Local RCMP are highlighting the efforts of their Proactive Enforcement Unit (PEU) in dealing with local property crime.Stolen motorbikes and firearms were among items found at various addresses in recent weeks - on Horizon Drive and a storage locker in West Kelowna, and on Clifton Road in Kelowna.Police said one of two...

Some patients requiring hospital care in the Central Okanagan can now receive it at home. The Hospital at Home (HaH) program has launched from Kelowna General Hospital, making it the first such program in the Interior Health region.Provided it's deemed safe and appropriate, the care at home is offered by a dedicated te...

The busy spring break travel period is almost upon us with Kelowna International Airport (YLW) expecting more than 120,000 passengers to travel through the facility from March 13 - 30.It said passengers should plan in advance and prepare for longer than normal wait times.YLW will be posting daily anticipated passenger ...

A total lunar eclipse will turn the moon red over the Okanagan.James Kanester, a representative of the Okanagan branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, said the shadow of the earth will fall on the moon overnight Thursday, March 13.The penumbra, or partial shadow, will start moving across the face of the mo...

Local RCMP are highlighting the efforts of their Proactive Enforcement Unit (PEU) in dealing with local property crime.Stolen motorbikes and firearms were among items found at various addresses in recent weeks - on Horizon Drive and a storage locker in West Kelowna, and on Clifton Road in Kelowna.Police said one of two...

The MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream is under fire after announcing she was leaving her party.Tara Armstrong announced on social media that she was leaving the Conservative Party of B.C. to sit as an Independent in the Legislature."British Columbia voted for me and other BC Conservative MLAs because we prom...

Durability is one of the top benefits of choosing tile. It's also resistant to water damage and mold growth. These are all reasons that tile can be a great choice for a basement. So if a homeowner starts seeing cracked tile in their basement, they're likely to question the durability. We ran this issue past Dennis from...

If ditching your prescription glasses without surgery sounds like a dream come true, Ortho-K might be for you. Ortho-K contact lenses use technology designed to help you see without corrective lenses or surgery. "It's a pretty cool treatment for things like myopia or astigmatism," said Dr. Mark Langer of IRIS...

Detecting eye disease far earlier than ever before is now a reality through artificial intelligence, and IRIS has started incorporating it into their exams. Doctor Mark Langer from IRIS Optometrists and Opticians in Vernon spoke about the technology. "It's just another tool that we can use to make sure we're not m...

In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump's annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped launch the U.S. president's family fortune more than 100 years ago. To find it, look west. Way west. On a quiet, remote trail in British C...

NANAIMO, B.C. - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they're spearheading a public awareness campaign with local bar owners and Crime Stoppers over "several reports" of drinks being drugged at local nightclubs in recent months. Police say people have reported having a drink and immediately having trouble breathing an...

VICTORIA - British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for people who use drugs, which includes physicians being told it can't be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking" by someone who isn't impaired by a mental disorder. The guidance from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s first chief sc...

Money has started to flow to Canadian news outlets from the $100 million Google agreed to pay them in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act, the organization administering the fund said. The Canadian Journalism Collective announced Thursday that the first portion of cash sent to eligible news businesses am...

Canada's recent flirtation with balmy temperatures will give way to spring's characteristically volatile weather, the Weather Network's chief meteorologist said, with a new seasonal forecast suggesting winter may still deliver some parting punches. Spring may be slightly chillier in Western Canada but otherwise close t...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ministers, premier to meet with Lutnick in D.C. Canadian officials are set to meet with the U.S. commerce secretary in Washington today - days after a dust-up with U.S. President Donald Trump that ended with Ontario pausing its su...

BOSTON (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the playoffs, and they did it against the team they could face when the NBA postseason reaches its peak. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, of Hamilton, Ont., scored 34 and Chet Holmgren added 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Thunder to a 118-112 victory over Boston...

LA THUILE, Italy (AP) - Federica Brignone closed the gap to leader Lara Gut-Behrami in the World Cup super-G standings to 45 points in a race on a shortened course won by German prodigy Emma Aicher on Thursday. Earning her second career win, Aicher edged Sofia Goggia by 0.06 seconds. Racing close to her Italian hometow...

VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they receive. Deanne Cote, executive director of the North Shore Mountain B...