News Items tag as: Grizzly bears

iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan
August 19, 2025 - 7:00 PM

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.
How Kelowna got its name from 'grizzly bear', despite a distinct lack of grizzlies around
July 04, 2020 - 12:00 PM

The story is that Kelowna derived its name from the Syilx word for grizzly bear but there's another, more odoriferous, tale about how the name came to be and it may surprise you.
iN VIDEO: Rare white grizzly seen in Banff
May 04, 2020 - 10:43 AM

If you thought you saw a polar bear in B.C., you'd probably be pretty surprised. And rightly so.
A grizzly end: Collisions between trains and bears in B.C. a sad reality
November 07, 2019 - 7:00 AM

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iN VIDEO: Shuswap man visited daily by grizzly bears cutting through his yard
October 17, 2019 - 10:30 AM

With a river full of salmon on one side, and swaths of corn growing on the other, a Shuswap resident has seen his property become a popular thoroughfare for grizzly bears.
VIDEO: Why there's no such thing as a bear-proof trash can or composter
May 16, 2018 - 6:30 PM
Sicamous community 'relieved' after trio of grizzly bears relocated
July 24, 2017 - 4:53 PM

SICAMOUS - The Conservation Officer Service hopes a group of three female grizzly bears will thrive in their new home after being translocated from Sicamous.
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Supply of locally grown turkeys limited in Okanagan, Kamloops this year
Anyone wanting a fresh, free range turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year might want to get their orders in with local farmers while supplies last. Karen Smith of North Valley Farm in Salmon Arm is fielding orders for her birds, wit

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

BC tenant's sleuthing gets her $17,000 after Airbnb eviction
A BC family who evicted their tenant and then rented out their condo on Airbnb have lost an appeal after being ordered to pay $17,000 in compensation. According to an Aug. 25 BC Supreme Court decision, Cristopher and Leonida Resurreccion bo

iN VIDEO: Grizzly bears are closer than you think in the Okanagan