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Art exhibit in Vernon explores toxic drug crisis from a lived experience lens
An art exhibit on display in Vernon explores a new perspective on the toxic drug crisis.The exhibit, Expressions from the Front Lines; A Journey through the Toxic Drug Crisis, is on display at the Gal...
Aug 13, 2025
Swimming advisory issued for Rotary Beach in Kelowna
City officials have issued a swimming advisory for Rotary Beach in Rotary Beach Park due to higher than recommended bacterial levels in the water. The beach remains open, but advisory signs have been ...
Aug 13, 2025
Homicide team investigates fatal shooting in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE - Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting overnight in Maple Ridge, B.C. Police say officers were called to reports of a shooting in the area of 246 Street and 124 Avenue ea...
Aug 13, 2025
Oliver woman charged in fatal, 2024 South Okanagan crash
An Oliver woman has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed a 39-year-old man on Highway 97 near Road 21 last year.The collision occurred on July 31, 2024, just before 8 a.m., when a grey...
Aug 13, 2025
CUPW to hold two says of talks with Canada Post, overtime ban remains in effect
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it will hold two days of talks with Canada Post. The union, which represents about 55,000 postal workers, says both sides met with federal mediators ...
Aug 13, 2025
Conservative MP calls on Ottawa to do more on wildfires, attacks forest entry ban
OTTAWA - An Alberta Conservative MP says the federal government needs to do more to combat Canada's devastating forest fires. Asked by reporters at a morning press conference today for her thoughts on...
Aug 13, 2025
Montreal Alouettes sign quarterback Cameron Dukes, place McLeod Bethel-Thompson on IL
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed quarterback Cameron Dukes and placed McLeod Bethel-Thompson on the six-game injured list on Wednesday. Dukes arrives in Montreal after playing two seasons with...
Aug 13, 2025
Kontinental Hockey League's Shanghai Dragons name Gerard Gallant new head coach
SHANGHAI - Gerard Gallant has been named the new head coach of the Kontinental Hockey League's Shanghai Dragons. Gallant last coached the New York Rangers for two seasons, earning back-to-back 100-poi...
Aug 13, 2025
Lung cancer survival rate has doubled, but it still causes the most cancer deaths: StatCan
TORONTO - Statistics Canada says five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s. The report released today says the number of people living five years after they wer...
Aug 13, 2025
B.C. residential unit sales up in July but down year-to-date, association says
VANCOUVER - Sales of homes in British Columbia grew in July compared with the same month last year, but year-to-date numbers show transactions remain slower. The British Columbia Real Estate Associati...
Aug 13, 2025
