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Oh my gourd: B.C. Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off comes down to 1-pound difference

The biggest gourds in British Columbia were on display in Langley Saturday for the 2026 B.C. Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off.

Baby bobcat stuck on Kelowna utility pole prompts rescue effort

Around midday Friday, the Okanagan Humane Society received a call from witnesses and a foster volunteer, who said a baby bobcat was stuck up a utility pole on Mayfair Road in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood.

Four people dead in two separate crashes on B.C. roads

Police in British Columbia say four people are dead after two separate crashes on provincial highways on Thursday.

B.C. NDP, Conservative leaders campaign in the Okanagan

British Columbia’s major party leaders took their election campaigns to the Okanagan Friday to talk about fire safety and the high cost of groceries.

Summerland, B.C., rescinds last evacuation orders due to destructive wildfire

The Okanagan B.C. community of Summerland has rescinded all evacuation orders almost two months after a wildfire tore through the region.

Fact Check: Masked agitators at First Nation in B.C. not a false flag action

Claims have spread online this week that a white nationalist group’s demonstration at a First Nation in British Columbia, which has been denounced by authorities as “disgusting” and “cowardly,” was in fact a false flag operation. The Canadian Press checks those claims.

Alcohol a suspected factor in crash that killed 2 in West Kelowna, B.C.

Mounties believe alcohol was a factor in an early morning crash in West Kelowna Tuesday that left two people dead.

Murder charges laid more than 7 years after innocent man shot in Kamloops

More than seven years after an innocent man was gunned down in a Kamloops hotel, two men have been charged with his murder.

Penticton, B.C., city councillor convicted of sex offences, city says seat vacant

The City of Penticton says James Miller will not be returning to his position as a city councillor after being convicted of an indictable criminal offence.

Free pet microchipping coming to B.C. areas prone to wildfires, evacuations

The B.C. SPCA is hoping people living in areas prone to wildfires and evacuations will take advantage of free microchipping clinics later this month.

Cat in the Hat that chased B.C. teenage girl appears amid viral social media trend

A disturbing incident in which someone dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume chased a teenager in West Kelowna, B.C., occurred amid an online trend that twists the popular children’s character into something sinister, leading police in some jurisdictions to warn of off-line consequences.

B.C. teen chased by someone wearing Cat in the Hat costume, police investigating

Police in West Kelowna, B.C., say they’re looking for someone who was wearing a Cat in the Hat costume when they allegedly chased a teenager walking in the Okanagan community.

Motorcyclist dead after swerving to avoid collision with wildlife in B.C. Interior, police say

A 62-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash in the B.C. Interior, and local Mounties say they believe the crash happened after he swerved to avoid hitting an animal in the road.

Kelowna, B.C., mayor asks feds to shut consumption site after 3,400 police visits

The mayor and council in Kelowna, B.C., have called on Ottawa to shut a supervised consumption site in the city’s downtown core, saying its impacts, including thousands of police call-outs and “significant and ongoing public safety risks,” have become unsustainable.

Woman dead after crash that partially closed highway in B.C. Interior, RCMP say

A 27-year-old woman is dead after a collision on Highway 97 in Lake Country Tuesday night, local Mounties say.