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Five teams from Alberta are joining the BCHL for the 2024-25 season. (BCHL)

5 Alberta teams to join BCHL for 2024-25 season

Further details will be announced in the coming weeks

Five teams from Alberta are joining the BCHL for the 2024-25 season. (BCHL)
Canada’s Gracie Graham, centre, reacts with goalkeeper Hannah Clark, right, during the Women’s U18 Ice Hockey World Championship match between Canada and Sweden, in Ostersund, Sweden, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Graham had a goal and two assists as Canada advanced to the semifinals of the world women’s under-18 hockey championship with a 6-0 win over host Switzerland on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Per Danielsson-TT News Agency via AP

3 B.C. players, Team Canada to play for bronze in Switzerland

Canada lost 4-2 against Czechia in the u18 Womens World Juniors on Saturday morning

Canada’s Gracie Graham, centre, reacts with goalkeeper Hannah Clark, right, during the Women’s U18 Ice Hockey World Championship match between Canada and Sweden, in Ostersund, Sweden, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Graham had a goal and two assists as Canada advanced to the semifinals of the world women’s under-18 hockey championship with a 6-0 win over host Switzerland on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Per Danielsson-TT News Agency via AP
The Kelowna Rockets welcome the Seattle Thunderbirds to Prospera Place on Wednesday night (Jan. 10) after saving them from a bus crash the night before. (@Kelowna_Rockets/X)

Kelowna Rockets come to rival’s rescue after bus slides off B.C. highway

Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team’s bus slipped off the highway Tuesday night; no one was injured

The Kelowna Rockets welcome the Seattle Thunderbirds to Prospera Place on Wednesday night (Jan. 10) after saving them from a bus crash the night before. (@Kelowna_Rockets/X)
Kelowna City Hall. (File photo)

$1.75 billion: 2023 a record year for Kelowna building permits

84 per cent of permits were for apartment buildings

Kelowna City Hall. (File photo)
UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Mir Faizal and a team of international researchers are trying to blend Einstein’s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics in their latest study. (Pixabay)

UBC Okanagan professor in uncharted territory with new study of time, space

International research team blending Einstein’s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics

UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Mir Faizal and a team of international researchers are trying to blend Einstein’s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics in their latest study. (Pixabay)
Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley was in the right place at the right time as he saved a man’s life in a Strathmore, AB hotel on Thursday, Dec. 7. (WHL.ca)

‘I’ve got to do something’: Kelowna Rocket saves drowning man in Alberta

Forward Ty Hurley saved a man’s life at the Strathmore, Alta. hotel they were staying in

Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley was in the right place at the right time as he saved a man’s life in a Strathmore, AB hotel on Thursday, Dec. 7. (WHL.ca)
Thompson Rivers University men’s volleyball player Owyn McInnis died from his injuries he suffered in a car crash on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (@goTRUWolfPack/X)

Funeral for B.C. university athlete killed crash to be livestreamed

The service starts at 11:30 a.m. Pacific time

Thompson Rivers University men’s volleyball player Owyn McInnis died from his injuries he suffered in a car crash on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (@goTRUWolfPack/X)
West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund (right) will be dropping the puck at the Vancouver Canucks game at Rogers Arena on Thursday, Dec. 7. (Vancouver Canucks/X)

West Kelowna fire chief dropping the puck at Canucks firefighters night

The Canucks visited Jason Brolund and the West Kelowna Fire Hall back in September

West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund (right) will be dropping the puck at the Vancouver Canucks game at Rogers Arena on Thursday, Dec. 7. (Vancouver Canucks/X)
West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund (right) will be dropping the puck at the Vancouver Canucks game at Rogers Arena on Thursday, Dec. 7. (Vancouver Canucks/X)

West Kelowna fire chief dropping the puck at Canucks firefighters night

The Canucks visited Jason Brolund and the West Kelowna Fire Hall back in September

West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund (right) will be dropping the puck at the Vancouver Canucks game at Rogers Arena on Thursday, Dec. 7. (Vancouver Canucks/X)
The ‘Light Up the Province’ initiative put on by BC Highway Patrol took 222 impaired drivers off the streets on Saturday, Dec. 2. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

222 impaired drivers taken off B.C. streets in 1 night

‘Light Up The Province’ initiative stopped 55,000 vehicles on Dec. 2

The ‘Light Up the Province’ initiative put on by BC Highway Patrol took 222 impaired drivers off the streets on Saturday, Dec. 2. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
The latest federal government forecast says Canada’s already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

West Kelowna wildfire picture makes Time’s top 100 photos of the year

The photo was taken by Canadian Press’ Darryl Dyck

The latest federal government forecast says Canada’s already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
A Drive BC camera shows conditions on Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden on Dec. 5. The section of highway is being closed from 2 to 5 p.m. for avalanche control. (Drive BC)

Avalanche control to temporarily close Highway 1 from Revelstoke to Golden

Closure will last from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday (Dec. 5)

A Drive BC camera shows conditions on Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden on Dec. 5. The section of highway is being closed from 2 to 5 p.m. for avalanche control. (Drive BC)
Thompson Rivers University men’s volleyball player Owyn McInnis died from his injuries he suffered in a car crash on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (@goTRUWolfPack/X)

University athlete killed in Kamloops car crash identified by family

Owyn McInnis died in the crash, while 2 of his teammates suffered critical injuries

Thompson Rivers University men’s volleyball player Owyn McInnis died from his injuries he suffered in a car crash on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (@goTRUWolfPack/X)
Kelsey Serwa and her gold medal she won in ski-cross at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. (BC Sports Hall of Fame)

Kelsey Serwa’s journey from growing up on Big White to gold at the Olympics

Kelsey is the grand-daughter of Big White co-founder Cliff Serwa

Kelsey Serwa and her gold medal she won in ski-cross at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. (BC Sports Hall of Fame)
The Kelowna RCMP would like to remind the public about the dangers of sextortion. (Observer File Photo)

RCMP warns dangers of sextortion following youth death in B.C.

In 2023 so far, the Kelowna RCMP have received more than 100 reports of online sextortion

The Kelowna RCMP would like to remind the public about the dangers of sextortion. (Observer File Photo)
One person is dead following a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of University Drive and McGill Road in Kamloops that happened around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (@supermario_47/X)

UPDATE: Athlete dies in significant crash near Kamloops university

The crash happened around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29; two others suffered serious injuries

One person is dead following a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of University Drive and McGill Road in Kamloops that happened around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (@supermario_47/X)
The first ski shop at Big White Ski Resort created and founded by Cliff Serwa and Doug Mervyn. (Contributed by Cliff Serwa)

Climbing that Big White mountain: the birth of Kelowna’s signature ski hill

Best friends they were 12, Cliff Serwa and Doug Mervyn created Kelowna’s ski resort

The first ski shop at Big White Ski Resort created and founded by Cliff Serwa and Doug Mervyn. (Contributed by Cliff Serwa)
Team Canada won gold at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Kelowna on Saturday, Nov. 4, beating Team Korea 8-3. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Canada wins gold at Pan Continental Curling Championships in Kelowna

Team Canada beat Team Korea 8-3 in the finals

Team Canada won gold at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Kelowna on Saturday, Nov. 4, beating Team Korea 8-3. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
The Team Canada women’s curling team fell in the bronze medal game 8-7 against Team USA at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at the Kelowna Curling Club on Friday, Nov. 3. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Team Canada women’s curling falls in bronze medal game at Pan Continental in Kelowna

The United States came from behind, winning 8-7

The Team Canada women’s curling team fell in the bronze medal game 8-7 against Team USA at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at the Kelowna Curling Club on Friday, Nov. 3. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
An Princeton RCMP and Major Crimes Unit are investigation the death of Joshua James Bronk. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

Victim of foul play found outside Princeton, investigation ongoing

Princeton resident Joshua James Bronk was found dead on Oct. 28

An Princeton RCMP and Major Crimes Unit are investigation the death of Joshua James Bronk. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)