Okanagan Latest News

• B.C. company helping L.A. says fighting fire at night is a ‘game changer’

  More strong winds are forecast for the Los Angeles area, triggering a Red Flag Warning for a large part of the region. That has everyone on edge.

  U.S. News

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• Protest at school in Langley after 12-year-old targeted with racial slurs

  Amy McGregor says she has been called the N-word and been asked to give other students the N-pass — a green light to use the racial slur — since the start of the school year.

  Education

  2 hours
• ‘All options’ including ‘export bans’ on the table to fight U.S. tariffs: B.C. minister

  The comments come after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith travelled to Florida, where she met with president-elect Donald Trump over the weekend. 

  Politics

  2 hours
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• More closures expected after three Okanagan craft breweries shut their doors

  At least three local craft breweries have shut their doors for good-all in a one month span.

  Canada

  2 hours
• Thieves steal rare geode from Kelowna rock shop, among other unique rocks

  It was around 5:30 a.m. Friday when the two men broke into Kelowna's Rocks and Gems Store, the owners believe they were targeting a rare geode from Brazil.

  Canada

  2 hours
• Elections BC says it hasn’t called in RCMP

  Elections BC says it hasn't asked the RCMP to investigate a complaint from the B.C. Conservatives about alleged "voting irregularities" in the October provincial election, despite a call from the party for police to get involved.

  Politics

  3 hours
• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Jan. 13, 2025

  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.

  Canada

  3 hours
• Horrific details revealed at inquest into B.C. woman’s starvation death

  Sharon Bursey held back tears as she described her sister Florence Girard's sassy personality, how she loved people and swam in the Special Olympics.

  Crime

  5 hours
• Severe weather events in 2024 surpassed $8B in claims, a Canadian first

  'Sadly, beyond the staggering financial losses are hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose lives and livelihoods have been upended,' the president and CEO of IBC said.

  Weather

  9 hours
• B.C. camping reservations for May 2025 long weekend to open this week

  Reservations for the new campsites at Fintry and Rolley Lake parks open at 7 a.m. PT on Wednesday for May 15 arrivals.

  Canada

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• BC Coroners inquest to begin in case of woman who died in care

  Florence Girard was found dead in October 2018 in the Port Coquitlam home she shared with caregiver Astrid Dahl. The official cause of death was 'malnourishment and starvation.'

  Crime

  Jan 12
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• Lankinen, Hughes lead Canucks over Maple Leafs

  Kevin Lankinen made 20 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the travel-weary Vancouver Canucks picked up a gutsy 3-0 victory over the listless Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

  Sports

  Jan 11
• ‘Glowing eyes’: Curious cougar checks out family in B.C. backyard

  A father and daughter in Tofino had a close-up and unexpected encounter with wildlife recently. Their cat had started acting strangely.

  Environment

  Jan 11
• Former B.C. premier Christy Clark walks back claim she was never Conservative

  Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal Liberal leader, has backtracked on her claim that she'd never been a member of the Conservative party.

  Politics

  Jan 11
• Study explores ‘medical gaslighting’ and its effects on Canadians

  The university of Windsor is working with Canadians who are sharing their stories of medical gaslighting. It has been around for decades affecting mostly woman and minority groups.

  Health

  Jan 11
• ‘No truth’: Manager of Argyll Lodge denies BC Conservative allegations of voting irregularities

  Allegations lodged by Rustad include improper voting at a licenced addiction recovery lodge in the riding of Surrey-Guildford, where the party claims 45 dubious votes were cast.

  Politics

  Jan 10
• B.C. denies funding to build memorial to honour victims of Kelowna’s crane collapse

  Vilness added the families have been through enough hardship,  including the ongoing wait for the results of the criminal investigation to be released.

  Canada

  Jan 10
• BC Wildfire Service senior management team headed to L.A. fires ‘imminently’

  The BC Wildfire Service is deploying a senior management team to help fight the Los Angeles wildfires, at the request of California fire officials.

  Fire

  Jan 10
• Skier death in Fernie, B.C. under investigation

  RCMP say a 67-year-old man from Ontario was killed when he fell into a large sink hole filled with loose snow at the Fernie Alpine Resort in southeastern B.C.

  Sports

  Jan 10
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• Flu and RSV cases spike in B.C., but COVID-19 remains low

  New data shared by B.C.'s Centre for Disease Control shows the province has one of the worst flu rates in Canada, as a holiday-season spike in respiratory illnesses continues.

  Health

  Jan 10
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• B.C. nurses fear uptick in abuse as province reinstates mask mandate

  Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health reinstated a mask mandate in health-care facilities to try and prevent the spread of the flu, RSV and COVID-19.

  Health

  Jan 9
• L.A. wildfires trigger ‘haunting’ memories in B.C.’s hard-hit Okanagan

  The horrific images of Los Angeles communities ravaged by wildfire are bringing back painful memories in West Kelowna, which experienced a similar threat in 2023.

  Fire

  Jan 9
• B.C. teen discharged from hospital 2 months after critical case of avian flu

  The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) said the teen was discharged from BC Children's Hospital on Jan. 7.

  Health

  Jan 9
• Elections BC to probe election complaint lodged by BC Conservatives

  Elections BC says it is looking into a complaint from a BC Conservative candidate in a riding narrowly won by the NDP, giving the government a one-seat majority.

  Politics

  Jan 9
• Company that processed plant-based milk linked to listeria permanently closes plants

  The Canadian company that processed plant-based milk linked to a deadly listeria outbreak has permanently closed all four of its plants.

  Canada

  Jan 9