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BC residents will take part in a referendum next year to determine if they want to change the province's voting system. If approved, BC would go from the current first past the post system, to proport...

The City of Armstrong has lifted its fire ban for cooking purposes, as of noon today. That was based on a recommendation from fire chief Ian Cummings due to cooler weather and higher humidity. "We rem...

Lake Country Mayor James Baker is confident meetings with government officials at last week's UBCM convention were productive. One of the top items was the need to address the Glenmore and Highway 97 ...

People who lost their homes on Nighthawk Road in Lake Country in the Okanagan Centre fire are getting a break from the District. Council Tuesday night agreed to waive fees and most permits for things ...

Coldstream is proposing to increase development cost charges to developers planning projects. Mayor Jim Garlick says it's been ten years since those costs have been looked at. "They're going up somewh...

Update: The BC Conservative Party has a new Interim Leader. Vernon City Councillor Scott Anderson was appointed to the position by the party's Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting on the w...

A consultation process is now underway on new proposed grizzly bear regulations for BC. The government earlier announced kit was ending trophy hunting for grizzlies November 30th, and end all hunting ...

Fecal immunochemical testing, or FIT, part of the early screening process for colon cancer, has been suspended temporarily for BC residents to ensure tests meet performance standards. Lab providers ha...

Enderby will lift its campfire ban as of noon Wednesday. Fire chief Cliff Vetter says recent rain and cooler weather have reduced the fire hazard. "Despite this, the area is still dry and the public i...

The Vernon area could still use more rain to replenish water supplies after the area's driest summer on record. Doug Lundquist from Environment Canada says the lack of rain in September didn't help mu...