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Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - A contractor has been killed and another person hurt in a fire in a gas plant north of Fort St. John, B.C. Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil, which runs the Gundy oil and gas extraction fac...
Apr 15, 2025
Okanagan-based company hired to manage Cultural Centre construction
The new Greater Vernon Cultural Centre will be built by a local company.The Regional District of North Okanagan said it has hired the Okanagan-based Sawchuck Development Ltd. as the construction manag...
Apr 15, 2025
City of Vernon joins call in support of B.C. craft distilleries
The CIty of Vernon will be joining a call to action to support craft distillers.This past February, in response to tariff threats from the United States, the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce joined ...
Apr 15, 2025
Coldstream tax rates increasing by 9.44 per cent
The District of Coldstream has finalized its tax rate increase.At its regular meeting on Monday, April 14, Coldstream council voted in favour of a rate increase of 9.44 per cent. That would translate ...
Apr 15, 2025
Four students injured in shooting at Dallas high school, police say
DALLAS (AP) - A shooting at a Dallas high school on Tuesday injured four students who were taken to hospitals, police said. Authorities did not say what led up to the shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High ...
Apr 15, 2025
Sharks captain Logan Couture ends his hockey career because of debilitating injury
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Logan Couture began dreaming of playing in the NHL as a 3-year-old carrying around a stick nearly everywhere he went. After playing 15 seasons and more than 1,000 games in the ...
Apr 15, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms the government considers fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting. The Lib...
Apr 15, 2025
Ugly swings at local golf course as fight breaks out: video
You've seen plenty of these before: ugly swings on your local golf course.But a social media video posted has gone viral for all the wrong reasons and for swings of a particularly unattractive nature ...
Apr 15, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a Liberal government ban on firearms the government considers fit only for the battlefield, not for hunting or sport shooting. The Lib...
Apr 15, 2025
Robotic surgery coming to KGH: video
It's a first for Kelowna General Hospital: leading-edge Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) is coming to patients across Interior Health.The $12 million investment in the technology will provide three-dime...
Apr 15, 2025
