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Migrant workers left with uncertain future amid B.C. wildfire evacuations

Migrant workers who are key to British Columbia’s orchards, farms and ranches have been left with an uncertain future after a wildfire swept through the Okanagan near Summerland, forcing them to evacuate without knowing when they’ll be able to return.

Man sentenced for lighting fires, threatening officer with slingshot in Kelowna, B.C.

A man who set multiple fires in Kelowna, B.C., and threatened a bylaw officer with a slingshot has been sentenced to jail after a judge found that significant mental health and substance-use issues reduced his moral culpability for the crimes.

Recap: B.C. declares state of emergency, RCMP investigate ‘potential fatality’ from wildfire

B.C. has declared a provincial state of emergency after the fast-moving Bald Range wildfire swept through B.C.’s Okanagan Valley Friday night, forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate their homes.

Here’s a list of B.C.’s most destructive wildfire seasons

A ferocious fire has forced thousands of residents out in Summerland and Peachland along British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake. It’s unclear if homes have been lost in the latest fire to flare up in the province, but it’s been an early and destructive start to the wildfire season with hundreds of homes lost in separate fires.

Why some B.C. farmers stay to fight, despite wildfire evacuation orders

When Tom Davison’s son-in-law invested in firefighting equipment for their orchard near Vernon, B.C., after a wildfire swept past in 2021, Davison wasn’t sure the hoses would get much use.

Over 20,000 forced to evacuate from Summerland after explosive wildfire approaches

Evacuation orders cover the entire community of Summerland, population 12,000, while a further 8,000 were told to flee in and around Peachland, both on the western shore of the lake in the B.C. Interior.

‘Conditions that we have never seen before’: Devastation in B.C.’s Okanagan as wildfire explodes in size

A newly discovered wildfire’s aggressive, sudden growth Friday night prompted the evacuation of the entire district of Summerland, B.C., as well as surrounding areas.

B.C. man sentenced to 8 months in jail for possessing ‘heinous’ child sexual abuse material

A Kelowna man has been sentenced to eight months in jail for possession of child sexual abuse material.

Boater rescued after catamaran capsizes on Okanagan Lake

A man was rescued from Okanagan Lake Friday after what local police described as “a marine incident.”

B.C., Simpcw First Nation sign consent deal for proposed copper mine near Kamloops

British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office has signed an agreement with the Simpcw First Nation on how a proposed open-pit copper mine will be assessed, including the requirement for the nation’s consent for the project to proceed.

Provincial investigators seize $8 million worth of cannabis from 4 B.C. warehouses

The provincial agency that targets unlicensed cannabis operations says it has seized nearly $8 million worth of the drug from four warehouses across B.C.

Lightning flickers across southern B.C. amid dire wildfire warnings

Lightning strikes were flickering across British Columbia’s southern Interior on Wednesday afternoon, as a weather system that firefighters fear will trigger a surge in ignitions began to make its presence felt.

$28K in penalties for B.C. mortgage broker who failed to disclose conflict of interest

A B.C. mortgage broker has agreed to pay more than $28,000 to a provincial regulator after admitting to conducting business “in a manner prejudicial to the public interest.”

Evacuation alerts lifted on Anarchist Mountain, east of Osoyoos, B.C.

Evacuation alerts were issued east of Osoyoos, B.C., on Monday after a wildfire sparked on Anarchist Mountain.

B.C.'s newest municipality of Okanagan Falls to be incorporated in November

Residents of British Columbia’s first new municipality in 16 years will soon be voting for a mayor and council.