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Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the…
B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned…
Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says
MONTREAL — Weeks after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped the federal consumer carbon levy, more…
Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have arrested a man after officers discovered a woman who had…
Kilo of fentanyl, loaded gun and cash seized at Victoria supportive housing facility
VICTORIA — Victoria police say a man has been arrested after a search at a…
TRENDING NOW: Little dog deals with cold sidewalk
Little dogs weren’t built for cold weather. For instance, this little guy appears to have…
Here’s a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.…
BC Hydro’s challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and…
In the news today: Canada Post workers poised to strike Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Penticton MLA kicked out of budget hearing at legislature has no regrets
Amelia Boultbee says she’s slightly embarrassed about being kicked out of a hearing in the…
New RCMP squad seize replica guns, drugs in West Kelowna
RCMP created a new squad in West Kelowna to target crime and it made a…
Vernon engineer loses licence for flawed sewage system designs
A North Okanagan engineer has lost his licence after authorizing the construction of half a…
$9,000 fine and house arrest for Kelowna businessman who failed to file his taxes
A Kelowna businessman, who once rubbed shoulders with local politicians, has been fined $9,000 and…
Shuswap man left in pain as regulator curbs opioids against doctor’s advice
A Shuswap man, who accused regulators of forcing him to live in severe pain, has…
Shuswap breeder loses legal fight after horse sale sours
A Shuswap horse breeder has been ordered to pay back a deposit after the purchase…
How a union at a Kamloops A&W beat the odds
iNwine
After 18 months of effort, 20 workers at a Kamloops A&W have their first collective…
Penticton withdraws from process to open Indigenous-focused services centre
The City of Penticton is dropping out of the process to open an Indigenous-focused services…
Penticton to provide $45,000 in funding for 100 More Houses
iNhome
An organization that is doing great work to try and assist with the City of…
Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three major highways in the…
LETTER: Prepare for a terrifying ride to the stars with a man steeped in techno-optimism
If you’d told ten-year-old David Bidwell that millions of Canadians would one day call Wayne…
LETTER: Summerland is not a business – but it should be
It’s time for a wake-up call in Summerland. Our municipal government is making financially irresponsible…
LETTER: Tara Armstrong’s disparaging rhetoric has no place in leadership
OPINION Dear Editor, Tara Armstrong’s decision to leave the BC Conservative Party is her own,…
LETTER: ‘Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe.’: COVID five years in
Be Kind. Be Calm. Be Safe. Those memorable words spoken during the COVID pandemic by…