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Last-place Vancouver Canucks looking to move past difficult season
VANCOUVER — The last four months haven’t been easy for Thatcher Demko. Season-ending hip surgery…
Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by…
TRENDING NOW: Dog saves duck that didn’t need saving
Sometimes a retriever just gotta retrieve.
Gosling scores on OT power play to lift the Victoire past the Fleet, 3-2
LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — Nicole Gosling scored on a power play 38 seconds into overtime…
Nicole Gosling’s overtime goal gives Victoire 3-2 PWHL victory over Fleet
LAVAL — Nicole Gosling scored 38 seconds into overtime to lead the Montreal Victoire to…
Cruz hits 2-run HR, Chandler gives up 1 run in 6 innings, Pirates beat Rays 5-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run, Brandon Lowe went 3 for…
B.C. ‘chemical fingerprint’ scheme to track illicit drugs is likened to DNA tests
iN420
VANCOUVER — Tucked in the basement of the chemistry building at the University of British…
Case dropped against BC restaurateur accused of defrauding Penticton winery
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The civil dispute is still ongoing.
ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds
Their backgrounds stand out. And not in a good way. Two bankruptcies and six law…
Kelowna, B.C., allowed to opt out of short-term rental rules this summer
iNhome
The business community is applauding British Columbia’s decision to allow the Okanagan city of Kelowna…
Vancouver Canucks fire general manager Patrik Allvin after last-place finish
VANCOUVER — Jim Rutherford admits he has to shoulder some of the blame for how…
Flames close fourth straight season out of playoffs, look to crucial draft and future
CALGARY — A fourth straight year of missing the NHL playoffs puts pressure on the…
Canucks fire GM Patrik Allvin. Head of hockey ops Jim Rutherford keeps his job
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager Patrik Allvin on Friday…
‘They suck’: Lutnick criticizes Canada’s trade strategy
OTTAWA — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attacked Canada’s trade strategy on Friday, adding, “They…
14 assessed by paramedics after ‘hazmat incident’ at Chilliwack, B.C., park
CHILLIWACK — Fourteen people were assessed by paramedics after what emergency officials call a “hazmat…
Patients and dental community mourn Dr. Cerina Fairfax, killed by Virginia’s ex-lieutenant governor
Patients and colleagues are remembering Dr. Cerina Fairfax as a devoted mother, a caring dentist…
iN PHOTOS: Bizarre looking insects emerge in Thompson-Okanagan
It can be fun finding a rare or bizarre looking insect and try to identify it.
Carney calls for resumption of shipping during Strait of Hormuz talks
OTTAWA — Canada welcomes efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and stands with Persian…
Takeaways from AP investigation that found problems in the backgrounds of some new ICE officers
Some newly-hired U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and…
Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime
WASHINGTON (AP) — Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are…
Merritt man caught doing 208 km/h on Coquihalla in lifted pickup
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“No vehicles are safe at those speeds on public roads, but a heavy truck that is high off the ground is even more unstable than other traffic.”
Kelowna gets to ‘opt-out’ of restrictive provincial regulations on short-term rentals
iNhome
Kelowna was the only municipality to apply to opt-out of the short-term rental regulations.
Federal government needs more desk space as public servants return to office: PSPC
OTTAWA — In less than three months, the federal government’s order requiring most public servants…
iN DISCUSSION: Debate over access to MAID highlighted in lawsuit against BC hospital
"MLAs Tara Armstrong and Amelia Boultbee both quit within months the BC Conservative Party that got them elected. Armstrong will be recalled over it. Boultbee said on social media she plans to remain an independent, may have been her strategy all along."