Okanagan Latest News

• ‘This is ridiculous’: Campaign puts a face on B.C.’s ‘broken’ disability support system

  The "I am one of them" campaign involves videos featuring nine families with kids who need specialized support services.

  Politics

  2 hours
• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Jan. 27, 2025

  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.

  Canada

  2 hours
• Small businesses spend more than 250 hours a year wrapped up in red tape: CFIB

  The report found that the time small businesses spent on red tape increased by 35 per cent since 2020 and from 189 hours in 2020 to 256 hours in 2024.

  Economy

  3 hours
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• B.C. ministry ‘reviewing’ for program for deaf-blind British Columbians

  The program allows Eddy Morton to have an intervenor who explains visual cues, an interpreter who communicates with him, and another who relays his words out loud.

  Politics

  4 hours
• Global Okanagan’s Adopt A Pet

  Every week, Global Okanagan brings you a pet that's available for adoption through the Okanagan Humane Society.

  Canada

  4 hours
• Pause on U.S. alcohol imports could hurt B.C. businesses: liquor licensees

  Jeff Guignard with the Alliance of Beverage Licensees (ABLE BC) said that while it is feasible for B.C. to pause U.S. alcohol sales, it would have a huge effect.

  Economy

  5 hours
• $663 million in federal transit funding earmarked for B.C. over 10 years

  The federal government says it's kicking in more than $663 million in funding for Metro Vancouver transit infrastructure over the next decade, beginning next year.

  Politics

  7 hours
• Kelowna B.C. bridge reopens after man parks ice cream truck mid-span prompting police operation

  The William Bennett Bridge in Kelowna, B.C., is now open in both directions on Monday after being closed for about 11 hours due to an ongoing police incident.

  Crime

  8 hours
• B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from minister

  Zain Haq, who first came to Canada on a student visa, says he's due at the airport to catch a flight to Toronto before he is set to be sent back to Pakistan Sunday. 

  Canada

  Jan 25
• Canadians from across the country share their medical gaslighting experiences

  Medical gaslighting is an issue that has affected Canadians across the county. We talked to people across the country to showcase this issue is and what sort of impacts it has

  Health

  Jan 25
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• Details slim after Vancouver mayor vows gang crackdown in Downtown Eastside

  Key questions remain about the proposal -- including how much it will cost and how the project would differ from the work already being performed by the VPD's own gang unit. 

  Crime

  Jan 24
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• Residents frustrated over lack of seating at West Kelowna dog parks

  Aside from the inconvenience, some argue the lack of seating makes the parks less inclusive for seniors and people with disabilities.

  Canada

  Jan 24
• ‘What is going to happen?’ Ukrainians in B.C. concerned over federal funding ending

  It has been nearly three years since Russian invaded Ukraine. People who fled to Canada as refugees are now facing a new obstacle as funding for programs expires.

  World

  Jan 24
• ‘Someone we trusted’: Woman charged with stealing $575,000 from Alberta business

  Calgary Police accuse a 46-year-old Gold River, B.C. woman of embezzling more than $575,000 from a small Calgary company that makes prosthetic limbs.

  Crime

  Jan 24
• B.C. committed to funding 1 round of IVF treatment despite ‘radio silence’

  In a statement to Global News, the Ministry of Health said the total funding set aside in last year's budget is $68 million over two years, starting in fiscal year 2025-26.

  Health

  Jan 24
• B.C. bracing for undocumented migrants from the United States

  'We are seeing an increase in undocumented people crossing the border from the U.S. in our shelters because of the new (Donald) Trump regime,' Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said.

  Politics

  Jan 24
• Inquest rules B.C. woman’s starvation death a homicide, calls for oversight, funding

  An inquest into the death of a woman with Down syndrome who died in a caretaker's home has concluded her death was a homicide, and that she died of starvation and malnutrition.

  Crime

  Jan 24
• British Columbians urged to buy local amid tariffs threat but barriers remain

  "We've lost about 70 per cent of our potato farmers over the last 20 years. Alberta built potato processing and now they're a potato processing superpower."

  Politics

  Jan 24
• B.C. documentary about residential school atrocities nominated for an Oscar

  'Sugarcane,' following an investigation into allegations of abuse at the former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in Williams Lake has been nominated for Best Documentary.

  Entertainment

  Jan 24
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• Kelowna mother’s stroller wagon stolen, returned unsalvagable

  Rolling through town in a plastic wagon is Jarrica Kerik's only option after having her larger stroller wagon stolen last night.

  Crime

  Jan 24
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• Court tosses double child-killer Andrew Berry’s sentence appeal

  A jury found Berry guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in September 2019, for the brutal stabbing deaths of his young daughters, Chloe and Aubrey.

  Crime

  Jan 24
• B.C. school installs vape detectors in bathrooms to curb students’ use

  "We've certainly put a little bit of a bite into it," Alan Stel, principal of Summerland Secondary School told Global News. The school is part of a pilot project.

  Health

  Jan 23
• Trump tariff threat adds urgency for B.C. electricity, minister says

  British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the looming threat of American tariffs raises the stakes for boosting the province's energy independence.

  Economy

  Jan 23
• ‘Financially paralyzed’: Half of Canadians living bill-to-bill, poll finds

  Nearly half added they could no longer afford to maintain their standard of living, while nearly a third said their finances were in a constant state of chaos.

  Economy

  Jan 23
• B.C. pays over $1.2M to shortchanged disability caregivers

  B.C.'s ombudsperson says he's satisfied the provincial government has fixed a problem that shortchanged caregivers of children with disabilities.

  Politics

  Jan 23