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Manitoba agrees to support reconstruction in area of war-torn Ukraine
CALGARY - The Manitoba government has signed an agreement with an area of Ukraine to support reconstruction efforts. Premier Wab Kinew made the announcement in Calgary following the G7 leaders' summit...
Jun 17, 2025
Measles exposure reported in Southern Interior, public risk considered low
Health officials are warning of measles exposure in the Southern Interior.Interior Health said, on June 8, a visitor who was confirmed to have measles stopped by the McDonalds on Middletown Place in S...
Jun 17, 2025
G7 leaders agree to 'charter' on wildfires, pledging global co-operation
BANFF - Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada. The leaders are calling it the Kanana...
Jun 17, 2025
Judge says government can't limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge expanded a ruling Tuesday that blocked the Trump administration from enacting policy changes to sex markers on passports for many transgender and nonbinary Americans. In ...
Jun 17, 2025
Teck receives provincial certificate for to extend B.C. Interior copper mine
Vancouver-based mining company Teck Resources says it has received an environmental assessment certificate from the B.C. government to extend the life of the Highland Valley Copper Mine. Teck says in ...
Jun 17, 2025
Illegal camping at Kal Park led to fire, serves as safety reminder: RCMP, Fire Officials
Local police are advising people be cautious when recreating outdoors following a fire from an illegal campsite at Kalamalka Provincial Park.Coldstream Fire Department, Lavington Fire Department, and ...
Jun 17, 2025
Mass timber used in YLW expansion
Travellers will soon see a big update at Kelowna International Airport.The terminal expansion has finished installing its wooden roof structure, made from locally sourced mass timber from B.C.'s Sloca...
Jun 17, 2025
Missing woman found dead in Okanagan Lake
West Kelowna RCMP and the B.C. Coroner Service have confirmed the death of a 40-year-old woman who was reported missing in September.Her body was found in Okanagan Lake near Peachland on April 25 by t...
Jun 17, 2025
Premier Eby says deal to hire Chinese shipyard not "preferred" but will not interfere
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he shares the concerns of union leaders who have criticized BC Ferries' decision to build four large ferries in China. But Eby says he will not interfere with th...
Jun 17, 2025
B.C. mall owner offers $6 million for three Hudson's Bay leases: court documents
New court documents show the B.C. mall owner hoping to buy dozens of Hudson's Bay leases has offered $6 million to take over three of the properties the department store used in malls she owns. The fi...
Jun 17, 2025
