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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.

110-year-old high temperature record broken in B.C. Wednesday

In the 110 years since weather records started being kept in Castlegar, B.C., no Aug. 26 had ever been hotter than the first one: 33.9 C on Aug. 26, 1916.

87-year-old heat record broken in B.C. Friday

More than a dozen B.C. communities set or tied records for their hottest Aug. 21 ever Friday, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Guns, drugs and $20K of counterfeit cash seized in West Kelowna, RCMP say

Mounties in West Kelowna say they recently disrupted a counterfeiting operation at a home on Shannon Place.

Man ‘well known’ to police arrested for break-in spree in Salmon Arm, RCMP say

Police in Salmon Arm say they arrested a man “well known” to them Wednesday after responding to a call about a smashed front door at a local business.

Arson charges laid after pair of grass fires in B.C.’s Okanagan

A person is facing six criminal charges in connection with two grass fires police allege were deliberately set in Vernon, B.C., earlier this month.

B.C. rescue shares bittersweet story behind five turtle hatchlings

After an unconventional start to their lives, five tiny turtle hatchlings are busy exploring their temporary habitat at a wildlife rehabilitation centre.

B.C. man sentenced for sexually assaulting 17-year-old co-worker

Within a few hours of meeting his 17-year-old co-worker in July 2021, Bryan John Miles was sexually assaulting her in the backseat of a car.