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Kamloops councillor wants to pave way for car sharing
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Kelowna is the only BC Interior city with a car sharing program.
Tumbler Ridge shooting victim undergoing fourth surgery to repair fractured skull
VANCOUVER — The 12-year-old girl seriously injured in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.,…
Penticton mother and her seven-year-old daughter detained in Texas: husband
WASHINGTON — Edward Warner says every day has felt like a nightmare since his Canadian…
Ottawa outlines criteria for helping Gulf nations hit by Iran war
OTTAWA — The federal government has outlined criteria under which Canada would help partners in…
Country music icon Dwight Yoakam brings legendary sound to Penticton
Some of his big hits include "Guitars, Cadillacs", "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" and "Fast as You".
Water consumption warning issued after ‘intentional’ damage’ to West Kelowna reservoir
WEST KELOWNA — A city in the British Columbia Interior is warning some residents not…
Vernon pawn broker on hook for guitars destroyed in downtown fire
The business, and many others, was destroyed in massive fire in 2023.
Scores and Schedule for Thursday, March 19
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Boston 6, Winnipeg 1 Ottawa 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Columbus 6, N.Y.…
B.C. faces long-term care shortage, and decision to delay facilities is drawing fire
VICTORIA — James Wolfe, who lives in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, spent the last year and…
TRENDING NOW: Cats are so dramatic
Of all the domesticated animals in our lives cats are by far the most dramatic.
Unusual atmospheric river will impact B.C. for days, even after it ends, says expert
VANCOUVER — Emergency officials say residents stranded by an early morning mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C.,…
West Kelowna couple charged in connection to violent home invasion
The charges come more than two years after police released CCTV footage of one of the suspects.
Premier Eby defends budget after credit drop, but Opposition says B.C. is going broke
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s credit rating has been downgraded, but Premier David Eby said government…
iN NUMBERS: How people in B.C. feel about the Iran war
British Columbians are watching closely, and feeling the fallout at the pumps.
Poilievre pitches Canadian kindness on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laughed off a conspiracy theory about Justin Trudeau in…
West Kelowna’s Gorman Group finalizes $120M deal for Princeton mill, tenure
The Gorman Group nearly doubled the timber it's allowed to cut in a year.
Canada, allies say they’re ready to help stop Iran’s shipping blockade
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has endorsed a statement issued by allies expressing a…
Fire-prone grasses invading wildfire-scarred landscapes in BC: study
“A landscape left to invasive grasses after one fire becomes more likely to burn again."
Trump faces his most difficult Iran war decision: Will he deploy US troops to seize uranium?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing perhaps the most daunting question of the…
BC nurse who swiped narcotics from patients avoids suspension
The regulator says his conduct was "unsatisfactory."
Canada’s Elena Gaskell takes slopestyle silver at World Cup stop in France
TIGNES — Canadian freestyle skier Elena Gaskell finished second in women’s slopestyle at a World…
‘Form and content’: Vernon poet creates books by hand
He’s the last printer in Canada who still casts metal type himself, creating each of the tiny metal letters that he sets into the printing press.
Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.’s coast
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Les Martson said he could see furniture floating in the basement of a friend’s home…
Most Canadians want to ban or regulate algorithmic pricing, poll shows
OTTAWA — Most Canadians want the government to ban or regulate the use of algorithms…