Highlights

The B.C. government has launched an account on the Chinese-language social media app Weibo, six months after banning TikTok on government devices

The City of Kelowna has declared a state of emergency

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Central and North Okanagan as extreme fire conditions continue.

Mother-of-three Stephanie Patterson was a survivor of the 60s Scoop and grew up in foster homes, said Kwikwetlem First Nation Chief Ron Giesbrecht.

The extent of devastation caused by the McDougall Creek wildfire burning around the city of Kelowna, B.C., should be known later this morning

Sean Donovan, the owner of Baby Rae’s Pizza in Oliver, said his wife received an evacuation alert on Tuesday night and 20 minutes later, it turned into an order.

The Coquitlam Sr. Adanacs almost squandered a 3-1 series lead in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) final.

The scourge of workplace violence necessitates a seismic shift in our perspective and response. Decisive action is required to prevent and end this crisis within the RCMP and other police forces.

Hundreds of properties were ordered to evacuate late Thursday under threat from a wildfire near the city of West Kelowna, B.C., which has been placed under a state of emergency.