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Work is officially beginning on the much-delayed Greater Vernon Cultural Centre. The City of Vernon sent out notice earlier this week that some parking stalls will be unavailable in the city lot behind the Elks Hall – where the future cultural centre will be built – to complete prelimina... [...]

An “exceptional climate change event” is forecast to push temperatures well above seasonal averages across B.C. this week and could lead to spike in wildfire risk, a new analysis warns. Scientists at the U.S. research group Climate Central have released models showing a warm spell stret... [...]

A house on Harmony Crescent in Oliver caught fire twice within 24 hours this week, prompting involvement from RCMP. in a social media post Wednesday afternoon, the Oliver Fire Department confirmed crews were called to a house it had already been to in order to tame fire, finding the home [...]

A house on Harmony Crescent in Oliver caught fire twice within 24 hours this week, prompting involvement from the RCMP. In a social media post Wednesday afternoon, the Oliver Fire Department confirmed crews were called to a house it had already been to in order to tame fire, finding the [...]

The B.C. government's zero emission vehicle mandate targets are unrealistic and should be reconsidered, says Barry Penner, chairman of the Energy Futures Institute (EFI). A new report called A Road Too Far that was commissioned by the EFI suggests the targets are unrealistic in the first insta... [...]

The start of nesting season in the Shuswap Lake area means dogs have been banned from the Foreshore Trail until the end of June. In a social media post, the City of Salmon Arm reminded residents to leave their pups at home when they visit the popular trail. “As we [...]

The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation was thrilled to accept a generous donation from Penticton's Survivorship dragonboat team, all going towards oncology unit upgrades at the Penticton Regional Hospital. The team is comprised of resilient breast cancer survivors with a passion for d... [...]

Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don't see — on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external tools [...]

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he doesn't think the federal budget tabled last month will have much of an effect on inflation. Macklem was testifying at a Senate committee alongside senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers following the central bank's latest interest rate announcemen... [...]

For the second consecutive year, Vancouver's English Bay beach is not being recommended to be among the beaches selected this summer to allow people to legally drink alcohol. That's because park board staff's analysis of the seven beaches that participated in last summer's tr... [...]