, who at the age of 14 sexually assaulted an 80-year-old woman in a revenge attack, was in a Kelowna courtroom last week, having breached a long-term court order. On Jan. 23 Tristan
January 28, 2025 7:00 AM
Kelowna bridge blocker arrested, taken to hospital: Police
RCMP have arrested the man who blocked the William R. Bennett bridge with his van Monday. Traffic on Highway 97 over the bridge through Kelowna reopened roughly 10 hours after it was closed
January 27, 2025 12:58 PM

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