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City of Penticton lifts evacuation order for homes threatened by precarious rock

PENTICTON, B.C. — The City of Penticton, B.C., says it's lifting an evacuation order for 25 homes in a mobile home park that were threatened by a potential rock slide.

Nov 23, 2023 6:12 PM Read more >

Jewish association wants Vancouver pro-Palestine group banned

Samidoun opposes Canada's 2002 designation of Hamas as a terrorist group.

Nov 23, 2023 5:30 PM Read more >

B.C. minister's memo on 'big and shiny' affordability plan lands in Opposition hands

VICTORIA — A British Columbia cabinet minister says she mistakenly dropped a memo to herself describing a "big and shiny" affordability measure that mysteriously ended up in the hands of the Opposition BC United party.

Nov 23, 2023 5:24 PM Read more >

Shots fired twice in two days in Surrey business complex

Two recent incidents at the same place raises public concern, police say.

Nov 23, 2023 3:23 PM Read more >

B.C. appeal court hears Abbotsford hog farm protesters' case

"They are not vigilantes," animal rights advocates' lawyer told the B.C. Court of Appeal.

Nov 23, 2023 1:26 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars from feds to grow transit

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver mayors say they need billions of dollars over the next few years and a more reliable funding model from the federal government in order to improve transit.

Nov 23, 2023 1:25 PM Read more >

Automatic gunfire, armed soldiers in Vancouver this weekend for urban training

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver-based light infantry unit of the Canadian Army is asking residents to not be alarmed if they hear automatic gunfire this weekend around the site of the former Molson-Coors brewery.

Nov 23, 2023 12:13 PM Read more >

Richmond resident wins $2.5M in Lotto 6/49 draw

What would you do with $2.5 million?

Nov 23, 2023 11:13 AM Read more >

Efforts underway to stabilize slope threatening two dozen Penticton homes.

PENTICTON, B.C. — Residents of a mobile home park in Penticton, B.C., must wait another day to learn when they might be allowed to return to their homes.

Nov 23, 2023 7:36 AM Read more >

B.C. researcher finds clues to animal survival in mega-storms

The results of a new study, captured during one of the deadliest storms on record, could help scientists aid at-risk animals in future mega-storms made worse by climate change.

Nov 23, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >