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iN PHOTOS: Images from search and rescue efforts at Westside Road landslide
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue documented the search effort at the Westside Road landslide that…
iN NUMBERS: It’s a wrap. Ski season is over in Okanagan, Kamloops
Ski season is over in Kamloops and the Okanagan and hopefully you didn’t break anything…
Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with…
North Okanagan fire truck flown to Guatemala for new lease of life
The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department’s ladder truck served the area faithfully for 30 years, and…
Angry BC teacher who grabbed students’ phones gets reprimanded
A BC French teacher who snatched students’ phones and laptops without asking, seemed angry and…
BC teacher’s ‘unprofessional language’ gets her suspended, reprimanded
A BC teacher who used unprofessional language in an email to a parent about another…
Vernon RCMP officer accused of ‘discreditable conduct’
A Vernon RCMP constable stands accused of discreditable conduct. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Const. Shaun…
BC toddlers win $2,500 after parents have dispute with daycare: Human Rights Tribunal
Two young children who were booted out of a BC daycare after their parents had…
Private security company says crime on rise in downtown Kelowna despite falling crime rate
The latest crime data for Kelowna shows the city’s situation is improving but a security…
BC LNG worker awarded $2,000 after company forced drug test
A painter who slipped and twisted his ankle while working at the LNG project in…
Central Okanagan school district readies itself for legal pot
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – While some governments and institutions have asked for more time to prepare…
Son of couple whose plane went missing in B.C. thanks rescuers for search effort
VANCOUVER – The son of a couple whose small private plane disappeared during a flight…
Mystery solved for dozens of birds plummeting to death from the sky in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A natural occurrence is behind the unusual deaths of about 40 starlings that…
B.C. mayoral candidate on why he asked a homeless man to chug beer for sandwich
PORT MOODY, B.C. – A mayoral candidate and sitting councillor in Metro Vancouver has taken…
Plan in place to move homeless campers from provincial park to housing: Minister
LANGFORD, B.C. – The B.C. government says a plan is in place to provide shelter…
Report proves no racial disparity in street checks: Vancouver police chief
VANCOUVER – An internal report is recommending an overhaul of the Vancouver Police Department’s use…
Police watchdog probing medical distress incident at Kelowna RCMP detachment
KELOWNA, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after two people went into medical…
B.C. First Nation won’t be able to return home for months after wildfires
Members of a tiny First Nation in northwest British Columbia remain scattered across the province…
Consultant to oversee Kelowna pot shop licencing
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna plans to hire an independent outside consultant to make…
More than half of fatal overdoses involved people who were mentally ill: coroner
VANCOUVER – The BC Coroners Service says completed investigations of 872 overdose fatalities show more…
Fort St. John, B.C., RCMP seek five youths involved in school bus theft
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – RCMP in northeastern British Columbia believe someone knows something about…
First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
WEST VANCOUVER — Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the…
‘Work to do’ in ensuring end to internal misconduct: Victoria police chief
VICTORIA – The chief of the Victoria Police Department says there is still “work to…
Mayors dispute commissioner’s report on former Victoria police chief
VANCOUVER – Two mayors responsible for Victoria’s police department are disputing a section of a…