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Neighbours angry at slow B.C. RCMP response to violent, chaotic party

Neighbours angry at slow B.C. RCMP response to violent, chaotic party

A community on Westside Road feels they are not properly protected by RCMP

Neighbours angry at slow B.C. RCMP response to violent, chaotic party
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‘Paws’ this weekend and fight animal cruelty in B.C.

The BC SPCA is centralizing its Paws for a Cause event to just six community events in B.C.

BC SPCA Kelowna
Worst may almost be over for 2018 B.C. wildfire season

Worst may almost be over for 2018 B.C. wildfire season

BC Wildfire Service officials say cool, wet weather is ahead, though not for everywhere

Worst may almost be over for 2018 B.C. wildfire season
A look at B.C. wildfire smoke from space

A look at B.C. wildfire smoke from space

NASA provides a timelapse of smoke covering B.C. from space

A look at B.C. wildfire smoke from space
Beaches along Okanagan Lake offer some respite from the current summer heat wave. Photo: Contributed

24 temperature records broken across B.C.

Extreme temperatures recorded in the southern half of the province

Beaches along Okanagan Lake offer some respite from the current summer heat wave. Photo: Contributed
Breaking mews, it’s International Cat Day

Breaking mews, it’s International Cat Day

Celebrate cats for the next 24 hours

Breaking mews, it’s International Cat Day
Driver or passenger, RCMP can fine you for drinking on your boat

Driver or passenger, RCMP can fine you for drinking on your boat

To drink on a boat in B.C. it must be licensed or have sleeping accommodations, cooking facilities and a toilet.

Driver or passenger, RCMP can fine you for drinking on your boat
Youths playing with lighter start Kelowna wildfire by accident

Youths playing with lighter start Kelowna wildfire by accident

BC Wildfire and the Kelowna fire department are on scene of a blaze in Glenmore

Youths playing with lighter start Kelowna wildfire by accident
Campfire bans issued around B.C.

Campfire bans issued around B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service is implementing bans in the Kamloops Fire Centre and the Southeast Fire Centre

Campfire bans issued around B.C.
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UPDATED: 1,500 residents on evacuation alert as Peachland under state of emergency

The Mount Eneas wildfire has forced an evacuation alert of 596 properties

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Through your lens: Okanagan wildfires

Check out some of the captivating images and video from social media of the wildfires

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Motorists were stuck along Highway 97 as RCMP closed the road due to a nearby wildfire. Image: Dean Taylor/Kelowna Capital News

Wildfires erupt in B.C. Okanagan forcing evacuation orders and a highway closure

Check out a list of up-to-date information on blazes happening within the Kamloops Wildfire Centre.

Motorists were stuck along Highway 97 as RCMP closed the road due to a nearby wildfire. Image: Dean Taylor/Kelowna Capital News
Diamonds in space: The final frontier of proposals

Diamonds in space: The final frontier of proposals

As of 2022 for $145 million you could propose to your love while orbiting the moon

Diamonds in space: The final frontier of proposals
20-year-old Ryan Shtuka was reported missing in the resort town of Sun Peaks Feb. 17 after he failed to show up for work. His parents, Heather and Scott Shtuka, have travelled from Beaumont, Alta. to conduct daily searches for their son in the months since his disappearance. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons/B.C. RCMP)

Search continues as missing Sun Peaks man’s family returns home

The family of Ryan Shtuka returns to Alberta without their son

20-year-old Ryan Shtuka was reported missing in the resort town of Sun Peaks Feb. 17 after he failed to show up for work. His parents, Heather and Scott Shtuka, have travelled from Beaumont, Alta. to conduct daily searches for their son in the months since his disappearance. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons/B.C. RCMP)
Police on the lookout for drunk drivers this Canada Day weekend

Police on the lookout for drunk drivers this Canada Day weekend

ICBC and police are warning drivers to plan ahead of the nation’s birthday

Police on the lookout for drunk drivers this Canada Day weekend
Slack resumes and all is well again

Slack resumes and all is well again

The popular messaging service Slack is having connectivity issues

Slack resumes and all is well again
Vancouver Island Vloggers drive exotic cars as golf carts

Vancouver Island Vloggers drive exotic cars as golf carts

Daily Driven Exotics films a YouTube episode at Predator Ridge in the Okanagan

Vancouver Island Vloggers drive exotic cars as golf carts
B.C. man surprised after used needle falls from sky

B.C. man surprised after used needle falls from sky

A Vernon resident said a syringe fell out of the sky and landed at his feet

B.C. man surprised after used needle falls from sky
First Vancouver Island heat wave of the summer is here

First Vancouver Island heat wave of the summer is here

Environment Canada issues a special weather statement as temperatures creep into the 30s

First Vancouver Island heat wave of the summer is here
B.C. turns up the heat

B.C. turns up the heat

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for most the province due to high temperatures

B.C. turns up the heat
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