19+ hour, 26+ min ago   (85+ words) Published 1:00 pm Monday, September 7, 2026 A farm house near Old Kamloops Road has caught fire. According to a reporter at the scene, the blaze started at around 12 p.m. and has engulfed a house on Raven Road. — Ty Lim (@TyLimreporter) September 7, 2026 Members of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (81+ words) Published 4:30 am Monday, September 7, 2026 The first Monday of September is Labour Day in Canada. The day is set aside each year to celebrate the achievements of working people. It is also seen as the end of the summer season in…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (305+ words) Published 7:00 am Saturday, September 5, 2026 The amount of waste being disposed in the North Okanagan is on a steady decline, despite the fact that the region’s population is growing. Yet, the Regional District of North Okanagan’s (RDNO) target for waste disposal…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (537+ words) Published 3:00 pm Saturday, September 5, 2026 BC Timber Sales (BCTS) is holding an open house in Spallumcheen next week regarding its controversial proposal to harvest trees on Mount Rose Swanson, a popular recreation area in the community. The open house will take…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (257+ words) Published September 4, 2026 March 15, 1933 – August 27, 2026 Dale Franklin Bummer passed away peacefully at home in Summerland, B.C., on August 27, 2026, at 6:50 a.m. at the age of 93, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on March 15, 1933 in Reserve, Montana, Dale was the second…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (236+ words) Published 5:20 pm Friday, September 4, 2026 The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) has partially rescinded its evacuation order around the Bradley Creek wildfire. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, the following properties are no longer under an order and residents can return home: • Goat Trail…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (489+ words) Published 11:49 am Friday, September 4, 2026 By Mark Page/Black Press B.C. shed 5,500 jobs in August, with an even steeper decline in full-time employment, which decreased by 26,000 jobs from July to August. As a result, B.C.’s unemployment rate ticked up 0.3 percentage points to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (348+ words) Published 2:45 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Recently, I was asked an interesting question: Can the federal government be sued for breaking its own laws? To answer this question, I have to go back a little more than five years, to June 2021, when…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (355+ words) Published 11:58 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Youth riding recklessly on e-bikes is an issue that keeps coming up for the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP. And on Tuesday morning, it was fortunate that an e-bike crash didn’t result in serious injury. Police officers…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (218+ words) Published 11:34 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is offering condolences to the family of Amshen Joan Phillip, the snpink’tn (Penticton) Indian Band (PIB), the syilx Okanagan Nation and others who were affected by her leadership. Phillip was a…...