Ambitious canoers near end of Canada-long trip raising funds for Indigenous charity

With their end goal in sight, a pair of canoers with a lofty goal of going across Canada made a stop in the peace region this week.

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Wine column: More sips from BC's 'winery of the year'

Ever since La Frenz on the Naramata Bench won 'BC winery of the year' in August, my wife, Kerry, and I have steadily sipped our way through La.

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UPDATE: Missing man's body found at depth of 400 feet in Okanagan Lake

(UPDATE: Oct. 16 @ 11:30 am) - The search for Kyle Yrjola has come to an end with a tragic but expected result. The Manitoba-based Hutterian E...

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Okanagan man claims his car is ‘too fast’ after 2nd excessive speeding impound in 16 months

The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) stopped a familiar face on the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 1) near Golden earlier this month. According to...

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No criminality suspected after missing BC Interior woman found dead

The search for a missing woman in Castlegar has come to an unfortunate end. The RCMP provided an update today informing the public that 41-year-old.

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Okanagan man loses Corvette after speeding past police while allegedly impaired

A 55-year-old Coldstream man is without his vehicle, driver’s licence and a good chunk of money after a recent run-in with police...

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West Kelowna woman, 33, dies in Burnaby house fire

A fatal house fire in Burnaby last week has tragic ties to the Okanagan. The fire broke out at a home on Douglas Road near Norfolk St...

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3rd victim dies from injuries sustained in Truth and Reconciliation Day crash at BC mall

One of the people injured in the crash outside Tsawwassen Mills on Truth and Reconciliation Day has died. The Delta Police Department...

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BC continues pre-pandemic pace for toxic drug deaths in 2026

There is still plenty of room for improvement, but a lower number of toxic drug deaths in British Columbia so far this year can only be...

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Lotto numbers from family birthdays leads to $1M win for BC man

A Langley man has been playing the same lottery numbers for years. They’re no random numbers either, as he came up with the seq...

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Tractor-trailer with long list of safety issues had unrestrained toddler inside: BCHP

An Alberta driver was issued nearly $1,700 in fines and his tractor-trailer was taken off the road after a late September traffic stop o...

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Crash involving police cruiser and semi on BC highway sends 2 arrestees to hospital

Two people who were on their way to jail are now in hospital after a crash in northern BC. According to a Prince George RCMP news rel...

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Elderly woman found dead after going missing from Kamloops seniors living complex

No criminality is suspected in the death of an elderly woman who went missing from a seniors community living complex last week. The...

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Search for missing man in Okanagan Lake continues 3 weeks after disappearance

It’s been three weeks since Kyle Yrjola went missing in Okanagan Lake. Yrjola and a female companion were paddleboarding in the area betw.

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BC family pleads for an end to immigrant's nightmare

Jalal Alhamrawi and his family have lived in Surrey for nearly 10 years and are still waiting to be accepted as permanent residents of their new...

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Kamloops RCMP investigating suspicious death of man found in tent near Thompson River

Mounties in Kamloops are trying to retrace the steps of Robert Patrick Murray after he was found dead on Sunday night. The body of th...

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Kamloops-area women lose vehicles and licenses after day of fun in the sun

Two women trying to soak up one of the final days of summer made the ill-advised decision to drive home while impaired, resulting in the...

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BC hotelier Mandy Farmer sells Hotel Zed and Accent Inns properties

As the Bob Dylan song goes: “The times they are a changin’.” Victoria CEO Mandy Farmer is handing the keys to her 1978 Chev...

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Calvin Harris coming to BC as part of first-ever headlining tour in 2027

Calvin Harris has been one of the biggest DJs in the world for nearly two decades. Despite his giant status in the electronic music w...

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Family has travelled to Kamloops to search for missing 32-year-old man

The RCMP is hoping the public can help in the search for a man who has been reported missing in Kamloops. Jadyn Adamson, 32, is origi...

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Local couple's name graces Vernon hospital's ultrasound department after $1.75M donation

VJH Foundation is celebrating a historic milestone with the naming of The Kurt & Jutta Knuever ultrasound department at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.

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Flu vaccination uptake in BC is pretty poor

Despite all the urging, only 36% of BC adults got a flu shot last year. That's a plunge from 50% just two years earlier.

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Two of Kelowna's biggest and favourite stores land on DoorDash

You may very well never have to leave your house to shop. Two of Kelowna's favourite and biggest stores -- Costco and Save-On Foods -- are...

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Free murder mystery experience launches in downtown Kelowna

Who killed the guy who owns Harvest Hollow Pumpkin Patch and staged his dead body as a scarecrow in the Halloween display? It's the scary first.

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Super El Nino and drought are the new normal in the Okanagan

The Okanagan's drought crisis is lurching from bad to worse. The provincial government's latest 'Drought & Water Scarcity Bulletin&.

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Beer column: Amplify your long weekend with the BC Ale Trail’s fall beer roundup

Here I am using the beer column for a little self-promotion again! You may remember three months ago when I wrote a beer column encou...

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Helicopter tour, luxury train trip, VIP wine sipping and gorgeous hotel stays all up for grabs in BC hospitality lottery

Whip over Victoria in a helicopter. Chug through the Rockies in a luxury sightseeing train. Sip delicious wine in West Kelowna.

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Logging took the trees that bears called home. The Haida Nation is building them new dens

Elijah Washington pushes through wet ferns and branches left by logging, crossing the mossy forest floor on Haida Gwaii. He kneels beside a massive we.

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Wine column: These bottles play nice with Thanksgiving turkey

Aromatic whites, elegantly oaked and unoaked Chardonnays, light red and even bubbly all play nice with Thanksgiving turkey.

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Police very concerned over increases in distracted driving and seatbelt tickets in BC

It’s a concerning trend to say the least. The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) has published results from its 2026 Distracted Driver Ca...

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