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Highway closed by major crime unit amid investigation into B.C. man’s disappearance

A highway closure in the Kootenays earlier this week was part of an investigation into a man’s suspicious disappearance nearly one year ago.

Lost dog found ‘sitting patiently’ in passenger seat 3 days after car crash

A dog named Daisy who went missing after a car crash in B.C.’s Okanagan has been reunited with her family after a local search and rescue volunteer took it upon himself to lend a hand.

B.C. city joins province’s ‘forever chemicals’ class-action lawsuit

The B.C. city of Penticton will be representing municipalities in a class-action lawsuit against the makers of so-called “forever chemicals” for contaminating drinking-water systems.

How fingerprints on a Christmas card led to an arrest, then an acquittal in B.C.

A break-in suspect whose fingerprints were found on a Christmas card inside the targeted home has been acquitted of the crime, after a B.C. judge ruled the Crown had not proven his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Heat records set, matched in five B.C. communities across province's Interior

Five British Columbia communities reached record temperature highs on Thursday as warm weather blanketed much of Western Canada.

Penticton, B.C., declares emergency and orders evacuations after fire guts long-term care site

The City of Penticton has declared a local state of emergency after a massive fire at the site of a long-term care home triggered the evacuation of multiple properties. 

Lifetime ban for former doctor convicted of sexual assault, B.C. college says

A former doctor who pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault has agreed never to practise medicine again.

Years of challenging weather compounding problems for Okanagan fruit growers

Some B.C. orchardists are warning Okanagan peaches, cherries and apricots could be harder to come by this summer, a byproduct of an early bloom and an April frost.

Police seize 8 guns from home in Lake Country, B.C.

Mounties seized eight guns from a home in the B.C. Interior Monday, following a report of a firearm being discharged in the area earlier this month.

Kitchener Rangers rout Kelowna Rockets 5-0 to open Memorial Cup

The Kitchener Rangers opened the Memorial Cup with a 5-0 shutout of the host Kelowna Rockets on Friday.

Province expands mental health screening tool to Mounties in B.C. Interior

British Columbia’s Public Safety Ministry says Mounties in the Interior will soon have access to a new mental health screening tool.

Man rescued after days trapped in rolled vehicle on B.C. forest road

A man has been rescued after being trapped for two days in his vehicle that crashed on a remote forest service road northeast of Kamloops, B.C.

B.C. Realtor who trafficked drugs ‘solely for financial gain’ sentenced to 18 months in jail

A B.C. Realtor who owned multiple properties and started selling drugs when he faced “financial stressors” has been sentenced to 18 months in jail, according to a recently published court decision.

These are B.C.’s top 50 wines, according to local industry group

Wine Growers British Columbia and the Okanagan Wine Festival Society have announced B.C.’s top 50 wines for 2026.

Man arrested after stealing, crashing transit bus in Kamloops, B.C., RCMP say

A 55-year-old Vancouver man is in custody after allegedly stealing and crashing a transit bus in Kamloops last weekend.