R-C-M-P say a woman's body has been found in Waterfront Park near downtown Kelowna on the shores of Okanagan Lake.
The Mounties say they're working with the B-C Coroners Service to identify the woman and determine the cause of her death.
Her body was found at about 7 o-clock this morning.
R-C-M-P say an update will be provided once available.
A two-kilometre area in the nearby community of Boston Bar was also searched where physical and digital forensic evidence was collected and witnesses were interviewed, they said.
BC Hydro says it's working to repair a damaged underwater cable that delivers power to Vancouver Island. The utility says in a news release that its monitoring system detected a bulge and oil leak in one of its cables on July 8 that extends from the Sunshine Coast to Vancouver Island.
Over a 3 day period, B.C. is reporting 123 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 148,154 cases in the province. There are outbreaks. Laurel Place at Surrey Memorial Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital (Fraser Health) and Royal Inland Hospital (Interior Health).
The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt.
The premier says he wants to see border rules relaxed to allow foreign nationals who can prove they are fully vaccinated to be allowed into the country without having to quarantine.
A crane has collapsed at a construction site in downtown Kelowna, B.C., injuring at least three people. B.C. Emergency Health Services says in a news release that it received word around 11 a.m. that a crane had fallen onto an adjacent building.