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First-degree murder charges laid decade after B.C. man’s body found

More than 10 years after a young man was found dead in his vehicle on a rural B.C. road, two people have been charged with first-degree murder.

Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says

Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes.

‘No margin for error’: Lifted pickup truck impounded after driver clocked at 208 km/h, police say

B.C. Highway Patrol officers impounded a Mission man’s lifted Dodge pickup truck after spotting it travelling at more than 200 km/h on the Coquihalla Highway earlier this month.

Province likely to ease short-term rental restrictions in Kelowna soon

To increase rental stock for locals, the province implemented short-term rental regulations in 2024, reducing the number of listings available on sites like Airbnb and Vrbo. A municipality must have a vacancy rate above three per cent for two consecutive years to be eligible to apply for an exemption.

Thousands without natural gas service in B.C.’s Okanagan, possibly until Sunday

FortisBC says it is working to restore natural gas service to about 6,200 customers in British Columbia’s Lake Country and north Kelowna area.

Suspicious death investigation launched after body found at Vernon Winter Carnival office

Police in the North Okanagan are asking for help as they investigate a suspicious death discovered at the Vernon Winter Carnival office last week.

B.C. woman wielded ‘undue influence’ over boss who gave her $5.1 million, court finds

A wealthy businessman’s transfers of millions of dollars to his personal assistant were not gifts, and the properties she and her family purchased with the money should be transferred to him, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled.

Spring snow dump brings 30cm of accumulation on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway

A low-pressure system dumped significant spring snow on a number of major British Columbia highways, hampering travel through the Interior, including on the Coquihalla where 30 centimetres was recorded.

B.C. police chase sees pickup truck lose couch, crash into 2 RCMP cruisers

Mounties in B.C.’s southern interior say a wild chase ended with two police cruisers being hit and a couch flying from the back of a pickup truck.

Okanagan service dog provides comfort to Tumbler Ridge community

A Penticton woman and her service dog have been instrumental in providing care to the community of Tumbler Ridge as the town continues to cope following February’s mass shooting.

Four B.C. companies divvy $6.75 million in provincial funding to expand their work

Four manufacturing businesses in British Columbia are being given a total of $6.75 million to help expand their production, while creating more than 100 jobs.

Someone who bought a Lotto Max ticket in B.C. is $75M richer

The winner of Tuesday’s $75 million Lotto Max jackpot bought their ticket in British Columbia, according to the provincial lottery corporation.

Canadian mother detained in Texas with daughter granted bond: husband

A Canadian mother who has spent weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas along with her seven-year-old daughter could be going home after a judge granted her bond.

Fraudsters nearly sold a B.C. resort condo they didn’t own for $580K, court hears

The situation that befell two couples who owned property in a B.C. resort community was “the stuff of nightmares,” but it was not the result of a Realtor’s negligence, according to B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elin Sigurdson.

B.C. court orders former mayor to pay back $814K he misappropriated from the family business

Former Penticton mayor John Vassilaki has been ordered to pay back his family’s liquor store business for the more than $814,000 he misappropriated from it over the course of more than a decade.