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LGBTQ+ Pride Month is starting to show its colors around the world. What to know
Pride Month, the worldwide celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, kicks off Saturday with events…
‘Rotten rock’: Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering
The Abbot Pass hut stood for decades in a rugged saddlebetween two iconic peaks, overlooking…
BC woman loses legal case alleging ex shared nude photos of her
A BC woman has lost a legal case against her former partner who she accused…
Kamloops councillor wants to make provincial ‘downloading’ an election issue
Kamloops city council is calling on other cities to tally how much higher levels of…
B.C. man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of wife, Naomi Onotera, in 2021
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia homicide investigators say a 49-year-old man has pleaded guilty to…
Operations suspended at British Columbia’s Gibraltar copper mine due to worker strike
A worker strike has forced Vancouver-based Taseko Mines Limited to suspend operations at its Gibraltar…
BC security guard who killed man in choke-hold gets house arrest
A B.C. security guard who was found guilty of manslaughter for using a choke-hold that…
Vancouver police arrest 14 pro-Palestinian protesters after rail lines blocked
VANCOUVER – Police have arrested 14 people at a protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were…
iN PHOTOS: Longboards and street luges racing down Knox Mountain in Kelowna
After a rainy start to the day longboarders and street luge riders burned urethane racing…
Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change
CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of…
B.C. unveils 240-language racism helpline as survey suggests systemic problems
VICTORIA – British Columbia has launched a new helpline for people who witness or experience…
Okanagan mayors and fire chiefs gathered in Lake Country to plan for a dry summer
The weather has been cooler and the valley has seen some rainfall, but the Okanagan…
Is carbon pricing a politically feasible climate policy? Research says maybe not
OTTAWA – It was supposed to do the heavy lifting for Canada's greenhouse gas emissions…
Ex-husband of B.C. woman Tatjana Stefanski is charged with her murder
LUMBY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say the ex-husband of Tatjana Stefanski has been…
Vancouver synagogue holding service after arson attack
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver synagogue is set to hold its first service after an arson…
UBCO tower debacle could set back Kelowna’s downtown development
The recent controversy surrounding the damage caused by UBC Okanagan’s attempt to build a deep…
More jail for Vernon drug dealer busted while on bail for drug dealing
A Vernon drug dealer who was caught selling drugs while on bail for drug trafficking…
Running for U.S. president from prison? Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and presumptive Republican nominee…
BC nurse who fiddled with pay system netted $20K and a suspension
A BC nurse who conned more than $20,000 out of his employer has been suspended…
Rainbow painted dock in Clearwater sparks controversy
A dock in Clearwater that was painted in rainbow colours this month was the trigger…
‘Near murder’: Judge sentences Vernon woman who killed friend with wine bottle
Paige Howse killed her one-time friend Alishia Lemp by hitting her with a 1.5-litre wine…
Rabbi says members of Vancouver synagogue were inside during arson attack
VANCOUVER – Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt said people were inside Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck synagogue after services…
BC United caucus chair Lorne Doerkson defects to Conservatives
VICTORIA – The caucus chair for British Columbia’s official opposition has defected to the BC…
B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton dead after prison assault in Quebec
VANCOUVER – Robert Pickton, one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers, died on Friday, 12…