May 2026

Kelowna is on-track to reinstate over 100 short-term rental operations in time for the summer tourist season. During a council meeting on Monday, May 4, council adopted zoning changes that would allow for short-term rental operations outside a primary residence in dozens of properties. According to Kelowna’s Chief Planner Nola Kilmartin, the city is ready […]

The 72nd season of BC Lions football features some new game themes and promotions when the team returns to BC Place Stadium following the FIFA World Cup men’s soccer tournament. The Lions start their CFL season with “home” games in Langford (May 23) and Kelowna (June 27 and July 4). For their first game back

There was no shortage of accolades for a Penticton vineyard at the 2026 British Columbia Wine Awards. Laughing Stock Vineyards, located at 1548 Naramata Rd., took home both the Winery of the Year and Wine of the Year award for its 2023 Syrah on May 1. The awards were handed out at the BC Wine

A bear cub rescued from Maple Ridge needs more food, and his preference is a strawberry flavoured nutrition shake. The Critter Care Wildlife Society offered an update on the cub, noting in an April 30 social media post that he had gained five pounds since being admitted two weeks earlier. “He has been keeping his

Iconic humpback whale ‘Big Mama’ has returned to the Salish Sea with a splash. Swimming roughly 3,000 miles from Hawaii, where she migrates for the winter, the whale was seen near B.C.’s Moresby Island by Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) member company Maya’s Legacy on Monday (May 4). Hailed by PWWA for playing a key