News Items tag as: Meteor Shower

Quarantid meteor shower peaks this week in Kamloops, Okanagan
January 02, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The first meteor shower of the year peaks this week, and depending where you are in the northern hemisphere you could see up to 100 meteors streak across the sky in one night.
Geminids meteor shower peaks this week in skies over Kamloops, Okanagan
December 12, 2023 - 4:30 PM

If the weather cooperates, residents in the Okanagan and Kamloops should be able to see some meteors in the night sky this week.
iN VIDEO: Fireball spotted over Vancouver Island
December 15, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A driver caught a fireball falling through sky on Vancouver Island Sunday night on their dash cam.
Perfect viewing conditions in Okanagan, Kamloops for Draconids meteor shower
October 08, 2021 - 4:30 PM

Draconids meteor shower peaks tonight and conditions in the Okanagan and Kamloops are ideal for a good show.
Get up early to see this week's Eta Aquariid meteor shower in Kamloops, Okanagan
May 04, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A waning moon and clear skies should provide some reasonable viewing opportunities for this week’s Eta Aquariid meteor shower.
How to see the Lyrid meteor shower from the Interior
April 18, 2018 - 2:37 PM

You can catch a meteor shower by looking up at the night sky before dawn this week in the Southern Interior.
Keep your eyes to the sky tonight for a peak at meteor shower
December 13, 2017 - 4:30 PM

If the clouds part so you can see it, the annual Geminid meteor shower will light up the night sky tonight.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

News Items tag as: Meteor Shower

Quarantid meteor shower peaks this week in Kamloops, Okanagan

Geminids meteor shower peaks this week in skies over Kamloops, Okanagan

iN VIDEO: Fireball spotted over Vancouver Island

Perfect viewing conditions in Okanagan, Kamloops for Draconids meteor shower

Get up early to see this week's Eta Aquariid meteor shower in Kamloops, Okanagan

How to see the Lyrid meteor shower from the Interior

Keep your eyes to the sky tonight for a peak at meteor shower

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