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Shuswap wildfire ruin is revealed as B.C. faces 'sleeping giant' of drought
September 06, 2023 - 7:16 PM
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - All that stands of the Scotch Creek — Lee Creek firehall in the British Columbia Interior’s Shuswap region is a set of blackened stairs leading to a pile of rubble.
'100% preventable,' say families calling for change after deadly B.C. tug sinking
March 08, 2023 - 5:03 PM
VANCOUVER - Family members of two men who died when a tugboat sank off British Columbia's northern coast are pushing for federal government action after the Transportation Safety Board concluded the accident highlighted "major systemic issues in the transportation industry."
Restoring the culinary and cultural bounty of ancient Indigenous sea gardens in B.C.
September 18, 2022 - 1:00 AM
SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. - A family of sea otters emerges from the ocean and rambles up the rocky shoreline, while a great blue heron in search of a meal pokes at a wall of rocks.
COVID-19 restrictions may aid B.C.'s ongoing battle against invasive mussels
May 14, 2020 - 7:48 AM
VICTORIA - Travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic might help British Columbia defend against invasive mussels, but the province is taking no chances as it works to keep the creatures out of B.C. waterways.
B.C. tour company ordered to pay $35K for using bait to attract bears
November 29, 2019 - 9:31 AM
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a guiding company in the province has received the highest-ever fine imposed by a B.C. court for using bait to attract bears.
Spread of invasive species in Canada costs billions, changes environment
December 24, 2018 - 6:37 AM
VANCOUVER - For two decades experts have been carefully nursing a community of endangered northern leopard frogs in B.C.'s Kootenay region but invasive bullfrogs and fish threaten to muscle in, potentially swallowing years of work.
Inspections halt boats carrying invasive mussels from entering B.C. waters
June 03, 2016 - 5:35 AM
VERNON, B.C. - British Columbia's lakes and rivers remain free of invasive mussel species, but that may be due mainly to the vigilance of the BC Conservation Officer Service.
B.C. boosts program to keep out invasive mussels that can cling to boats
March 30, 2016 - 4:24 PM
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia is adding eight inspection stations at major waterways to prevent the entry of invasive mussels that could threaten salmon populations, infrastructure and drinking water.
Officials zeroing in on source of diesel spill into Vancouver's False Creek
June 15, 2015 - 5:07 PM
VANCOUVER - Hours after the stink of diesel permeated Vancouver's False Creek Monday and closed sections of a seawall to pedestrians, emergency officials could confirm little more than that a spill had taken place.
Former navy destroyer sunk off B.C. coast to create artificial reef
April 04, 2015 - 6:14 PM
VANCOUVER - The sound of boat horns and cheering from hundreds of excited onlookers saturated the smoke-filled ocean air as demolition crews sank a former Canadian warship off the B.C. coast on Saturday.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories for the last week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca .
Kelowna man takes first place in national young sommelier award
A Kelowna man went head to head in a competition with Canada’s best young sommeliers and came out on top. Maxwell Brayer, 23, won Canada’s Top Young Sommelier at the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs National Competition at the
Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation
Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption. I
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them. The city wants to designate 10
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Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say
BALTIMORE (AP) — The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine mainte
March 27, 2024 10:49 PM
Driving along ... and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What's it like to survive a bridge collapse?
You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you. There are a few seconds of
March 27, 2024 9:00 PM
Osoyoos cuts massive 40% tax and fee hike almost in half
After triggering heated protests from residents, the Town of Osoyoos passed a final tax and service fee hike this we
March 27, 2024 7:00 PM
Kamloops lawyer disbarred after multiple suspensions
A Kamloops lawyer who repeatedly practiced while suspended has been disbarred after years of investigations and cita
March 27, 2024 6:00 PM
Final traffic headaches on Trans-Canada in Kicking Horse Canyon
The final traffic headaches for drivers on the Trans-Canada Highway will be felt this spring as the last stage of th
March 27, 2024 4:38 PM
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