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Three B.C. avalanche victims identified as snow sport industry veterans
The partner of a victim in Monday's avalanche that killed three snow sport veterans in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains says she tried to dig him out and revive him after arriving on the scene. Wh...
Mar 26, 2025
Federal All-Candidates forum to go in Vernon in mid-April
The local candidates for the 2025 Federal Election will take to the stage at an All-Candidates Forum next month.The Greater Vernon Chamber will host the event featuring the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashe...
Mar 26, 2025
Ex-North Dakota lawmaker gets 10 years for going to Europe with intent to pay for sex with a minor
A once-powerful former North Dakota lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Holmberg's attorney, Mark Friese, confir...
Mar 26, 2025
New U.S. auto tariffs to devastate sector, raise consumer costs: industry
Canadian auto industry leaders say the latest tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump will raise the prices of cars for consumers and devastate the sector. "This is nuts," said Flavio V...
Mar 26, 2025
Police dog used to arrest robbery suspect who allegedly caused highway crashes
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties say they called in police dog services to help arrest a robbery suspect who is alleged to have caused multiple crashes on Highway 1 during the Tuesday afternoon commute in Met...
Mar 26, 2025
Recreational housing prices in the Okanagan declined in 2024
Recreational housing prices in the Okanagan Valley saw annual declines last year.That's according to year-over-year data from Royal LePage.North Okanagan Housing Types2023 Median Prices2024 Median Pri...
Mar 26, 2025
Organizers of B.C. trans history conference blame Trump, with attendance set to slump
The chair of transgender studies at the University of Victoria is worried about attendance at this year's Moving Trans History Forward conference, with expectations of a 40 per cent drop in numbers. A...
Mar 26, 2025
Organizers of B.C. trans history conference blame Trump, with attendance set to slump
The chair of transgender studies at the University of Victoria is worried about attendance at this year's Moving Trans History Forward conference, with expectations of a 40 per cent drop in numbers. A...
Mar 26, 2025
American figure skater Alysa Liu takes the lead on the opening night of the world championships
BOSTON (AP) - American figure skater Alysa Liu assumed the lead after the short program on the opening night of the world championships on Wednesday, proving that the Olympian is much farther along in...
Mar 26, 2025
Study on B.C. decriminalization's impact on drug crisis not complete: former coroner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's former chief coroner says a new study linking safer supply and decriminalization to a rise in opioid overdose hospitalizations doesn't provide the full picture on the eff...
Mar 26, 2025
