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Musqueam and City of Richmond file notices of appeal after Cowichan Tribes ruling
VANCOUVER — The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond each say they are…
Two DC teens arrested in congressional intern’s fatal shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two teenagers were arrested Friday on murder charges in the killing of…
Penticton ‘potio’ weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
iN420
"There's no monetization.”
Carney delays electric vehicle sales mandate by one year, launches review
OTTAWA — The federal electric vehicle sales mandate will not be implemented in 2026 as…
THOMPSON: What we can learn about America from Cracker Barrel’s woke logo failure
"Almost everything in American culture is divided along political lines…urban bad, rural good…immigrants bad, real Americans good."
B.C. ostrich farm seeks new stay of cull order and says CFIA mobilizing ‘imminently’
A co-owner of the B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong…
Kelowna RCMP release sketch of sexual assault suspect
A young female was assaulted behind a strip mall in Rutland.
Central Okanagan real estate sales still lagging after busiest August in 4 years
iNhome
Despite everything, prices remain largely unchanged.
Filipino BC calls for more support responding to ‘social disaster’ of festival attack
VANCOUVER — The vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino cultural festival in…
iN PHOTOS: September serenity in Kamloops and the Okanagan
September sees the greatest change in daylight hours of all the months.
Vancouver Island police say man, 19, drowns in Upper Thetis Lake
VIEW ROYAL — An RCMP underwater recovery team has been sent to Upper Thetis Lake…
Kelowna gets $101M in provincial funding for new middle school
“As more families choose Kelowna, we need to make sure students have the schools they need to succeed.”
Police say shots fired in Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood linked to extortion case
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say they believe an early morning shooting in a…
Lawsuit alleges 2006 sexual assault by acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau
VANCOUVER — The estate of acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is being sued in British…
Search suspended for man believed missing in B.C. backcountry
NELSON — Police in British Columbia say they have suspended the search of a man…
Environment Canada expands air alerts as wildfire smoke spreads over B.C.
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada’s special air-quality statements for wildfire smoke have now expanded to cover…
Long in the shadows, a new generation of songwriters gain recognition and success as artists
New York (AP) — When songs top the charts, they become inescapable: Cross-genre hits are…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Here are the…
Australia and US fighting for last quarterfinal spot at Women’s Rugby World Cup
LONDON (AP) — Every quarterfinal ticket at the Women’s Rugby World Cup has been punched…
Sim says Vancouver is ‘begging’ B.C. for mental health supports after festival attack
VANCOUVER — No city can completely eliminate all risks to public safety and it’s not…
‘As long as it takes’: Union escalates B.C. public service strike
VANCOUVER — Strike action by public service workers from the BC General Employees’ Union entered…
Mountain biking a boon for Kamloops tourism; spending tripled in ten years
iNwheels
Tourism Kamloops found the sport brought more than $13 million to the local economy last year, more than tripling estimates from a decade ago.
Kelowna sees huge increase in construction site break-ins
Break and enters at construction sites and compounds have gone up by 55.6 per cent compared to last year.