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Broken rotor blade caused WestJet fire, forced landing in Kelowna, B.C.: safety board
September 22, 2026 - 11:23 AM

VANCOUVER — The Transportation Safety Board says a broken rotor blade caused an engine fire that forced a WestJet aircraft to make an emergency landing at the airport in Kelowna, B.C.
Conservatives in chaos as eight join CentreBC and Eby says no decision on early vote
September 21, 2026 - 1:10 PM

The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks.
Oil, grain exports fuel record cargo at Port of Vancouver as trade shifts beyond U.S.
September 21, 2026 - 12:50 PM

The head of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says surging oil and grain exports drove a record amount of cargo through its gates in the first half of the year as part of a push away from U.S. markets, with Alberta crude fuelling the pivot.
B.C. fire evacuees find social media comfort amid official void about destruction
August 11, 2026 - 10:59 PM

PENTICTON — Frustrated wildfire evacuees from Summerland, B.C., say they are seeking out alternative sources of information about the fate of their community to fill an official void, even as authorities warn against the risk of misinformation.
‘This is nuts’: The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet
June 21, 2026 - 5:38 PM

OTTAWA — From a massive ad blitz featuring Canadian broadcast icon Peter Mansbridge to a cabinet minister calling on shipbuilders to cough up a car plant, the brief race to replace Canada’s aging submarine fleet turned heads in more ways than one.
B.C. health officials say Canadian who tested positive for hantavirus has recovered
June 09, 2026 - 1:00 AM

British Columbia health officials say the Canadian who fell ill with hantavirus on a cruise ship stricken with an outbreak earlier this spring has recovered.
Ontario patient tests negative for Ebola, while new border screening measures are in place amid Congo outbreak
May 22, 2026 - 1:41 PM

TORONTO — A person in Ontario tested negative for Ebola after returning from Ethiopia with symptoms consistent witha range of illnesses, Canada’s top doctor said Friday, noting the risk of the virus affecting people in this country remains low.
Canadian hantavirus case confirmed by national laboratory test
May 17, 2026 - 4:49 PM

Laboratory testing has confirmed the presumptive positive case of the Andes strain of hantavirus reported in British Columbia
Canadian isolating in B.C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus
May 16, 2026 - 2:33 PM

British Columbia's provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a "presumptive positive" test.
Canadians on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Canada
May 10, 2026 - 8:04 PM

VANCOUVER — Four Canadians who disembarked the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak landed Sunday in B.C., where they will continue their quarantine.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Broken rotor blade caused WestJet fire, forced landing in Kelowna, B.C.: safety board

Conservatives in chaos as eight join CentreBC and Eby says no decision on early vote

Oil, grain exports fuel record cargo at Port of Vancouver as trade shifts beyond U.S.

B.C. fire evacuees find social media comfort amid official void about destruction

‘This is nuts’: The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet

B.C. health officials say Canadian who tested positive for hantavirus has recovered

Ontario patient tests negative for Ebola, while new border screening measures are in place amid Congo outbreak

Canadian hantavirus case confirmed by national laboratory test

Canadian isolating in B.C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus

Canadians on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Canada

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