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Fewer provincial exams, more in-class assessment in B.C. starting next year
VICTORIA – High school students will be required to write only two provincial exams instead…
Okanagan College trunk sale this weekend
KELOWNA – Expect to find a pile of bargains at the annual spring Trunk Sale…
Canuck the crow flies off with knife from crime scene in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A notorious character with prior run-ins with Vancouver Police briefly snatched a knife…
Young Entrepreneur Competition winners announced
KELOWNA – The winners of the 2016 “Dragons’ Den Edition” of the Young Entrepreneur Competition…
Cultures of ‘Denial’ workshop at UBC tackles climate skepticism
KELOWNA – A UBC professor wants to know more about the people who are skeptical,…
Wildlife officers trapping bears after stinky trash in fire-damaged Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Wildlife officers in Fort McMurray have killed two black bears and…
Winnipeg artist transforms nightclub urinal into Donald Trump ‘potty mouth’
WINNIPEG – Canadians looking to express feelings for controversial U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump need…
UPDATE: West Kelowna teen located
UPDATE: 1:05 P.M., JUNE 2, 2016 RCMP say the teen has been located. All identifying…
Nova Scotia car collector asked to remove graveyard-painted hearse from driveway
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – Michael Nelson's graveyard-painted hearse is turning heads in a small Nova Scotia…
Why the tiny fruit fly has giant sperm: Size matters to her
WASHINGTON – For a long time, the debate has gone on: Does size matter to…
B.C. killer of 3 women, teen didn’t get a fair trial, lawyer tells appeal court
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for a British Columbia man convicted of killing three women and…
Coquihalla Highway to get millions in safety upgrades
MERRITT – British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway is getting a $17.6-million upgrade to boost safety for…
Come celebrate national championship win with the West Kelowna Warriors
WEST KELOWNA – The public is invited to a parade and barbecue celebration in honour…
Wildfires in Alberta will hurt economic growth, Bank of Canada says
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada said Wednesday that the wildfires that razed parts of…
War survivor awarded more than $1M by B.C. judge for crash that worsened PTSD
VANCOUVER – A judge has awarded a man who survived war in the Democratic Republic…
B.C. serial killer to appeal convictions on four counts of murder
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for a man convicted of murdering three women and a teenage…
Lowe’s Canada begins gradual evolution at Rona after taking control of retailer
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. – The takeover of Rona by Lowe's will see a gradual evolution at…
Born deaf, 11-year-old is among United States’ top spellers
WASHINGTON – Making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee is an amazing achievement for…
Canadian killed in EgyptAir crash was in Paris for a surprise family reunion: daughter
A surprise family reunion ended in tragedy when a Canadian man who had flown out…
UBC professor encourages you to help local bees
KELOWNA – UBC’s Public Art Pollinator Pasture Project and the UBC/Okanagan Regional Library’s “Pollinizing Sessions”…
Police could be charged after woman’s jaw broken in Langford, B.C., jail
SURREY – British Columbia's police watchdog has determined charges could be laid against RCMP officers…
Human remains found in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Partially decomposed human remains were found in Salmon Arm last week, leading…
Water quality advisory for Falcon Ridge water customers
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The Regional District of Central Okanagan has issued a precautionary Water Quality…
Major crimes unit investigating disappearance of Caitlin Potts from North Okanagan
VERNON – Friends and family have not heard from her in more than three months…