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B.C. company turning fly larvae into pet food gets $6M in federal funds
January 18, 2021 - 6:00 PM

CALGARY - A British Columbia company that feeds food waste to insects to produce pet food has received $6 million from the federal government for a new plant just north of Calgary.
Okanagan puppy sales, pet store supplies spike amid pandemic
November 07, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Patty Edwards always had a waitlist for her aussie shepherd puppies, but that list has since been expanded by several months because more people are turning to furry friends during the pandemic.
Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk
August 05, 2020 - 8:01 PM

Although scientists often worry most about the loss of the world’s predators, a comprehensive new study finds that plant-eating herbivores are the animals most at risk of extinction.
B.C. SPCA calls for submissions to wildlife photo contest
July 03, 2020 - 6:30 AM

The B.C. SPCA is asking amateur photographers to bring wildlife into focus for their 12th annual photography contest.
Okanagan hummingbirds can see more colours than you can even fathom
June 17, 2020 - 8:06 AM

The world of a hummingbird is more vibrant than even the human imagination.
Okanagan woman’s concern for Western painted turtles leads to turtle crossing
June 12, 2020 - 1:52 PM

A Lake Country resident is spreading awareness for western painted turtles after it was discovered that cross a particular roadway in the Central Okanagan.
65-pound African tortoise reunited with Shuswap family after a week-long wander
May 14, 2020 - 7:30 AM

A Tappen couple spent days looking for something you think would be hard to lose — a 65-pound tortoise.
iN VIDEO: Watch these snakes emerge from winter refuge in South Okanagan
April 17, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Penticton resident Mitch Guilderson is a big fan of his amphibian and reptile neighbours.
Lake monster or wave? UBC professor explains Ogopogo theory
February 29, 2020 - 12:00 PM

The Ogopogo myth is so ingrained in Okanagan culture that people fail to see anything other than lake monsters when waves roll by, a UBC Okanagan professor says.
WILD WEDNESDAY: Video of B.C.’s most common wildcat
February 19, 2020 - 11:00 AM

While bobcats may be the smallest of B.C.’s wildcats, they are well known for hunting animals of all sizes.
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'We're going to be in a different place' this summer, says B.C.'s top doctor
The outlook for summer is better than you might think, according to B.C.’s top doctor. “We have to manage the pandemic that we are still living through right now, but in the coming months, we're going to be able to do all th

iNwine Wednesday: Robin Ridge Winery 2019 Gamay
I have a crush on Gamay these days and I'm obviously not the only one with #GoGamay trending. Thankfully there are some amazing B.C. Gamays to enjoy. You may have tried this cousin of Pinot Noir, its name and region in France is Beaujolais.

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'We're going to be in a different place' this summer, says B.C.'s top doctor
The outlook for summer is better than you might think, according to B.C.’s top doctor. “We have to manage the pandemic that we are still living through right now, but in the comi
February 23, 2021 4:54 PM
With Tolko Mill closure, proposal for Kelowna's Manhattan Point may set tone for redevelopment in area
A housing project that the developer says may set the tone for redevelopment of Manhattan Point has been submitted to the City of Kelowna. “With the recent closure of the Tolko mill, i
February 22, 2021 4:00 PM
West Kelowna’s plan to legalize 'party houses' a 'terrible' idea: critic
Sabina Zerwes is ready to get out her picket signs and get back into her war against party houses in West Kelowna. She wasn’t happy when told by iNFOnews.ca that the city’s plan
February 23, 2021 6:30 AM
'I am one of many great success stories:' A Vernon man's recovery from fentanyl addiction
Heavily addicted to fentanyl and meth and having just overdosed, Jacob Philp woke up in a hospital bed to hear that he'd stopped breathing for eight minutes. Philp's parents were at
February 21, 2021 3:30 PM
With demise of mobile home parks in Kelowna, affordable home ownership slips away for many
It may take years, but another 133 affordable housing units will disappear out of the Kelowna market when the Central Mobile Park is redeveloped. This follows on the closure of the Hiawatha
February 20, 2021 1:02 PM
Vernon loses final court battle over fired firefighter
The City of Vernon has lost a long-running battle over the firing of the fire captain it caught engaging in a brief moment of "consensual sexual activity" in the fire chief's office
February 22, 2021 5:50 PM
OOPS: Kamloops man jumps into off-duty cop's car and demands they 'give him their stuff'
When a man entered a stranger's vehicle downtown on Saturday, he didn't expect to confront an off-duty police officer. The man tried to open the rear passenger door of a vehicle at t
February 23, 2021 11:43 AM
'I lost everything': Court hears from man who suffered severe head injury in Penticton beach assault
The sentencing hearing for the man accused of a violent assault on Penticton’s Okanagan Lake Beach that put a man in a coma with a severe head injury began in Penticton Supreme court today.
February 23, 2021 3:18 PM
Outbreak declared over at Vernon retirement residence
The COVID-19 outbreak at Carrington Place Retirement Residence in Vernon was declared over today, Feb. 22 Interior Health declared the outbreak on Feb. 10, and in the end only one resident
February 22, 2021 2:06 PM
'Wonderful people' of Penticton help senior back on his feet to 'help someone else'
A Penticton man trying to recover from some rough times is feeling pretty good about the community he lives in these days. Bob Richards was out collecting recyclable cans and bottles during
February 23, 2021 7:00 AM

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