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‘Significant’ damage to B.C. island community’s only bridge scraps reopening schedule
DELTA — A bridge that provides the only road access to a Metro Vancouver island…
TRENDING NOW: Epic winter fails
Snow and ice makes even walking difficult.
Jay Vine retains the overall lead in the Tour Down Under as Jhonatan Narvaez crashes out
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Britain’s Ethan Vernon won the dramatic fourth stage of the Tour…
Lawes tops Reese-Hansen on opening night at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MISSISSAUGA — Youth was no match for experience on Friday night at the Scotties Tournament…
Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For most of his career, Kurt Busch had a tough-guy persona…
Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country
WINNIPEG — A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada’s…
Singing contest in Rio prison provides creative outlet for women behind bars
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A group of Brazilian women behind bars applied makeup, donned…
Liberals wrap two days of cabinet meetings focused on affordability, security
QUÉBEC — The Liberal cabinet has wrapped two days of meetings in Quebec City focused…
Golden motel worker who sexually assaulted guest loses appeal, faces deportation
A 19-year-old woman turned up at a motel after driving all through the night, exhausted. The clerk helped her to her room, then refused to leave. "He just wanted to touch her."
B.C. Law Society names OPCC counsel in probe over obscenity that derailed hearing
VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia has confirmed it is investigating Brad Hickford,…
Man accused of helping with B.C. jailbreak in 2022 extradited back to Canada
SURREY — A man accused of helping with the escape of a gangland killer from…
Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after…
We watched the Kelowna version of ‘Jersey Shore’ so you don’t have to
"It's scorching hot. My makeup is falling off my face."
NBA, ACC men, UConn women among college hoops games affected by approaching winter storm
An NBA game, an NHL contest and dozens of college basketball games across a wide…
‘Tragic accident’ kills worker at central B.C. gold mine
QUESNEL — Activity at a gold mine site in central British Columbia has been temporarily…
Canadian ex-Olympian and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico: FBI
Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico,…
Police in Quesnel, B.C., investigating death of man as apparent homicide
QUESNEL — One man is dead and another has been arrested and released in British…
Okanagan gangster, high level drug dealer, arrested in Costa Rica
He was on the lam for two years while the BC government started seizing his many, many Okanagan assets.
Quebec government is removing the British crown from province’s coat of arms
MONTREAL — The Quebec government announced Friday that it’s removing the British crown from the…
A timeline of key events leading up to the arrest of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding
U.S. authorities have announced the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is…
Police says man dead in ‘targeted’ shooting in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY — A man has been killed in Burnaby, B.C., in what police are describing…
Autopsy says dingoes likely didn’t kill Canadian, but there were ‘pre-mortem’ bites
The father of a young Canadian found dead on a beach in Australia on Monday…
Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must keep federal funds flowing…
RCMP gang squad helps Kelowna officers with guns and drugs crackdown
“We continue to target individuals within our community who are involved in organized crime and to remove weapons and toxic drugs from our streets."