People in the Okanagan and beyond are being asked to help shape the future of B.C.'s child care services.The province launched a B.C.-wide survey to gather input, feedback and ideas on how to deliver child care from families, child care operators and early childhood educators.The survey can be found online here.In 2018...

Greater Vernon Water customers are being asked to conserve water as drought risks persist in the area.On May 7, the RDNO put Stage 2 Water Restrictions in place, limiting the time and type of watering people can do with their yards and gardens.The District of Coldstream stated in a release Friday, May 29, that the cond...

The Okanagan starting the season off with the highest drought rating possible has a water conservation advocate urging people do their part.The B.C. River Forecast Centre issued a Level 5 drought rating for the Okanagan Thursday, May 28. That was the highest rating possible, and the Okanagan was the only basin in B.C. ...

People in the Okanagan and beyond are being asked to help shape the future of B.C.'s child care services.The province launched a B.C.-wide survey to gather input, feedback and ideas on how to deliver child care from families, child care operators and early childhood educators.The survey can be found online here.In 2018...

A burst of early-season heat pushed temperatures into record territory in parts of British Columbia on Thursday, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.In the Okanagan, Vernon set a new daily mark, climbing to 33.5 C at the Auto station, edging past its former record of 33.2 C from 2005. Kelowna meanwhile, ...

The Vancouver Bandits have signed Kelowna native Grant Shephard for the remainder of the 2026 Canadian Elite Basketball League season.The six-foot-10 forward returns to the Bandits for a fourth stint with the club after previous appearances in 2019, 2023 and 2025.Shephard most recently played in Romania with CSB Corona...

VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has found no evidence of deliberate violations in a Metro Vancouver riding that helped give the NDP government a one-seat majority after the 2024 provincial vote. The agency says it is confident that "free, fair, and sec...

CRANBROOK - A wide swath of southeastern British Columbia is under a flood watch as risks rise from rainfall and warm weather accelerating snowmelt. B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says both the eastern and western portion of the Kootenays, as well as the...

KELOWNA - Five British Columbia communities reached record temperature highs on Thursday as warm weather blanketed much of Western Canada. The highest temperatures were reported in Pemberton and Trail, with both tying previous highs by reaching 34.4 d...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says the cost of hosting World Cup matches in Vancouver has spiked again and could reach $729 million, with even the lowest projection now exceeding the highest estimate from last year. But it says provincial...

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it lost $205 million before taxes in the first quarter of the year as the postal service moves forward with reforms meant to address its ongoing struggles. The Crown corporation saw its revenue fall by $181 million or 14.3 per...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says its framework setting limits on delays in criminal trials is flexible enough to accommodate increasingly complicated cases. Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Friday the framework the court set out in 2016 in R....

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The former superintendent of Iowa's largest school district who was arrested last year in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Ian Roberts is likely to be de...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black House districts, both of which are represented by Democrats. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on President Donald Trump's involvement in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files as she defended the Trump administration's actions before House lawmakers sc...