Sawed-off shotgun found
Avalanche work on Hwy. 3
Wheel falls off trailer
What Trudeau has offered
Registering foreign agent?
Concerned about finances
US is 'unbowed, unbroken'
More tanks for Ukraine
Threat of glacial floods
Another mill curtailment
Slowed growth 'good'
ChatGPT-like tech in Bing
The rarest of curling feats
Blazers come back to win
OKM to Valley Playoffs
Rihanna plans under wraps
Baldwin lawyers on offense
Ben just 'tired' at Grammys
Top Stories for January 23, 2023
Teens kick in front door of Kelowna home for fun
A Southeast Kelowna resident says he is frustrated and confused after two teens decided to kick in his newly renovated door. The man partially caught the teens...
Wolves spotted near hiking trails in Black Mountain Park
Wolves have been spotted in Black Mountain Park, just east of Kelowna. Mike Walchuck was out for a hike Saturday afternoon when he spotted what initially looked...
Police seek identity of woman allegedly involved in brawl at Kelowna Steve-O show
Police in Kelowna are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman allegedly involved in a brawl at a Steve-O performance last year. The incident took...
Snowy start, colder temperatures by the end of the week
Unsettled conditions that brought snow and sun on the weekend in the Okanagan will continue through most of the week. It starts with snow overnight and into...
Penticton resident warns community after cougar kills cat
A Penticton resident's Birthday started out horribly on Sunday. Roxanne Brower says she woke up at 2 a.m. to let her cat out to the bathroom and heard what...
Ghislaine Maxwell convinced Jeffrey Epstein was murdered in prison
Ghislaine Maxwell is convinced Jeffrey Epstein was murdered in prison. The disgraced socialite, serving 20 years for sex trafficking and grooming underage girls...
Should Canada send tanks to Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion?
Canada's allies are pledging to send tanks to Ukraine, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave no indication Monday morning about whether Ottawa will follow...
Truck up in flames, fire spreads to garage in West Kelowna
UPDATE 10:40 a.m. West Kelowna Fire Rescue says an investigation has determined the blaze originated in a vehicle parked on the driveway near the garage....
Two separate avalanches send four patients to hospital
Four people have been taken to hospital, two in critical condition as a result of avalanches in the Cherryville and Revelstoke areas. Tiffany Akins with BC...
No $2,500 refund for dead cat, B.C. tribunal rules
A cat breeder does not have to refund a B.C. woman the $2,500 she paid for a British shorthair cat, the Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled Jan. 23. The small...
Okanagan College offers creditor monitoring to students and staff after cyber attack
Okanagan College is dealing with continued fallout from a cyber attack earlier this month. On Monday, January 9, the college responded to an unauthorized entry...
Telus combines mobility and home service to create new business unit
Telus Communications Inc. says it has merged its mobility and home service divisions to create a combined business unit called Telus Consumer Solutions. Telus...
Armstrong senior gets no rest as trains idle all night just 100 feet from her home
An Armstrong resident says she's getting fed up with lack of sleep and noise from idling trains in front of her house. LeAnne Emery has lived on Okanagan...
Local establishments see rise in demand for non-alcoholic options
Three weeks into Dry January and both bars and restaurants around the Okanagan are busy making non-alcoholic drinks for their customers. Riley Strother, the...
Boudreau firing evokes Vancouver Canucks' dubious departures
That Hal Laycoe became the first ex-coach of the Vancouver Canucks on May 2, 1972 wasn’t a big surprise. Under Laycoe for their first two NHL seasons, the...
BMW was doing up to 200 km/h before collision, say West Shore RCMP
One of the drivers involved in a two-vehicle collision Sunday night on the Trans-Canada Highway near Leigh Road, near Langford, B.C., was travelling up to 200...
Man who killed teenaged hitchhiker, dumped body in Savona ditch has parole reinstated
A man who killed a teenaged hitchhiker more than 20 years ago and dumped his body in a ditch near Savona is back out on parole after violating his conditions...
US alert as Cancun taxi drivers block road, harass Uber cars
The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory for Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast Monday after medallion taxi drivers started harassing and...
Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race returns to UBCO and Big White for the first time since 2015
Big White will be the venue for an unusual challenge this weekend. Engineering students from universities across Canada will be competing in the Great Northern...
Shutdowns extended at Tolko's Armstrong and Soda Creek lumber mills
Tolko has again extended downtime at its Soda Creek and Armstrong lumber divisions. On Dec. 28, the Vernon-headquartered forestry company announced Christmas...
Deal reached to head off possible job action by support staff in Central Okanagan schools
A tentative collective agreement should head off a strike by support staff in Central Okanagan Schools. A joint statement issued Monday by CUPE Local 3523 and...
Province provides transitional funding to Kelowna child service provider
A Kelowna-based child service provider has been granted three months of transitional funding by the provincial government, but closure remains inevitable. ...
Motorized scooters require a drivers license: Grand Forks RCMP
A Grand Forks man is facing multiple charges after his motorized scooter was seized and impounded last week. RCMP say the incident occurred on Jan. 18 just...
West Kelowna fire crews respond to garage fire
A West Kelowna garage went up in flames late Monday morning. Just before noon, the West Kelowna Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Emerald Road....
Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
Across the continent, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping. Some fed-up consumers...
Leader of Alberta spiritual community charged with four counts of sexual assault
A self-styled spiritual leader has been charged with four counts of sexual assault stemming from separate occasions between 2017 and 2020. Police say Johannes...
Jenelle Brewer has written her life story in her first book Releasing Jezebel: Embracing the Lioness Within
Jenelle Brewer is sharing her story of trauma and recovery. The Okanagan Indian Band sqilx’w woman and mother of two has released a book chronicling her...
Insurance agency operating in B.C. ordered to retrain Ontario agents
A life insurance agency operating five offices in B.C. has been sanctioned by Ontario’s financial regulator for potentially deceptive sales tactics....
Penticton judge not thrilled by lawyer submissions over spree of dangerous driving incidents
A Penticton judge was underwhelmed by lawyers' jail time recommendations for a man accused in a dangerous driving spree, asking Crown and defence to better...
Police investigate report that 10 to 15 youths attacked transit workers on TTC bus
Police in Toronto say two transit workers have been injured following a report that close to a dozen youths attacked them on a bus Monday afternoon. A post on...
Port Hardy doctor offers to pay for assistant as he'll be only ER physician as of July
A Port Hardy physician says he is prepared to dip into his own pocket to pay the salary and benefits for a physician’s assistant because of the severe...
West Kelowna resident captures bobcat on video
A bobcat was spotted wandering an area of West Kelowna Monday afternoon. Jody Harris shared the video with Castanet and says the bobcat was spotted just before...
A quarter of Canadians think prices will eventually fall. Here's why that's unlikely
What goes up doesn't necessarily come down. That's contrary to the sentiment of a surprisingly large proportion of respondents to the Bank of...
Northern B.C. hit hardest by shortage of skilled trades
While supply chain disruptions have eased for many contractors across B.C., finding skilled trades remains a challenge. The perennial shortage of workers is set...
Poilievre's energy plan: carrots not sticks
A Conservative government would use carrots (tax incentives) not sticks (a tax on emissions) to reduce Canada's greenhouse gases, devolve more resource...
Blonde leads Razzie nominations for worst movies of 2022
'Blonde' leads the nominations for the Golden Raspberry Awards. The Marilyn Monroe biopic, which stars Ana de Armas as the Hollywood icon, has been...
Holding a second vigil for Austyn Godfrey
A gut-wrenching email from Austyn Godfrey’s mother Michelle spurred me to hold a second vigil on the first anniversary of Austyn’s death. Michelle...
Sinclar announces temporary curtailments at lumber operations
Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. will be invoking temporary curtailments at three of its sawmills. Effective January 30, Lakeland Mills in Prince George....
Elon Musk defends his tweets about taking Tesla private
Elon Musk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco, testifying that he believed he had locked up financial backing to take Tesla private during 2018...
North Okanagan RCMP officer cleared in 170 km/h pursuit before fleeing driver crashed
A North Okanagan police officer who drove at speeds of up to 170 km/h in a failed traffic stop may have to explain his actions, but won't face any charges...
Fate of many Canadians held in Syrian camps still unclear despite court ruling
A court action has prompted the federal government to begin repatriating several Canadians detained in Syria, but the fate of many other citizens trapped there...
Feds say 'no willing partners' to bring fire codes onto First Nations — including AFN
The federal government does not have a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes on First Nation reserves, a newly released document shows. The...
Poland pushes for more tanks for Kyiv, will seek German OK
Poland said Monday it would ask Berlin for permission to send German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine as the government in Warsaw pushes its Western allies to...
Subcontracting ArriveCan development 'seems highly illogical and inefficient:' PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Canada's top public servant to look into the government's procurement process over what he says seems a...
Kelowna city council has made several changes to its meeting policy
An earlier start time for Tuesday evening public hearings is one of several changes Kelowna city council has made to its council procedures bylaw. The...
US: Ex-FBI counterintelligence agent aided Russian oligarch
A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official has been indicted on charges he helped a Russian oligarch, in violation of U.S. sanctions. Charles...
B.C. experiencing 'volatile, dangerous' avalanche conditions
Avalanche Canada is warning outdoor enthusiasts about snowpack conditions in B.C. following another avalanche-caused death in the province. On Saturday, two...
The Vancouver construction disaster that changed B.C.
Mike Davis’ last outing with his dad was a bike ride to the worksite where his father was helping to build a massive office building. They had bought the...
Vancouver police investigate fatal collision
A 65-year-old man has died following a single-car collision in East Vancouver Sunday night. Vancouver Police say the driver was heading west near Nootka Street...
Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right...
Annual Be an Angel campaign raises $417K for Central Okanagan Food Bank
The Central Okanagan Food Bank received generous donations through their annual Be an Angel Campaign. The Thomas Alan Budd Foundation was a major contributor to...
Small Business BC Awards will give away $40,000 in prize money to province's best
Small business owners are invited to compete for $40,000 in prize money as Small Business BC celebrates the 20th anniversary of its annual awards. The Small...
Trial date set for birth tourist lawsuit against Richmond doctors, hospital
A trial date has been set in the BC Supreme Court for the claim filed by a so-called “birth tourist,” who’s suing Richmond doctors, Richmond...
Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay national parks to see infrastructure upgrades
Parks Canada has announced money to improve safety and experiences for visitors to four mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia. It says $71...
BC Housing plans to redevelop Fortune Drive property after tearing down part of motel
BC Housing officials are “exploring redevelopment opportunities” for a parcel of land on Fortune Drive after tearing down part of a former motel...
Kelowna Rocket forward Andrew Cristall will miss this week's Top Prospects game
An injury will keep Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall out of this week's Top Prospects game in Langley. Cristall, listed as day-to-day on the injury...
54-40, Doug & the Slugs coming to Penticton Peach Festival
The Penticton Peach Festival has revealed two legendary Canadian rock bands will be the headliners on Saturday night of the beloved summer event. Doug &...
Lake release of Vernon wastewater expected by end of February
Treated Vernon wastewater could be released into Okanagan Lake as soon as the end of February. A report to city council states the McKay Reservoir is reaching...
Fun in the sun and snow for Lumby Outhouse Races
When nature calls, sometimes you've gotta run to the bathroom – but in Lumby on Sunday, racers were running with their outhouses. The event marked the...
GoFundMe campaign launched for Spallumcheen fire family
A fundraising campaign has been launched for a Spallumcheen family who lost their home to fire last week. Friend Tina Campbell launched a GoFundMe campaign for...
Sister of VPD officer Nicole Chan testified she felt aimless before suicide
The sister of a Vancouver police officer who died by suicide told a coroner's inquest she believed Const. Nicole Chan was being blackmailed to have sex with...
Trudeau mum on sending tanks to Ukraine as Poland pushes ahead
Canada's allies are pledging to send tanks to Ukraine, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave no indication Monday morning about whether Ottawa will follow...
B.C. government uses SD73 as benchmark in launching K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan
The Henry Grube Education Centre in Kamloops was the backdrop as Minister of Education and Child Care Rachna Singh announced a new K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan...
Penticton-area park closed by giant boulders falling has reopened
A geotechnical assessment has been completed after a rock fall closed Garnett Family Park in the Heritage Hills neighbourhood between Penticton and Okanagan...
Ottawa police preparing for possible weekend protests on 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary
Ottawa police Chief Eric Stubbs says resources, tow trucks and staffing plans are in place as the city prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of...
Spotify latest tech name to cut jobs, axes 6% of workforce
Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it's cutting 6% of its global workforce, becoming yet another tech company resorting to layoffs as the...
Woman allegedly bear sprays Vancouver store worker, two VPD officers
A store worker was allegedly attacked with bear spray by a woman allegedly shoplifting in Downtown Vancouver who also attacked two police officers, according to...
After sex assault acquittal, military clears Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin of misconduct
The Canadian military has concluded on the balance of probabilities that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin "did not engage in sexual misconduct" after the senior...
Fundraiser dinner Robbie Burns Night returns to Kamloops this weekend
The Kamloops Highland Games Society is hosting a traditional Scottish dinner event to celebrate famous poet Robbie Burns. According to organizer Heather...
Up to 100 litres of fuel leaked into English Bay by container ship
Canadian Coast Guard and specialized marine response crews are monitoring a fuel leak that happened this weekend off the coast of Vancouver. The leak was...
S&P/TSX composite posts triple-digit advance, U.S. stock markets also higher
Strength in the technology, industrial and energy sectors helped Canada's main stock index post a triple-digit gain, while U.S. stock markets also pushed...
B.C. Green Party names Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi as second deputy leader
The British Columbia Green Party has named a second deputy leader in a move leader Sonia Furstenau says is key to preparing for the next provincial election....
Police seek why 72-year-old gunman shot up LA dance hall
The search for the motive behind the shooting massacre at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance hall led police to a mobile home community as they probed the past...
Victim stabbed several times in “unprovoked” attack in downtown New West
A person was taken to hospital with serious injuries after an “unprovoked” stabbing and robbery in downtown New Westminster on Saturday afternoon....
Alberta government says no evidence of emails to prosecutors on border blockade cases
The Alberta government says it could not find any emails to substantiate allegations one of Premier Danielle Smith’s staffers wrote to Crown prosecutors...
Call for more precautions in aftermath of Saanich bank shootout
The two bank robbers who died in a shootout with police in Saanich in June were not trying for suicide-by-cop but rather planned a major confrontation to...
Check out Penticton's caffeine scene for a cozy boost this winter
While Penticton has many fuel-free ways to explore the city and surrounding area, if you’re looking for a winter warm up and a java boost to fuel up for a...
City of Vernon paid out almost $1 million in overtime in 2022
The City of Vernon paid out almost $1 million in overtime last year. But the good news is, that was less than it paid out in 2021. City council will receive a...
Start the new year right when it comes to your finances
The start of a new year is a perfect time to set financial goals and create a plan to achieve them. Whether you want to save for a down payment on a house, pay...
Man stabbed in Vancouver's Granville Street Entertainment District
A 42-year-old man was stabbed Sunday in Vancouver's Granville Street Entertainment District and suffered life-threatening injuries. About 9:40 p.m.,...
Smaller cities can benefit from immigration uptick and pandemic shift: Research
The Conference Board of Canada says the country's smaller cities have an opportunity to make a bigger economic impact in the coming years thanks to...
Okanagan Science Centre hosting CSI event for Vernon Winter Carnival
A 'crime' has happened at the Okanagan Science Centre – and you're recruited to help solve it. The CSI-themed Vernon Winter Carnival event...
Semi crash knocked out power to Cherryville, service now restored
UPDATE: 12:05 p.m. Power has now been restored to Cherryville following an early morning crash. ORIGINAL: 11:30 a.m. Almost the entire community of Cherryville...
Downtown Vernon Association plans for return of 2900 Plaza this summer
The Downtown Vernon Association is looking to make a few tweaks to the 2900 block plaza this summer. The downtown block closure on 30th Avenue would shift...
Survey open for Penticton residents wanting a say on transit
BC Transit and the City of Penticton want input from the public on local transit service and what priorities should be for future planning. Public engagement is...
City to request up to $30,000 in grant funds to support emergency response volunteers
Kamloops council has approved a grant application that, if awarded, will help support the city’s Emergency Support Services team as it prepares to respond...
BCHL All-Star Weekend smashing success in Penticton
It was an incredible, long-awaited BCHL 60th Anniversary All-Star Weekend event in Penticton, B.C. The event, which had been put on hiatus during the pandemic,...
Overcast skies, some precipitation this week in Kamloops
Kamloops will see dreary weather conditions this week, with small chances of flurries and mostly overcast skies. Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Erven...
Tickets now available for performance of The Zoo Story at Pavilion Theatre
RadRock Productions will be showing its inaugural play at the Pavilion Theatre next month. Kamloops-based actors Derek Rein and Brandon Reid will be performing...
Public invited to RCMP town hall in Enderby
North Okanagan RCMP are inviting the public to a town hall meeting on policing issues in Enderby. The meeting will be held Feb.1 at the Splatsin Community...
