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RCMP investigate Kelowna CFIA office vandalism following ostrich cull
“Our teams are canvassing the area, collecting video surveillance and attempting to identify the suspects. No other details can be released at this time to keep the integrity of the investigation.”
Competition Bureau says algorithmic rent pricing a concern, but not widespread
OTTAWA — The federal Competition Bureau says it hasn’t found evidence that using computer software…
System brings heavy rain, warm weather to B.C. as temperature records fall
VANCOUVER — A weekend weather system in British Columbia brought record rain to some communities…
‘Couldn’t stomach it’: Ostriches loaded in bins after shooting cull stuns protesters
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — It had taken more than 10 months before the first…
How a Clearwater logging company mostly talked its way out of a $250,000 fine
It's a rare win against the BC government.
New Interior Health CEO says she’s on a mission to ‘rebuild trust’
“I think perhaps we have put our heads down in the best and just tried to keep on keeping on. We haven’t communicated as well as we could and we haven’t leveraged community force.”
Watch as salmon, and otters, swim through a dam on the way to Okanagan Lake
“It was a fun highlight to see the otter to playing around."
BC teens prefer vapes to nicotine pouches, regulation may be the reason
“The younger they are when they start, the more likely they are to struggle with it later in life.”
Judge’s ruling on Kelowna couple’s compensation will make life harder for airline passengers
The couple wanted compensation after a delayed flight.
Vernon man’s custom camper van business going strong after starting in his driveway during pandemic
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“I started building, built one van and thought, ‘I can do this.'"
How realistic are Canada’s prospects of joining the Eurovision Song Contest?
Eurovision's head of communications told The Canadian Press the organization is "always excited" when broadcasters want to be a part of the competition.
Menopause care is more widely available, but financially out of reach for many
"It felt like I wasn't myself."
Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns
"But if many companies are mining for many years and outputting a lot of material, this is going to spread across the region.”
How the NFL is aiming to broaden its appeal to women
“As we want to connect with this audience, authentic, real storytelling is absolutely key.”
Sesame Street’s new season: Bubba Wallace, Netflix and a whole lot of chickens
“I just love when we get to bring celebrities to ‘Sesame Street’ because they bring their own flavor, they bring their own point of view and experience."
Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity’s dark side
“I just wish there was a better way that patients could get that diagnosis without having to go through all of the pain and all of, like, the dismissiveness and the gaslighting.”
Slime, Battleship and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame
“Though slime continues to carry icky connotations to slugs and swamps — all part of the fun for some — the toy offers meaningful play."
All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows
“It becomes a massive game of connecting the dots on a continental scale.”
Tragically Hip fully completely on board for Boi-1da’s World Cup music project
"I'm very excited to work with all these people … I can't wait for everyone to hear it."
Review: Zelda setting elevates hack-and-slash gameplay of ‘Age of Imprisonment’
It deftly expands on the source material's narrative and uses some of its trademark gameplay features to spice up the relentless combat.
Give caterpillars a ‘soft landing’ under your trees. The ecosystem will thank you
“But those caterpillars drop from the tree and they pupate in the ground. And how we landscape under those trees determines whether or not those caterpillars will survive.”
Vintage Hudson’s Bay blankets, more paintings headed for online auction
Some of them are almost 100-year-old point blankets with HBC's classic green, red, yellow and indigo motif, while others are slightly more recent and feature scarlet, lavender, wild cranberry, rose, empire blue and gold hues.
Prince Harry apologizes to Canada over ‘Hat Gate.’ Duke sorry for wearing Dodgers cap
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry went to Toronto for events marking the end of World…
CFIA employees face harassment and death threats after BC ostrich cull
"In the current climate, any CFIA employee who is publicly identified immediately becomes the target of harassment, including death threats, from individuals opposed to the CFIA's eradication policy in British Columbia at the ostrich farm.”