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Jennifer Stahn
The fight to keep a $30k treehouse in urban Toronto
TORONTO – A Toronto father who built his sons a $30,000 boat-shaped treehouse vowed Wednesday…
Pot law coming next spring: Health Minister Jane Philpott
UNITED NATIONS, United Nations – Canada's legislation to begin the process of legalizing and regulating…
Federal deficits won’t be as deep as Liberals predict: budget watchdog
OTTAWA – Canada's budget watchdog released fiscal predictions Tuesday that suggest the federal government has…
‘The sky is gonna be blue!’ Conservatives win big majority in Manitoba election
WINNIPEG – An orange dynasty stretching back to the 1990s fell Tuesday as Manitoba voters…
Vancouver pot protest ‘necessary’ despite legalization promise, activist
VANCOUVER – Optimism mixed with thick clouds of pot smoke in downtown Vancouver last year…
Assault suspect sought in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A man who hit another over the head several times before taking money…
Dozens of weather records broken in B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Nearly 50 communities set new high temperature records in B.C. yesterday, including more…
UPDATE: As temperatures rise, more records fall in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Another day, another round of high temperature records set in the Okanagan. Environment…
Endangered green sea turtle found on B.C. beach heading back south
VANCOUVER – A green sea turtle rescued from British Columbia's frigid ocean this winter is…
Conservation group buys last portion of antelope-brush habitat near Oliver
OLIVER, B.C. – A conservation group has acquired nearly 35 hectares of antelope-brush habitat that…
Appeals court backs ban on snowboarders at Utah ski resort
SALT LAKE CITY – A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed a ban on snowboarders…
Gardeners can help protect butterfly populations
Bees aren't the only pollinators suffering from a massive North American die-off. Butterflies and moths,…
Kamloops residents reminded of sky lantern ban
KAMLOOPS – With the rising popularity of sky lanterns, Kamloops Fire Rescue has been receiving…
Two pregnant women among seven B.C. residents who test positive for Zika virus
VICTORIA – Two pregnant women are among seven British Columbians who recently tested positive for…
Get involved in the future of Kelowna’s creative spaces
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna is gathering information to support a 2017 update to…