Vernon
18 projects
Improvements announced for Highway 97, other Interior highways
The province is undertaking numerous highway improvements throughout the Interior, including in the North Okanagan.The B.C. government says work is underway to upgrade 482 kilometres of highways and side roads in the region.Included in the projects is resurfacing of a 52 kilometre stretch of Highway 97 from Swan Lake, ...
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Coffee With A Cop
Coffee talk: RCMP to discuss policing at Vernon and Armstrong events
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP is set to host another two Coffee With A Cop events.The events will allow members of the public to sit down with local officers to discuss policing and public safety over a coffee, in a calm environment. Coffee With A Cop also acts as a method to improve police-public relations."We're tr...
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'immense pride'
Proud to be green: Armstrong wins award for environmental projects
Armstrong has been recognized for its efforts to be a "green team" leader.The North Okanagan city has been presented with the Environmental Sustainability Award from the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA)."This recognition underscores Armstrong's strong commitment to environmental ste...
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Okanagan
organized crime
Crime conflict leads to public warning in Kamloops
RCMP in Kamloops say they have concerns about public safety after a recent increase in organized crime violence in the city.The Mounties have issued a warning following a recent series of shots fired reports, arsons, and targeted criminal acts believed to be connected to two men involved in the conflict. Investigators ...
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structure fire
Firefighters save market building in Lake Country: RCMP
Fire crews in Lake Country were on the scene of a structure fire Tuesday night.It broke out around 7 p.m. in the OKGN Market building in the 9900-block of Highway 97."Upon attendance, officers found the building full of smoke and fire inside. Fortunately no one was injured as the building was closed and unoccupied...
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Junior hockey
KIJHL announces death of player in vehicle incident
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is mourning the loss of Castlegar Rebels forward Nathan (Nate) Jackman, who passed away in a car accident early Sunday just north of Nelson.Jackman, who recently completed his rookie season with the Rebels, was set to celebrate his high school graduation later this month....
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What Matters
organized crime
Crime conflict leads to public warning in Kamloops
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Planet Bee Honey Farm
Locals are sweet on the world's oldest alcohol
18 projects
Improvements announced for Highway 97, other Interior highways
1h ago
Coffee With A Cop
Coffee talk: RCMP to discuss policing at Vernon and Armstrong events
3h ago
Barns, Garages and The Workshop of Your Dreams
'immense pride'
Proud to be green: Armstrong wins award for environmental projects
4h ago
'Back in the black'
B.C. drivers to receive insurance rebate, rate freeze continues
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British Columbia
Upper Nicola Band building community centre finds human remains, halts construction
QUILCHENA, B.C. - The Upper Nicola Band in B.C.'s southern Interior says construction crews building a new community centre have discovered human remains. The band says in a news release that police were contacted immediately after crews unearthed the remains, which were determined to be "not recent." It says...
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B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
VANCOUVER - The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, calling it "prohibition 2.0." Brittany Graham says the initial decriminalization exemp...
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Reconciliation Actions
British Columbia commits to reconciliation with new action plan
The province of B.C. will be undertaking several reconciliation actions in the government building.B.C.'s new Reconciliation Action Plan outlines efforts to address historical injustices and ways to build new relationships with Indigenous Peoples."As Speaker, it's my priority to ensure every person who visits the ...
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Canada
B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
VANCOUVER - The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, calling it "prohibition 2.0." Brittany Graham says the initial decriminalization exemp...
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Case against ex-Mountie charged with helping China can go ahead in Quebec, judge says
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province. Judge Sacha Blais denied William Majcher's bid to quash the indictment against him. Lawyers for the 61-year-old argued in April that the char...
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Timeline of slayings of 4 women in Winnipeg, demands to search a landfill for remains
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has admitted to killing four women but claims he's not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. His trial began Wednesday. Here is a timeline of the case: March 15, 2022 - Police say an unidentified wom...
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World
Jokic wins NBA's MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic round out top 3
Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA's Most Valuable Player - his third time winning the award in the past four seasons, a feat that just six other players in league history have accomplished. He averaged 26....
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Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
MIAMI (AP) - Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man's family said Wednesday. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the ...
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Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah - the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza - over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview with CNN, ...
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