16+ hour, 40+ min ago  (413+ words) Published 6: 05 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 The Kelowna RCMP is alerting the public about the release of a sex offender who is considered to be at a high risk to re-offend. Graham Daniel Dodge, 38, was released from custody on Tuesday, April 7, in…...

21+ hour, 30+ min ago  (357+ words) Published 1: 15 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 A California sea lion rescued from the Qualicum Beach waterfront on April 6 remains in a "concerning" condition in care of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Animal Rescue Society. The male adult animal has "a lot of puncture-like…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (217+ words) Published 2: 56 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Vizsla Silver, a Vancouver-based mining company, says nine of 10 workers first abducted in January are now confirmed dead. (Vizsla Silver) A B. C. -based mining company has confirmed nine of 10 workers abducted from a mine in Mexico are…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (181+ words) Published 9: 30 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Port Alberni Law Courts. A Tofino man has been sentenced to 9. 5 years in jail for multiple sex offences committed on Port Alberni youth. Loki Tchir was accused of meeting minors online and travelling to Port Alberni…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (524+ words) Published 5: 30 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 These young dogs were found abandoned in a rural area between Grand Forks and Greenwood, according to Kootenay Animal Assistance Program. (Submitted) Two of the rescued puppies taken in by Kootenay Animal Assistance Program are seen…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (238+ words) Published 7: 30 pm Monday, April 6, 2026 The Raptors are returning. Vernon's Allan Brooks Nature Centre will again host one of the Okanagan's most anticipated wildlife events this summer. The Raptors Performance Series, sponsored by Nixon Wenger Lawyers, will run June 20 to 24 at…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (324+ words) Published 9: 20 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Vinyl in the Valley organizer John Gowland displays just some of the hundreds of record albums for sale at the annual collector show coming to Kelowna on April 18, 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. , at the St. Pius Church, 1077 Fuller Ave....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (421+ words) Published 8: 45 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 A court battle between three charities over a Langley woman's last will and testament ended with two of the non-profits splitting her $700, 000 estate. The woman, in her early 70s, died on Aug. 13, 2024. She had no spouse or…...

3+ day, 41+ min ago  (259+ words) Published 10: 04 am Monday, April 6, 2026 After several years at venues all across the Lower Mainland, the It's Bigger Than Basketball fundraiser is returning home to Abbotsford for 2026. The fundraiser debuted back in 2018 with the first game taking place inside Abbotsford's Robert…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (336+ words) Published 1: 45 pm Saturday, April 4, 2026 Some of the winners of the Easter bonnet contest at Peace Arch Hospital Auxiliary Bunny Hop on Friday, April 3, 2026, in White Rock. (Anna Burns/ Surrey Now-Leader) A young child is mesmerized by the Easter bunny at…...