The cooler, wetter weather is allowing the area fire restrictions to be lifted.Effective at noon Friday, Oct. 2, the B.C. Wildfire Service will rescind the bans on Category 2 and 3 fires within the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Okanagan.Category 2 and 3 open burning includes burn piles, windrow burning, and ...

One of Vernon's key recreation facilities is getting some much needed new equipment.Vernon City Council was asked to give early budget approval to purchase a new evaporation condenser for Priest Valley Arena.During the regular council meeting Monday, city staff noted the existing condenser was installed in 2002 and bey...

The Executive Director of the Okanagan Science Centre is joining a national group that connects science centres and engagement organizations across Canada. Dione Chambers was elected to the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC).CASC creates opportunities for collaboration, knowledge ...

A man originally from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation in Saskatchewan has launched what he says is the first Indigenous-owned animation studio in B.C.Harley Knife has worked as an animator for the past 12 years on shows including Max and Ruby on Treehouse, Pete the Cat on Amazon Prime and Everybody Still Hates Chris on Comedy ...

The cooler, wetter weather is allowing the area fire restrictions to be lifted.Effective at noon Friday, Oct. 2, the B.C. Wildfire Service will rescind the bans on Category 2 and 3 fires within the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Okanagan.Category 2 and 3 open burning includes burn piles, windrow burning, and ...

Construction is moving ahead on a $348.6-million recreation infrastructure program in Kelowna, with work now visible at multiple sites across the city.The Building a Stronger Kelowna program includes the redevelopment of Parkinson Recreation Centre and new activity centres in Glenmore, Rutland and Mission. Construction...

DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say two people have been killed in a crash at the Tsawwassen Mills mall and two others are injured. They say early information indicates the driver of the vehicle may have experienced a medical emergency before the collis...

VANCOUVER - A frontal system that moved across the British Columbia coast this week dropped more than 100 millimetres of rain at one location, while other communities were also drenched. Environment Canada issued rainfall warnings for Monday and Tuesda...

KAMLOOPS - Politicians in British Columbia's election campaign are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, committing to work with Indigenous Peoples by acknowledging the past while taking steps for the future. NDP Leader David Eby is sp...

ST. JOHN'S - Canada's fisheries minister is encouraging France to abandon its plan to launch a snow crab fishery in waters near Newfoundland and the French territory of St-Pierre-Miquelon. In a post on social media, Joanne Thompson says she's disappoin...

DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say two people have been killed in a crash at the Tsawwassen Mills mall and two others are injured. They say early information indicates the driver of the vehicle may have experienced a medical emergency before the collis...

COCOA BEACH - Astronaut Joshua Kutryk is set to blast off for the International Space Station on Thursday as Canada continues a memorable year for space exploration and research. The 44-year-old is one of four people assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 m...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A helicopter with six people on board crashed in a rural part of Zimbabwe on Wednesday and it appears there were no survivors, officials said. The helicopter crashed in the Marondera district, southeast of the cap...

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The parents of a Detroit-area toddler who pulled a loaded pistol out of his backpack at a daycare will face charges in the case, police said Wednesday. In a statement, police in Canton Township said the paren...

MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Rachel formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean but posed no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said. Rachel was located about 380 miles (615 kilometers) west of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, or about 220 miles (...