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Indigenous travellers crossing the border into the United States are being warned to exercise extreme caution amid an increasingly tense political climate.

The Jay Treaty allows Indigenous to travel freely to the U.S. to live, work or travel, but some First Nations are urging caution due to the U.S. changes around immigration.

Even with cooler temperatures on the way, drought-level water restrictions remain in place across much of the Okanagan.

This is their 14th year hosting the Unity Run. The 288-kilometre run started on Friday and over the past few days, they've been making their way to Penticton.

A South Okanagan pled guilty to causing a crash along Highway 97 in 2017. The crash injured several people. The man was sentenced to nine months in jail.

A Native American from Washington state sparked a complex court battle after he crossed the border, shot an elk, then notified conservation officials and turned himself in.

Clarence Louie said worshippers of all faiths should be free to practice their religion where they choose.

The goal of the two-day campaign is to raise awareness and educate people about addiction.

An independent watchdog board says natural processes played a much larger role in Peachland’s recent boil water advisories.

The plan is designed to maintain, protect and restore an existing but threatened 65-km-long ecological corridor between Okanagan Mountain Park and Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park.

The blockage prevented salmon from accessing nearly 30 kilometers of spawning and rearing habitat on the Shuswap River.

VANCOUVER - The summer sun was out as Jonathan Bacon strolled amongst holidaying couples and families in British Columbia's picturesque Okanagan, mixing business with pleasure at a lakefront resort.

VANCOUVER - The summer sun was out as Jonathan Bacon strolled amongst holidaying couples and families in British Columbia's picturesque Okanagan, mixing business with pleasure at a lakefront resort.

Thanks to Environment Canada, Okanagan Wetlands took in $100,000 for the second phase of their strategy.

It’s hoped the release will mark a return to the days when salmon thrived in Okanagan lakes.

Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie said after watching the apology, “he’s angry and disappointed.”

"What we're doing is re-creating the habitat that was lost."

The annual project, organized by Samaritan’s Purse, collects shoeboxes filled with toys, hygiene items, and other items for children in need around the world. 

<p>A year after the province shut down plans for a national park in the South Okanagan Similkimeen, the issue is back at the forefront.  The Okanagan Nation Alliance released a feasibility report supporting the creation of a park.  But can this new voice of support bring the national park proposal back to life? Eric Szeto reports. </p>

Chief Robert Louie of the Westbank First Nation and Deborah Buszard, principal of UBC Okanagan, signed a memorandum of understanding, MUO, Friday.