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Westside Rd re-opening timeline unclear, debris removal starts
Westside Road remains closed for debris removal following Tuesday night's landslide and it's not yet...
13h ago
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supporting growth
New regional tool to help support economic development
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has launched an economic development tool they say ...
14h ago
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Stolen Pickup Truck
Arrest made following police chase and crash in Vernon
A man was arrested following a pursuit and crash in Vernon Wednesday night.Vernon North Okanagan RCM...
16h ago
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Election 2025
Local Liberal candidate says U.S. trade war a top priority
The local Liberal candidate has confidence in the party's ability to fight back against trade threat...
17h ago
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Goose Population Management
Goose egg addling underway in the Okanagan
An organization has begun its work to control the Okanagan's goose population.The Okanagan Valley Go...
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muddy search
COSAR search of Westside Rd landslide highlights ground conditions
Ministry of Transportation and Transit officials were expected to offer an update Thursday afternoon...
19h ago
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Court Case
Guilty plea expected in flight from police case
13h ago

In the news today: Party leaders campaigning in Quebec today, job numbers due
Stolen Pickup Truck
Arrest made following police chase and crash in Vernon
16h ago
Election 2025
Local Liberal candidate says U.S. trade war a top priority
17h ago

Okanagan

road rehab
Westside Rd re-opening timeline unclear, debris removal starts
Westside Road remains closed for debris removal following Tuesday night's landslide and it's not yet clear when it will reopen.That's because officials don't yet know what damage happened to the road.The Ministry of Transportation and Transit said late Thursday work to clear the road is underway, in coordination with W...
13h ago
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supporting growth
New regional tool to help support economic development
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has launched an economic development tool they say will support the region's growing economy.It's a detailed inventory of land that can be used for employment and an accompanying map.The RDCO said it will allow the business community, real estate professionals and reside...
14h ago
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muddy search
COSAR search of Westside Rd landslide highlights ground conditions
Ministry of Transportation and Transit officials were expected to offer an update Thursday afternoon on the status of Westside Rd. on the Westside following Tuesday night's big landslide.On Wednesday they said once assessments were done on the 50-metre by 2-metre deep slide site and the area was confirmed safe, crews c...
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British Columbia

B.C. police investigate after rock thrown through Tesla windshield strikes passenger
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating whether a Tesla was intentionally targeted when a rock smashed through its windshield, seriously injuring a passenger. A statement from the Vancouver Police Department says the woman was struck in East Vancouver on Sunday night. The statement says the pregnant woman had...
16h ago
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High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier
British Columbia's premier says he is encouraged to see a shifting tone in U.S. President Donald Trump's talks with Canada, but concerns remain about how tariffs could devastate the province's softwood lumber sector. Premier David Eby says he will be travelling to Prince George in the B.C. Interior to speak with forest...
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U-Vic's overdose polices didn't 'meet the moment' before student's death: report
VICTORIA - There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before she died of a drug overdose last year, but instead a report says she didn't get the naloxone or respiratory support needed to survive. The report by former Abbotsford, B.C., police chief Bob Rich looks into the J...
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Canada

In the news today: Party leaders campaigning in Quebec today, job numbers due
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders are campaigning in Quebec today Party leaders will be in Quebec today as the second week of the federal election campaign comes to a close. Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre will hold a press ...
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StatCan's March jobs figures to give glimpse at tariff hit to labour market
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is expected to release employment figures for March today. Economists polled by Reuters expect a gain of 10,000 jobs in the month, and for the unemployment rate to rise by a tenth of a point to 6.7 per cent. RBC Economics expects the economy instead shed 10,000 jobs last month. Canada's labou...
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Nuclear waste agency looking for Canada's second deep geological repository
TORONTO - An organization tasked with managing Canada's nuclear waste found one site to store millions of bundles of radioactive used fuel for thousands of years hundreds of metres underground - and now it's looking for a second. As the Nuclear Waste Management Organization begins the regulatory process for a deep geol...
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'Time to say goodbye': Kevin De Bruyne to leave Man City at the end of season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Kevin De Bruyne says he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season. In an emotional post on X the Belgium playmaker confirmed these are his "final months as a Manchester City player." De Bruyne joined City in 2015 from Wolfsburg and has won every major honor with the club, ...
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NHL leading goal scorer Leon Draisaitl leaves Oilers' game with an injury
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - NHL leading goal scorer Leon Draisaitl left the Edmonton Oilers' game against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night in the second period with an undisclosed injury and didn't return. Draisaitl appeared to get hurt midway through the second period and skated gingerly to the bench before leaving t...
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The Oilers beat the Sharks 3-2 despite losing Leon Draisaitl to an undisclosed injury
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Jeff Skinner tipped in the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers overcame an injury to Leon Draisaitl and beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night. Skinner scored just a few minutes after Draisaitl went to the locker room with an undisclosed injury. He never re...
7h ago
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