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CHASE, – A First Nations band in British Columbia has issued an eviction notice to the company that owns the Mount Polley tailings pond, which spilled millions of cubic metres of waste in the Cariboo region.
VANCOUVER – The average Canadian family is spending more on taxes than on food, shelter and clothing combined, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute, but at least one economist cautions that the findings need to be seen in context.

LIKELY, B.C. – Health officials in B.C. have lifted most of a water ban that was put in place following a massive mine tailings spill, while also declaring fish from the area are safe to eat.

TORONTO – A made-in-Canada experimental Ebola vaccine will be offered for use in the West African outbreak response, the Public Health Agency of Canada revealed Tuesday.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Authorities on Tuesday detailed how Robin Williams' took his life, saying the actor and comedian hanged himself with a belt in a bedroom of his San Francisco Bay Area home. Marin County Sheriff's Lt. Keith Boyd said Williams was last seen alive by his wife Sunday night when she went to...

WINDSOR, Ont. – Supporters of the country's self-styled "Prince of Pot" are gathering in Windsor, Ont., ahead of his return to Canada after finishing a U.S. sentence for selling marijuana seeds to customers across the border.

VERNON - RCMP have four people in custody after members launched a manhunt this morning in response to a report of shots fired in downtown Vernon. According to Global Okanagan, police contained an area near Polson Park to search for three suspects near the Green Valley Motel. Close to noon, plainclothes Kelowna RCMP officers spotted...

PENTICTON - A police investigation has been launched to find out what happened to a person found dead on Skaha Lake Road this morning. The body was discovered in front of an apartment building in the 3900 block of Skaha Lake Road by a couple taking an early morning walk, according to Global Okanagan. It's...

KELOWNA - Police are looking for the man who allegedly stole an elderly woman's purse Monday morning. The 79-year-old woman was walking home in the 700 block of Badke Road and pulling a folding cart full of groceries when she was shoved to the ground and her purse was taken at 10:05 a.m. Aug. 11....

LIKELY, B.C. – First Nations health officials are preparing to test salmon near the site of a massive mine tailing spill in British Columbia amid fears in aboriginal communities that fish from affected lakes and rivers aren't safe to eat.

WEST KELOWNA - COSAR was called to help with a rescue after a man riding horseback along a remote stretch of Okanagan Lake was thrown and suffered a broken leg Monday. The accident happened at about 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and B.C. Ambulance was called first to help the injured 40-year-old man, but because the...

VANCOUVER – A stack of overlapping land claims by First Nations is a "cancer" within British Columbia's treaty process, says a prominent provincial chief spearheading a court challenge of the decades-old method of negotiating aboriginal rights and title in the province.

TORONTO – Canadian comedians are mourning the death of American comic and actor Robin Williams as the loss of one of comedy's greats.

LIKELY, B.C. – First Nations health officials are preparing to test salmon near the site of a mine tailings spill in British Columbia's Interior to determine whether the fish are safe to eat.

VANCOUVER – B.C.'s unionized teachers and their employer will return to the bargaining table this week after restarting negotiations just weeks before the new school year.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-winner Robin Williams, whose free-form comedy and adept impressions dazzled audiences for decades, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 63. The Marin County Sheriff's Office says Williams was pronounced dead at his home in California on Monday. The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation shows the cause of...

SUMMERLAND – The two-year-old Summerland girl whose family is feeding her illegal cannabis oil has had a dramatic improvement in her seizure disorder.

A Russian farmer had a unique idea the day they were handing out superpowers. If a town is ever overrun with ducks—think Pied Piper—he's your man. Also in Trending Now, Jimmy Kimmel takes on Kim Kardashian in a diaper changing challenge, Ellen presents the best of Kevin the Cashier and Christina Hendricks brings '60s style...

TORONTO – Jose Bautista made the most of his second chance.

A bug can turn you into a vegetarian, or at least make you swear off red meat. Doctors across the nation are seeing a surge of sudden meat allergies in people bitten by a certain kind of tick.

Why are men afraid of yoga?

UPDATE: The Kelowna RCMP say a teenager reported missing July 24 has been found and he is safe. KELOWNA - RCMP need help finding a Kelowna teenager who has been missing for two weeks. Orin Lucas was last seen July 24 and police think he may be avoiding police because he is still active on...

LONDON – The World Health Organization urged nations worldwide to donate money and resources to stop the spread of Ebola as it declared the outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency.

LIKELY, B.C. – Health officials in B.C. have partially lifted a water ban that followed a spill from a mine tailings pond.