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Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died
An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding had died in February. The source for the claim was an ob...
Jul 31, 2025
Vernon lost three lives to overdoses in May and June, more potent drugs seen this year
The illicit substance death toll continues to be recorded locally and provincially, with carfentanil deaths on the rise.The B.C. Coroners Service reported two deaths in May and one in June in Vernon. ...
Jul 31, 2025
Toxic drug deaths in B.C. down in May, June, coroner says
VICTORIA - The number of deaths due to toxic drugs fell to below 150 people per month for May and June in British Columbia, a downward trend from the same months last year. The BC Coroners Service say...
Jul 31, 2025
A teacher has been charged in the stabbing deaths of a couple in an Arkansas state park
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas police have charged a 28-year-old schoolteacher in the stabbing deaths of a married couple who were killed when they were hiking with two of their children at Devil's...
Jul 31, 2025
COVID-19 outbreak at VJH over
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital is over.Interior Health says the outbreak was declared in the 3 North Medical wing Thursday, July 24, but it was considered over as of Wednesday, Jul...
Jul 31, 2025
Drought Hill wildfire remains out of control as crews battle heat, steep terrain
A wildfire burning between Peachland and West Kelowna remained out of control Thursday as crews contend with scorching heat and steep, unstable terrain.The fire sits between Highway 97 and Highway 97C...
Jul 31, 2025
Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say
Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines. Ashcroft Fire Rescue says in a Facebook post that the fire happened Wednesday about...
Jul 31, 2025
Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say
Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines. Ashcroft Fire Rescue says in a Facebook post that the fire happened Wednesday about...
Jul 31, 2025
Former Toronto FC star forward Jozy Altidore now making his mark in the boardroom
TORONTO - At 35, Jozy Altidore looks like he could still be a handful on the football pitch. But the former U.S. and Toronto FC star striker is making his mark in the boardroom these days. Altidore is...
Jul 31, 2025
Chute Lake Road closing for roundabout construction
Chute Lake Road in Kelowna will be fully closed to vehicle traffic between Barnaby Road and South Crest Drive starting Tuesday, Aug. 6, as construction crews move into the final phases of work on the ...
Jul 31, 2025
