A Tourism Kelowna report found the three-day event generated $5.3 million in economic activity in B.C., with $4.5 million of that directly in the Kelowna area.

A group of protesters set up their own microphone and speaker and began speaking against COVID-19 health measures.

The protest happened in conjunction with a “World Wide Rally for Freedom and Democracy,” a global event featuring rallies across 100 cities.

A school district spokesperson told Global News that Friday’s encounters were preceded by other protests against COVID vaccine protocols earlier in the week.

The company president says it will be hiring 30 people at first, but could hire up to 80 employees.

Justin Trudeau said that as the first Invictus Games to feature adaptive winter sports, the event will be "uniquely Canadian". It will be held in 2025.

Health officials across the country are urging Canadians to get a COVID and flu shot at the same time as provinces have seen a rise in cases.

On Friday, Maxime Bernier stopped by the Global News Okanagan studio for a live interview with Rick Webber.

A huge problem for BC Wildfire Service crews in the North Shuswap area is that their gear is being stolen.

"They just kept pounding and pounding and pounding and after about 40 minutes, it just broke a whole section apart,"

The Chief of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band confirmed that a church in the small community of Hedley burned, as did one in the border community of Chopaka.

Drivers are allowed a reasonable period of stay to make the transit and are limited to travel within Canada using the most direct route to Alaska.

A joke about West Kelowna's fire chief needing underwear and a new pig are some of the lighter stories emerging from the McDougall Creek wildfire fight.

"We are all complete strangers coming together from West Kelowna to celebrate Ben and Nixon."

The billboard shows a cartoon woman, who appears to be a teacher, wearing a mask in front of a rainbow flag with a caption reading "What are your kids really learning in school?"

"I am almost not calling it a booster dose anymore. It is more an updated dose of the vaccine," Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry told Global News.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Okanagan, stretching from Vernon to Penticton. Residents are being asked to avoid driving until the storm passes.

It is estimated more than 100,000 people attended the vote in Surrey on Sunday.

The order restricts non-essential travellers and tourists from booking motels, hotels and campgrounds in Kelowna, Kamloops, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton and Vernon.

"Truly, it's an honor to be out here supporting science and the front-line workers,” said David Crawford, a Kelowna resident.

The update comes with the province in the grips of what is expected to be the most dangerous 48 hours of year's wildfire season.

YLW will require that masks or face coverings be worn at all times while in public areas. 

John Horgan said he would not agree to an open-ended meeting with the Wet'suwet'en chiefs opposed to the pipeline project.

West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund said things are looking better but there are hard days ahead.

More than 200 properties were ordered to either evacuate immediately or be on alert after the blaze broke out on the Osoyoos Indian Band Reserve.

On Sunday, RCMP said while the investigation is ongoing, it is believed that extremely icy road conditions caused the rollover.

"The flood waters have now inundated two bridges across the Coldwater River, and flood waters prevent access to the third," the city said in a statement.

Police in British Columbia have cancelled an Amber alert for two children missing from Fort St. John.

Kyla Barrett's mother says the decision had been made weeks before without the family's knowledge.

The entire city of Merritt, a community of about 7,000 people, was put on evacuation alert Sunday night due to a threat from wildfires burning nearby.

Police responded to a report of a two vehicle collision on Highway 1, one kilometre east of Chase. The accident happened around 9:30 a.m.

At least three people were transported to the hospital after a crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna, said BC Emergency Health Services.

Central Okanagan woman says blinds, lamp was swaying for 60 to 90 seconds.

David Lindsay, a well-known anti-vaccine and anti-mandate protest leader, is the focus of a court petition filed this week by the City of Kelowna.

BC Wildfire's Brad Litke said the wildfires burning in Lake Country and Kelowna are now held, which means  it's not likely to spread past boundaries under prevailing conditions.  

A bright harvest moon loomed over the Okanagan on Friday night, and Global Okanagan viewers sent in their photos of the lunar event.

Essentially, the cattle will be used as lawn mowers, grazing in grassland areas next to residential homes, eating potential wildfire fuel.

Starting Aug. 31, IKEA Coquitlam and IKEA Richmond join IKEA Winnipeg and the rest of Canada in requiring a face mask or face covering for all customers and visitors.

"We have been so appreciative of the water and Gatorade and food and fruit and vegetables ... But quite frankly, folks, it's becoming overwhelming and it's becoming unsafe."

B.C. Premier David Eby said Saturday the situation was "grim" as he announced an emergency travel ban to fire zones to free up accommodation for 30,000 or more evacuees.

West Kelowna's fire chief knows exactly how eager evacuees are to get home now that the McDougall Creek wildfire is more manageable.

The Eagle Bluff fire is currently mapped at  7,060.6 hectares on the north side of the Canada-United States Border and is now classified as held.

Emergency Operations Centre staff will be conducting hazard assessments to better understand what needs to be done to ensure the safety of the area.

The BC Lottery Corporation said he previously won $100,000 playing the lottery.

The whales came very near to the kayakers but Meyrick Jones said they were not scared of them.

The University of British Columbia and the City of Kelowna have partnered in a massive new project.

Alexander Wright was one of the first 32 students admitted to his program’s inaugural class in January 2012.

35 to 40 degree record breaking daytime highs stay in the Okanagan weather forecast through the rest of July and into the B.C. Day long weekend.

The change came thanks to a question from a 12-year-old member on Vancouver Island.

The new test for people aged 4 to 18 years old and involves swishing and gargling a sterile saltwater solution, then spitting it into a collection tube.