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Just three prescribed burns will prepare Okanagan for wildfire season
March 29, 2024 - 6:00 AM
Only three controlled burns will take place in the Okanagan this spring in an effort to reduce fire fuel and prepare for the wildfire season ahead.
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
March 28, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Joshua Charleson throws back the lid of an enormous cooler to reveal a cache of hundreds of freshly harvested silver herring that sparked “oohs” of excitement from a crowd leaning in to get a look.
The Latest | Israel must open more land crossings for Gaza aid, UN court says
March 28, 2024 - 2:23 PM
In a legally binding order, the top United Nations court says Israel must open more land crossings into Gaza for food, water, fuel and other supplies.
Driving along ... and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What's it like to survive a bridge collapse?
March 27, 2024 - 9:00 PM
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You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you.
Lawsuit accuses BC natural gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact
March 26, 2024 - 2:51 PM
VANCOUVER - An environmental group is suing British Columbia natural gas utility FortisBC, accusing it of "greenwashing" its product through advertising, making the company seem more environmentally friendly than it is.
Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation
March 25, 2024 - 9:00 PM
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Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption.
Food waste is out, 'scrappy cooking' is in as grocery prices rise and budgets tighten
March 24, 2024 - 9:00 AM
In 2021, Carleigh Bodrug posted a video online of herself using leftover orange peels, sugar and water to make candy that — in her words — "literally tastes like gummy worms."
Man, woman arrested after crash in Sooke, B.C., led to 'explosive device,' police say
March 23, 2024 - 9:00 PM
SOOKE, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island say a man and a woman are in custody after a crash that led to the discovery of an "explosive device."
Futuristic micro-home communities may be answer to housing crisis in Thompson-Okanagan
March 23, 2024 - 3:30 PM
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With new single-family houses selling for $1 million or more in the Thompson-Okanagan region, the dream of house ownership is out of reach for many.
Course for health-care providers aims to address anti-Black racism in health care
March 23, 2024 - 12:30 PM
A family doctor who helped create an anti-Black racism course for health professionals says she hopes participants will "unlearn" long-standing discriminatory practices that contribute to inequitable care for a vulnerable group.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Okanagan summer concert series features Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies
A star-studded lineup is coming to a concert series in the Okanagan this summer. The Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has announced the performers coming to West Kelowna in July. Award winning artists Barenaked Ladies are playing Jul
RCMP raid illegal cannabis concentrate lab in Boundary region
Midway RCMP raided a clandestine laboratory for producing a cannabis concentrate in Beaverdell this week. The lab made a cannabis concentrate known as shatter, which can be made using butane creating a dangerous situation when done improper
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Big jump in gas prices in Kamloops and the Okanagan ahead of carbon tax increase
The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into 3.3 cents per litre of gasoline at the pumps. But, after holding fairly steady in March, prices went up by more
March 28, 2024 7:20 AM
UPDATE: Kamloops mayor suspends city's top employee
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is giving the city's top employee the boot, claiming it's time for a "new direction." Acting chief administrative officer Byron McCorkell
March 27, 2024 1:50 PM
No better time for Big White residents to raise their voices with big changes in the works
Kelly Blair first moved into The Rock at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna 40 years ago and now owns, and at times rents out, the classic structure with real climbing rocks indoors. His view
March 27, 2024 7:00 AM
Kamloops mayor points to botched presentation for attempt to oust acting CAO
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's state of the city speech would have been much different if not for last-minute interference by the city's top employee and deputy mayor. Hamer-Jackson subm
March 28, 2024 12:00 PM
Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years
While City of Kelowna staff say its utilities are in good shape to handle the rapid growth expected to continue in the coming years, that’s not the case with FortisBC. The company has
March 28, 2024 2:30 PM
iN PHOTOS: Cats lounge on tiny custom couches made in Kamloops
Miniature crocheted couches for cats appear to be a hit and the cats look undeniably adorable lying on them. The unique pet accessories are handmade by Kamloops resident Laurie Waddell who
March 27, 2024 6:00 AM
Kelowna RCMP clear highway, scene after six hours, offer no explanation
Kelowna RCMP has cleared a major crime and emergency scene on Adams Road in Rutland after six hours of closures, but aren't explaining what happened. Police closed off the area in the 10
March 28, 2024 6:48 AM
RCMP close Highway 97 in Kelowna for unfolding incident
Highway 97 between Sexsmith and Edwards roads has been closed by the RCMP this afternoon. An “unfolding incident” requiring a heavy police presence was unfolding in the 100 block
March 27, 2024 3:33 PM
Crews to search underwater in Kal Lake for missing North Okanagan man
The search for a missing Coldstream man is going underwater more than three months after he went missing. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP will begin using sonar equipment on Kalamalka Lake this w
March 27, 2024 8:52 AM
'Trying to cope': Merritt father desperate to find missing daughter
A father in Merritt is desperately searching for his daughter since she went missing almost two months ago. Patrick Moran’s daughter Tara Moran, 27, was last seen in Merritt on Jan. 31
March 25, 2024 7:00 AM
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