Fisheries technician sues government over burns suffered at DFO workcamp Halloween party
Enderby 4:00 am - 31,076 views
An employee of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is suing her employer and a co-worker after she was allegedly set on fire during a work camp Halloween...
B.C. billionaire posts third large sign criticizing NDP ahead of the election
Vancouver 6:00 am - 26,385 views
British Columbia billionaire Chip Wilson has put up yet another billboard message to voters, his third post outside his multimillion-dollar mansion in NDP...
Mega mushroom found in the Monashees by Lumby man
Monashee 4:00 am - 23,132 views
A professional mushroom picker from Lumby may have unearthed the largest pine matsutake mushroom of all time. Jordan Siemens says the mushroom he picked was a...
Record number of votes cast on day one of advance voting for provincial election
BC 2:40 pm - 21,154 views
If Thursday is any indication, interest is high for this year’s provincial election. A record 171,381 people cast ballots during the first full day of...
B.C. Interior shutterbugs inspired by bright display
B.C. Interior 8:54 am - 17,966 views
In case you missed it in person, bright images of dancing lights have probably seeped into your social media feeds illuminating a not-so-secret event from...
Central Okanagan School District superintendent retiring at the end of school year
Central Okanagan 4:57 pm - 16,618 views
The top two administrators at the Central Okanagan School District have announced their retirement this month, with Superintendent Kevin Kaardal making the...
Poll finds B.C. NDP ahead but election still too close to call
BC 6:52 pm - 16,208 views
A new poll from Ipsos Reid shows the B.C. NDP is ahead by five percentage points with just over a week before election day. The poll, released Friday, found 46...
West Kelowna chef takes silver at competition in Budapest
West Kelowna 6:05 pm - 15,760 views
A young chef from West Kelowna captured a silver medal at an international competition in Budapest, Hungary last week. Sydney Hamelin competed in the Concours...
Student assaulted at Vernon school led to hold and secure protocol at three schools
Vernon 3:18 pm - 15,102 views
UPDATE 3:18 p.m. A student was assaulted at Mission Hill Elementary School Friday morning, prompting a hold and secure at three Vernon schools. Vernon North...
Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them
BC 4:16 pm - 14,452 views
B.C. Conservatives Leader John Rustad says it will be up to voters to judge his party's candidates as he stood by a pair whose remarks on Indigenous and...
Northern scorpions call the South Okanagan home
Bug of the Week 4:00 am - 13,819 views
Today's Bug of the Week is not actually a bug, but it is kinda creepy. Scorpions are usually associated with Mexico or some other exotic locale, but this...
Independents and party breakdowns making this election cycle hard to predict
BC 4:00 am - 13,250 views
The rise of the independent candidate coinciding the fall of a well-established party this provincial election cycle is adding some more intrigue to an already...
Trial begins for Victoria spa worker accused of sexually assaulting 10 clients
Victoria 6:24 am - 12,759 views
Reader warning: This story has details about alleged sexual assaults. A woman testifying at the sexual-assault trial of a Victoria spa worker sobbed quietly on...
Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school
Williams Lake 4:17 pm - 12,400 views
A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the...
Krystal Smith hopes to break through for the NDP in West Kelowna-Peachland
West Kelowna 4:00 am - 12,262 views
During the provincial election campaign, Castanet News is featuring candidates seeking your vote in each of the four Central Okanagan ridings ahead of the Oct....
Prince Harry fears smartphones are 'stealing young people's childhood'
Entertainment 6:47 am - 10,857 views
Prince Harry believes smartphones are "stealing young people's childhood". The Duke of Sussex marked World Mental Health Day on Thursday by...
'Exceptionally rare': Great white shark washes up dead in B.C.
HaidaGwaii 11:25 am - 10,639 views
A great white shark has washed up dead on a B.C. shoreline, exciting both residents and scientists. Falyn Sahonovitch heard about the shark discovery from a...
Job action slashes ferry sailings on inland B.C. ferries by 50%
Arrow & Kootenay Lakes 3:45 pm - 10,213 views
UPDATE 3:45 p.m. Susan Howatt of the B.C General Employees Union (BCGEU) said that members who work at Western Pacific Marine ferries announced today they will...
Killer whale calf found emaciated, struggling to breathe in B.C. waters
BC Coast 12:46 pm - 9,967 views
The latest calf to boost B.C.’s southern resident killer whale population has been found off the southern tip of Vancouver Island emaciated and struggling...
'I love you, Mom,' firearms, assault accused says in B.C. court
Vancouver 6:43 pm - 9,957 views
A B.C. man appearing in Vancouver Provincial Court for weapons, resisting police and violence told his mother he loved her from jail Oct. 9. Gabriel Johnathan...
BC women took 2nd, 3rd at inaugural women's Red Bull Rampage
Revelstoke 12:39 pm - 9,843 views
Two B.C. women took home silver and bronze at the very first women's Red Bull Rampage mountain biking event Thursday. The premier freeride mountain biking...
Woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man files third release request
United States 10:30 am - 9,566 views
A Wisconsin woman accused of stabbing her classmate to please horror character Slender Man more than a decade ago asked a judge again Friday to release her from...
Andrew Cristall had a five-point night in a 9-4 rout of the Portland Winterhawks
WHL 10:15 pm - 9,248 views
Iggy. Wiggy. Woo. Woo. ??? pic.twitter.com/lKMHi2TaKZ — Kelowna Rockets (@Kelowna_Rockets) October 12, 2024 Andrew Cristall sure made his presence felt...
Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida
Florida 6:54 pm - 8,773 views
Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed...
Vet tranquillizer increases overdose deaths in Yukon, health minister says
Yukon 8:14 pm - 8,700 views
The Yukon government says its coroner's service is investigating six suspected toxic drug deaths between Sept. 23 and Oct. 4. A statement from the health...
An elevator malfunction killed 1 and trapped 12 at a Colorado tourist mine
Colorado 12:22 pm - 8,445 views
Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led to an elevator door malfunction at a former Colorado gold mine that killed a man, injured four others...
Kelowna unemployment rate remains stable month over month
Kelowna 7:45 am - 8,322 views
Kelowna's unemployment rate remained stable month over month, but is nearly double what it was just a year earlier, according to the national labour force...
Boy hit by SUV in Brocklehurst crosswalk expected to recover, Kamloops Mounties say
Kamloops 2:41 pm - 8,283 views
An 11-year-old boy who was struck by an SUV Thursday in a crosswalk in Brocklehurst is expected to make a full recovery, police say. According to Kamloops...
Candidates plan to show up at forum on North Westside
Killiney Beach 1:28 pm - 8,083 views
People living in the riding of West Kelowna - Peachland will now have a chance to hear where the three candidates asking for their vote in the upcoming...
Ascent by Highstreet offering brand new, two-bedroom condos from $459,500
Sponsored Content 12:01 pm - 7,287 views
If you’re looking for a brand new, spacious condo in Kelowna that won’t break the bank, it’s time to discover Ascent by Highstreet. Offering...
Kelowna Gospel Mission gearing up for Thanksgiving
Kelowna 1:57 pm - 7,264 views
The Kelowna Gospel Mission is gearing up for a Thanksgiving lunch on Saturday. This lunch will serve 210 residents in emergency shelters as well as an...
Therapy dogs visit Okanagan College in Kelowna
Kelowna 4:00 am - 7,095 views
As students at Okanagan College get further into the school year, stress levels can run high, so the college brought in therapy dogs from the Kelowna Caring...
Ottawa’s asylum seeker resettlement plan faces pushback in B.C. ahead of provincial election
BC 6:48 pm - 6,825 views
Ottawa’s proposal to relieve immigration pressure on Quebec and Ontario by resettling asylum seekers more equally across the country will meet resistance...
Gruelling days and gratitude for Canadian linemen helping with U.S. hurricane outages
Canada 6:10 am - 6,814 views
Quebecer Stéphan Perreault and his team of linemen have been helping restore power in North Carolina since Hurricane Helene hit in late September, and...
Trudeau touts 'real progress' on pharmacare, calls on premiers to start cutting deals
Canada 12:08 pm - 6,671 views
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday provinces and territories need to start negotiating pharmacare deals as soon as possible, a day after legislation to...
Crown wants dangerous offender status for B.C. sex offender
BC 8:04 pm - 6,589 views
A convicted sex offender Vancouver police warned was a danger to women returned to court Oct. 11 on 2023 charges of sexual assault and observing or recording...
Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak
U.S./Canada 4:41 pm - 6,551 views
A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak....
Former public safety minister didn't know about delayed spy warrant, he tells inquiry
Canada 11:56 am - 6,539 views
Former public safety minister Bill Blair told a federal inquiry Friday he had no knowledge about delays in approving a spy service warrant in 2021 that may have...
North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold's bill became law this week
Vernon 3:08 pm - 6,253 views
A federal bill sponsored by the North Okanagan-Shuswap’s Member of Parliament Mel Arnold, is now law. Arnold first introduced the private members bill,...
Bail hearing for man accused of stealing VPD cruiser adjourned
BC 8:30 pm - 6,106 views
The man accused of stealing a police car in Vancouver earlier this month appeared for a bail hearing on Oct. 11. And, as Dustin Walter Tallio rejected lawyer...
Boeing will lay off 10% of its employees as a strike by factory workers cripples airplane production
Business 6:10 pm - 6,068 views
Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers in the coming months, about 17,000 people, as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that...
District of Summerland auctioning off surplus items, including a 1976 Zamboni
Summerland 12:08 pm - 5,847 views
Need to give your neighbourhood ice rink a spruce this winter? How about using a 1976 Zamboni? The District of Summerland announced on Thursday that they're...
Analysis: David Eby and NDP align with Christy Clark on key housing initiative
BC 3:41 pm - 5,836 views
As it seeks re-election on Oct. 19, the single significant housing strategy the BC NDP has costed in its platform is one that subsidizes home purchases for...
Economy adds 47,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate falls to 6.5 per cent
Canada 5:48 am - 5,778 views
The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent. Statistics Canada says youth...
Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons
Japan 6:09 am - 5,551 views
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its...
Displaced tenants in B.C. look for more protection
BC 12:15 pm - 5,475 views
Burnaby, B.C.’s affordable rents are under threat because of new provincial legislation designed to keep costs reasonable for developers, says...
Kelowna's most wanted
Crime Stoppers 10:00 am - 5,423 views
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant in effect as of October 8, 2024....
One person brought to hospital following crash near Vernon courthouse
Vernon 1:01 pm - 5,393 views
UPDATE 1:01 p.m. One person was brought to hospital following the incident at 30th Avenue and 27th Street in Vernon. BC Emergency Health Services said it...
Report clearing Vancouver police in Myles Gray beating death 'flawed,' lawyer says
Vancouver 6:11 pm - 5,366 views
A disciplinary report that did not substantiate misconduct allegations against seven Vancouver police officers involved in the 2015 beating death of Myles Gray...
Prescribed burning prep work begins above Peachland Friday
Peachland 1:37 pm - 5,342 views
Peachland residents may see smoke above their community this afternoon as wildfire crews begin preparing for an 85-hectare prescribed burn in the area. BC...
City of Kamloops names long-time staffer McCorkell as CAO
Kamloops 11:41 am - 5,323 views
Kamloops council has appointed Byron McCorkell as the city’s new chief administrative officer as an interim measure. McCorkell, who has worked for the...
AI is here to stay — including in health care. Here's what to ask your doctor
Canada 6:07 am - 5,267 views
As artificial intelligence continues to develop in seemingly all facets of life — including health care — experts say it's important for...
Okanagan Sun face Chilliwack in BCFC semi-final Saturday
BCFC 4:00 am - 5,160 views
Straight up football. No new wrinkles, no new plays, no tricks. That’s how Okanagan Sun head coach Travis Miller describes his team’s preparation...
What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal
World 10:27 am - 4,830 views
Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal,...
Two weeks in jail for Kamloops man who tried to push woman down steep embankment
Kamloops 4:00 am - 4,801 views
A Kamloops man who was caught trying to push his former girlfriend down a steep embankment has been ordered to spend two weeks in jail. Ryan Russell Yeo, 37,...
Drug-impaired cyclist hit by vehicle after riding into traffic in North Kamloops, RCMP say
Kamloops 6:00 pm - 4,740 views
A drug-impaired cyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries last weekend after riding into traffic in North Kamloops and getting hit by a vehicle. According...
Summerland Museum shares a look back at a early settler families gathering
Summerland 4:09 pm - 4,735 views
With many locals gathering with friends and family this Thanksgiving weekend, and reflecting on all the things to be grateful for, the Summerland Museum &...
Shanda Hill consumes thousands of calories a day in her quest to finish world's toughest race
Italy 10:55 am - 4,666 views
Shanda Hill is on the verge of completing the most gruelling endurance race on the world. When the Vernon athlete crosses the finish line of the Triple Deca...
Nicola Valley Hospital ER no longer temporarily closing due to nurse shortage
Merritt 5:33 pm - 4,650 views
UPDATE: 5:33 p.m. The Nicola Valley Hospital emergency room is no longer closing its doors overnight tonight. Interior Health reported at about 5:30 p.m. that...
Peter Plimmer continues love affair with Big White as its business leader
Sponsored Content 12:01 am - 4,627 views
The CEOs of most ski resorts are probably nowhere near the mountain. They are likely wearing business attire, sitting behind a desk and crunching the numbers or...
Police search home, business in Port Hardy homicide case
Vancouver Island 4:18 pm - 4,358 views
Police have carried out searches at a residence and a business in connection with the death of a Port Hardy man last weekend. The Vancouver Island Integrated...
No jail time after fatal 2020 stabbing at Vancouver's former Biltmore Hotel
Vancouver 2:01 pm - 4,232 views
A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 72-year-old man in a Vancouver rooming house nearly four years ago will not serve time in...
How we learned to figure out exactly where we are at any given time
Skywatching 4:00 am - 4,113 views
These days, thanks to GPS (global positional systems), it is easy to know exactly where you are. Until quite recently, that was not always the case. Knowing...
Defending 50s fan
Letters 11:24 am - 4,041 views
Re. Robert Hepting’s letter Remembering the 50s (Castanet, Oct. 9) Reading several responses to this letter, I think some readers missed the point. It was...
Fundraiser launched for Vernon family after losing everything in a house fire
Vernon 4:00 am - 3,899 views
A young Vernon family needs a helping hand after losing everything they owned in a house fire. Amy Leboe has launched a GoFundMe for her daughter, Serenity...
Minister says not enough beds for compulsory care for addictions across the country
Canada 2:46 pm - 3,803 views
Provinces and territories need to do more to expand and improve their treatment services for people suffering from addictions and mental health conditions...
Kelowna Rockets and Portland Winterhawks will renew acquaintances Friday at Prospera Place
WHL 10:51 am - 3,768 views
The Kelowna Rockets and Portland Winterhawks will face off for the final time at Prospera Place this season when they tangle again Friday night. The Winterhawks...
Dream made reality for Penticton immigrant couple
Penticton 4:00 am - 3,708 views
“Community Champions” is a media campaign led by the South Okanagan-Similkameen Local Immigration Partnership and supported by SOICS & Castanet....
Canadians are finding the purchasing power of their money has dropped
In Your Service 11:00 am - 3,640 views
What is purchasing power? As defined by Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer, a non-partisan federal officer, purchasing power refers to the quantity of...
Mynio scores twice as T-Birds beat Blazers 3-1
WHL 10:22 pm - 3,513 views
Sawyer Mynio scored two goals and added an assist Friday to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 3-1 win over his hometown Kamloops Blazers. Jordan Keller scored...
Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing
United States 5:46 am - 3,491 views
Wholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of...
Enderby rink to be renamed following $250,000 donation
Enderby 6:00 pm - 3,026 views
The Enderby & District Sports Complex has received a $250,000 donation – and a new name. The Colin and Lois Pritchard Foundation donated the money,...
Starbucks Osoyoos opens ready to serve pumpkin spice items and more
Osoyoos 4:00 am - 2,627 views
Pumpkins and lattes practically go hand-in-hand in October, so what better time for Starbucks to open in Osoyoos than on Wednesday. "We have the pumpkin...
B.C. Conservatives promise to redesign Kamloops cancer centre if they oust NDP
Kamloops 4:00 am - 2,545 views
John Rustad and the B.C. Conservatives have pledged to build the pending Kamloops cancer centre as a one-stop shop if elected as the next provincial government...
Kamloops council votes in favour of rezoning allowing Sagebrush daycare to expand
Kamloops 4:00 am - 2,445 views
Kamloops council has adopted a zoning bylaw change that will allow a daycare in Sagebrush to expand operations. Karyn Sutherland, executive director for...
Penticton Robotics Team seeing growing numbers and hopes for more community support
Penticton 4:00 am - 2,189 views
The Penticton Robotics Team has nearly doubled in size this school year and is gearing up for a prestigious national robotics competition in the new year. The...
Penticton's Parkers Chrysler and Rona help raise more than $4400 for local charities through BBQs
Penticton 6:00 pm - 2,124 views
After running multiple BBQ fundraising events this summer, Parkers Chrysler Dodge Jeep Penticton and Rona were happy to share that they raised a total of more...
Mounties say suspicious item found in downtown Vernon was not explosive
Vernon 9:21 am - 2,017 views
Mounties say the suspicious item reported outside The Station in downtown Vernon Thursday afternoon was not explosive. “The RCMP’s Explosive...
Interior Community Services collecting warm coats, clothes for those in need
Kamloops 10:41 am - 2,012 views
A local organization is hoping to collect hundreds of warm winter coats and clothing items for people in need. In a news release, Interior Community Services...
Salmon Arm-Shuswap MLA hopefuls discussed carbon tax, healthcare at Sicamous all-candidates forum
Sicamous 8:00 am - 1,467 views
Questions about the future of the carbon tax and emergency room wait times drew detailed responses from Salmon Arm-Shuswap MLA candidates at a forum hosted by...
Western Canada Theatre's latest ghost story to blur fiction, reality
Kamloops 4:00 am - 1,437 views
Western Canada Theatre says the lines between fiction and reality will be blurred as a new type of ghost story inhabits the Sagebrush Theatre stage —...
Colour your way to Blippi tickets in Penticton
Penticton 4:00 am - 1,256 views
Win tickets to the much-anticipated Blippi live show coming to Penticton by showing off your art skills. Kids 15 and under are invited to pick up a colouring...
BC Green candidate for Salmon Arm-Shuswap tired of waiting for government to put people first
Salmon Arm 4:00 am - 832 views
Castanet is running a series of candidate profiles in the run-up to the provincial election on Saturday, Oct. 19. Today, get to know BC Green Party candidate...
Brittny Anderson: keeping the good work going and taking it to another level
Nelson 11:16 am - 665 views
Castanet Nelson is profiling local election candidates in the Kootenay region in advance of the provincial election on Oct. 19. As a lifelong resident of the...
LVR Grizzlies shine on cross country running circuit
Nelson 4:00 am - 540 views
L.V. Rogers runners are burning up the trails, including a trio of athletes who raced in Spokane, Washington during the weekend at the Battle of the 509....
Vancouver-based artist SF Ho to take up artist-in-residency at Oxygen for new show
Nelson 4:00 am - 389 views
Artist, writer and organizer SF Ho will be settling in for a four-week residency at one of the city’s major galleries starting next month. Ho will be...
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