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Poilievre says of B.C. Premier Eby that 'one man can't block' pipeline proposal
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canadians, including British Columbians, want a new oil pipeline and Premier David Eby can't be allowed as one man to block the project. Poilievre s...
Aug 07, 2025
Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River
EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) - Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Cpl. Dallas Th...
Aug 07, 2025
Poilievre says of B.C. Premier Eby that 'one man can't block' pipeline proposal
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canadians, including British Columbians, want a new oil pipeline and Premier David Eby can't be allowed as one man to block the project. Poilievre s...
Aug 07, 2025
CP NewsAlert: B.C.'s 2024 deficit comes in under forecast at $7.3B
VICTORIA - British Columbia's final deficit for the fiscal year has come in at $7.3 billion, $564 million lower than the original projected number in Budget 2024. The final deficit is also about $1.8 ...
Aug 07, 2025
CP NewsAlert: B.C.'s 2024 deficit comes in under forecast at $7.3B
VICTORIA - British Columbia's final deficit for the fiscal year has come in at $7.3 billion, $564 million lower than the original projected number in Budget 2024. The final deficit is also about $1.8 ...
Aug 07, 2025
Housing prices in the Okanagan rose in July
July was a bit more of a sellers market in the North and Central Okanagan.The Association of Interior Realtors says benchmark prices for nearly all housing types increased in both regions on an annual...
Aug 07, 2025
Wildfires decline in B.C. with rain, cooler weather, but heat forecasted to return
The number of wildfires burning in British Columbia is on the decline after more than doubling during a spate of hot, dry conditions and thunderstorms that produced tens of thousands of lightning stri...
Aug 07, 2025
Kelowna RCMP urge vigilance as bicycle thefts spike citywide
RCMP are warning cyclists to take extra precautions as bicycle thefts surge across the city.Police say thefts have spiked significantly over the past six months compared to the same time last year, wi...
Aug 07, 2025
Okanagan drought rating still at the low end of the scale
The regional drought rating remains low risk for the second straight week.The B.C. River Forecast Centre's Drought rating release Thursday, August 7, indicated the Okanagan was at Drought Level 1.This...
Aug 07, 2025
Quebec minister disappointed after race considered in reduced sentence for Black man
A Quebec minister says he is disappointed a judge gave a Black man a reduced sentence for a drug trafficking crime due to his race. Christopher Skeete made the comments after the judge in a Longueuil ...
Aug 07, 2025
