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‘Finding the Mother Tree’: Ecologist Suzanne Simard offers solutions to B.C.’s forest woes
Everything in an ecosystem is connected. A tiny sapling relies on a towering ancient tree,…
First Nation’s court victory sets precedent for equitable compensation
More than 90 years after the Lac Seul First Nation’s reserve land was flooded to…
Bear in the pool? Keep cool, says WildSafeBC
If you think temperatures above 30°C are hard to take as humans, spare a thought…
Wildfire growing away from Seymour Arm in Shuswap
A wildfire threatening the small community of Seymour Arm on Shuswap Lake is growing away…
78 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.; 31 in Interior Health
Interior Health, once again, had the lion’s share of new COVID-19 cases over the last…
UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway closed northbound near Highway 3 interchange
A vehicle fire had the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway closed between Hope and…
76 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; almost half in Interior Health
B.C. saw one of its highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the past…
All clear given for all but one evacuated building near deadly Kelowna crane collapse
People can now return to all but one building in downtown Kelowna following last week's…
Brenda Creek wildfire showing more aggressive behaviour after calm weekend
Activity around the Brenda Creek fire has started to pick up again today, prompting BC…
B.C. closing in on 80% vaccination rate
B.C. has seen 156 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 since Friday, for a total of…
45 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 21 in Interior Health
There were 45 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in B.C. with…
Pedestrian struck by pickup crossing Vernon street
A 30-year-old man was rushed to hospital after he was hit by a pickup truck…
UPDATE: Chemical exposure closes spray park and pool in Lumby
Some of the public facilities closed due to a chemical exposure in Lumby this morning…
B.C. buys 10 ha of rare grassland for South Okanagan protected area
B.C. Parks is spending $314,000 for 10 hectares of rare grassland near Okanagan Falls. The…
‘I shouldn’t have to beg for my life’: B.C. woman can’t afford treatment for painful disorder
On a warm Saturday afternoon in May, Madeline was watching her friend’s young daughter open…
Should DFO reel in sport fishing to help save salmon?
Conservation groups want Ottawa to dramatically curtail the recreational fishery as it did with the…
Lytton-area man’s home remains standing after fire; parents not as fortunate
Andrew Loring had no idea what was behind him as he drove home with groceries…
Vernon drug dealers busted; silenced handgun seized
Two Vernon men were arrested last week on a number of drug and weapons offences…
Body of missing Vancouver hiker located near Manning Park
The body of a 25-year-old Vancouver man was found near Manning Provincial Park after he…
B.C. teacher reprimanded for calling misbehaving student ‘big guy’
For using an “overly familiar” moniker to a student who wasn’t listening, a B.C. teacher…
UPDATE: Missing man last seen in Vernon located
UPDATE: 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Vernon RCMP say a 26-year-old man reported missing…
Sicamous RCMP, SPCA investigating disturbing animal cruelty
Sicamous RCMP are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty after a dog was found…
42-year-old Sicamous woman drowns in Mara Lake
A 42-year-old Sicamous woman died in Mara Lake yesterday while swimming with a friend. Sicamous…
Dry lightning possible as severe thunderstorms forecast for Thompson-Nicola, Shuswap, North Okanagan
With the hot, dry conditions in the B.C. Interior, a severe thunderstorm watch issued today…