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‘Bank of mom and dad’: BC young people get housing boost if parents also own
OTTAWA – A Statistics Canada study into what it calls the "bank of mom and…
Penticton author pens book for women who feel like their voices are muffled
Penticton author Mehrnaz Massoudi is exploring the ways in which grief and rage are uniquely…
Clash over cowbell: Coach accused of assaulting referee during youth hockey game
STEWIACKE, N.S. – A dispute over a cowbell led to a fracas Saturday at a…
Penticton teens take on task of collecting 10,000 food items in one night
Teenage volunteers in Penticton have taken on the colossal challenge of collecting at least 10,000…
Victoria police warn pedestrians of cougar roaming near downtown
VICTORIA – A stealthy cougar's pre-dawn stroll through a Vancouver Island neighbourhood was interrupted early…
BC is clearing barriers for skilled foreign workers
Joy Abasta came to British Columbia with a promise of a job as a registered…
Oregon’s first-in-the-US drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
ORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of…
Air Canada, WestJet ranked last for on-time arrivals in North America
MONTREAL – The country's two biggest airlines ranked last for on-time performance among large North…
TRENDING NOW: Two kids, one is a person, one is a goat
These two kids have a friendship that spans species. Some say dogs are a man's…
Why The Vernon Winter Carnival Matters
Business Spotlight
The Vernon Winter Carnival community is both honouring and remembering the vibrant life of Alvin…
Lose half a kilogram of cocaine? Police in BC’s Fraser Valley would like to help
Police in Mission in BC's Fraser Valley say they are seeking the owner of half…
For 18-year-old syilx basketball star, sports and mental health intersect
Just down the road from where sk’ik’aycin Peter Waardenburg Jr. grew up is one of…
UPDATE: Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to killing wife with strychnine drink
BATTLEFORD, Sask. – A Saskatchewan man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the poisoning…
From Ladder Woes to Light Shows: Discover the Year-Round Glow of Trimlight Kelowna
Business Spotlight
If you have ever had to put up holiday lights, you know how time-consuming and…
Canopy Growth says Ontario court has approved sale of BioSteel business
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says an Ontario court has approved the sale…
Remember Shere Hite? A new documentary jogs our cultural memory of the pioneering sex researcher
The 1976 book “The Hite Report” was a bestseller from the beginning. Its intimate anecdotes…
TRENDING NOW: Sheep works on its boxing skills
This sheep is training to star in the next 'Rocky' movie. It's destined to be…
List of people cleared to leave Gaza Strip via Egypt includes 135 Canadians
OTTAWA – A group of 135 people with ties to Canada desperate to flee escalating…
Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes – if more people would eat it
THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Lars Obendorfer says he was “badly insulted” after he first began…
Canada criminalized ‘condoning, denying or downplaying’ the Holocaust: is it working?
OTTAWA – Canadian Jewish organizations are calling on the Liberal government to remove what they…
B.C. stream watchers link ‘unprecedented’ coho salmon kill to tire toxin and drought
VANCOUVER – John Barker has been volunteering with the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society for more…
‘A noisy rock ‘n’ roll’: How growing interest in Formula One is felt across the music world
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyond the engineering, the athleticism, the speed, the luxury — fans…
Experience Winter Magic at Spirit Ridge Resort
Business Spotlight
Spirit Ridge Resort is the place to be as this year winds down and the…
TRENDING NOW: Turtle dancing in the shower
A turtle is absolutely getting its groove on. It does a little happy dance while…