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BC engineer ‘cut corners’, outsourced structural calculations that ignored snow loads: regulator
The regulator found his calculations for a geodesic dome were incorrect.
Sri Lanka unveils a rare purple star sapphire claimed to be the biggest of its kind
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3,563 carats which is claimed…
A brief explanation of the BC extortion crisis
The shootings have become an almost daily occurrence.
BC lottery winners now score a bonus prize — some anonymity
BCLC quietly changed its policy this year.
Fewer black bears killed in B.C. last year than in last decade: conservation officers
New figures suggest fewer black bears in British Columbia were killed in 2025 than in…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm…
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…
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…
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."
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."
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,…
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.
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."
After 8 years, 4 courts, Kamloops mom has to start human rights case all over
She won in 2018, but since then the file has bounced from court to court.
Prosecutors fail to have B.C. man jailed indefinitely after attempted robbery
A British Columbia judge has rejected a bid by prosecutors to have a man who…
Myles Gray police-beating death hearing in B.C. adjourned due to hot-mic obscenity
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that…
TRENDING NOW: The power of magic to bring joy
There's nothing like a well done magic trick.
Trump rolls out his Board of Peace, but it’s not clear how many leaders will join him
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of…
iN PHOTOS: Elusive pine marten caught on camera in North Okanagan forest
“He was an acrobatic little guy. He was very curious but kept his distance.”
Carney says Canadian values key to sovereignty, pushes back on Trump’s remarks
QUÉBEC — Staying true to Canada’s core values will be key to upholding its sovereignty,…