A portion of Boucherie Road is getting ready for a trim and a mow. As the City of West Kelowna finishes sprucing up the Wine Route, residents are advised a portion of Boucherie will be closed Thursday evening. Boucherie Road will be closed in both directions from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. between Haym...

Students at three Kelowna high schools joined forces to break a fundraising record. ​More than $105,000 was raised for the Canadian Cancer Society through the 6th annual Relay For Life at Okanagan Mission Secondary School, the most ever raised by a public high school in B.C. It also smashed the...

A Vernon fitness instructor and multi-time world record holder is preparing to push her body to the absolute limit in an gruelling 12-hour athletic challenge. On June 19, Tammy Kovaluk will step inside Vernon’s Iron Heart Gym to attempt to set the official Guinness World Record for the most...

A West Kelowna man waiting for the bus near Boucherie Rd. and Sunnyside Rd. Tuesday morning, says he watched a driver blow past a stopped school bus with its flashing lights activated while children were still boarding — and caught it on video. Mike T. tells Castanet he lives in the area an...

Ontario Provincial Police say one of their constables was killed in the line of duty this afternoon in northern Ontario. Provincial police say officers were conducting an investigation near the town of Hearst around 12:30 p.m. and Const. Tarun Bali was seriously injured. They say Bali has sinc...

The federal government is expected to bar kids under the age of 16 from social media in new legislation set to be introduced Wednesday. The government gave notice Tuesday that it will introduce a bill "to enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act." It ...

Only a handful of skin cancer clinics in Canada have access to a single total body mapping unit, as the technology is simply too expensive for most practices to offer. A Kelowna-based clinic has now gone significantly further, becoming the first in the world to integrate a FotoFinder ATBM full-bo...

British Columbia's average asking rents for purpose-built apartment and condo rentals fell 5.7 per cent over the past year, outpacing the national average decline by a full percentage point, according to a new report from Rentals.ca released Monday. The report places B.C. among the country...

Wildfire risk reduction work is getting underway in Peachland this week, with the BC Wildfire Service supporting a project covering nine hectares in Pincushion Place Wilderness Park north of Sixth Avenue. Work beginning as early as Monday includes thinning, pruning and removal of surface fuels, w...

The federal government says it's helping to set up evacuation centres across the country for people fleeing wildfires. At a recent news conference in Ottawa, Emergency Preparedness Minister Eleanor Olszewski said Ottawa would work with the provinces and territories to choose locations for the...

Paul Rudd finds it "surreal" that he's part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 57-year-old actor - who plays Ant-Man in the Marvel movies - stars in the upcoming Avengers Doomsday, which is out later this year, and Paul has reflected on his experience in the money-spinning film f...

Merritt Mounties are looking for witnesses to a motor vehicle crash that happened on Highway 5A near the Walmart Supercentre last Tuesday. Police responded to the crash on June 2, at 9:16 p.m. The incident closed the highway in both directions for several hours while investigators processed the s...

Nearly 50 years after Elvis Presley 's death, a gaggle of exuberant young boys and teens shook up his hometown, intent on keeping the king's legacy alive for a new generation. Ranging in age from seven to 17, some in jeweled jumpsuits, they took the stage at the Tupelo Elvis Festival'...

Police in Barrie, Ont., say they are investigating after bones were found in a local park last week. Investigators say someone working near Berczy Park reported finding the bones there shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday. They say the remains have been sent to the Centre of Forensic Sciences in To...

West Vancouver police say they are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted a teenage girl last week. On June 3, just before 3:20 p.m., police say the girl was assaulted by an unknown man as she was walking southbound on the sidewalk in the 6300 block of Keith Road in West Vancouver. “...

If you think most power line contact injuries happen to electrical workers, you would be mistaken. WorkSafeBC and BC Hydro are alerting construction employees and other seasonal workers to be on the lookout this summer, because 74% of all claims involving power lines between 2015 and 2025 happene...

Five people were injured after a series of stabbings at New York's Penn Station on Sunday evening and a suspect is in custody, authorities said. Paramedics responded around 7 p.m. and found one victim with a serious injury, two with moderate injuries, and the rest with minor injuries, the cit...

Kamloops-area students are asking School District 73 for clearer rules around artificial intelligence, more consistent grading practices and better access to mental-health supports. The District Student Advisory Council identified a greater need for consistency and clarity in instructional practi...

There will be a closing party event for the Members Show and Sale at the Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery on Thursday, June 18 (6-8 p.m.). Over 250 folks attended the opening on Friday, April 3 to view 145 works of art created by local artists. “This has been the largest members show...

The City of Penticton will expand its free bike valet service this summer after receiving funding through the BC Bike Valet Grant. Administered by the BC Cycling Coalition, the service will be free through Sept. 5 and be available at more community events. The bike valet offers secure, staffed pa...

British Columbia Premier David Eby says the provisions in the Criminal Code related to people found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder have resulted in a system that re-victimizes the family of three murdered children. Eby says the system is not working and that families need...