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B.C. government gets report looking into safety at events after Lapu Lapu attack
June 30, 2025 - 2:43 PM

British Columbia's attorney general says the government has received a report from a retired judge on ways to improve safety and security at events after 11 people were killed and many more injured at a Vancouver festival.
Interior Health CEO is out over closure of Kelowna, B.C., pediatric unit
June 27, 2025 - 4:19 PM

KELOWNA — The head of British Columbia's Interior Health authority is stepping aside six months early over staff shortages that forced the closure of Kelowna General Hospital's dedicated pediatric unit.
Six still in hospital, two months after attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival
June 26, 2025 - 10:41 AM

VANCOUVER — Police say six victims remain in hospital two months after the attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day street festival that killed 11 people.
'Like my big brother': Survivor of Banff rockfall says friend who died saved him
June 23, 2025 - 10:07 PM

A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering his 33-year-old roommate, who didn't make it out alive from under the rubble, as a kind and generous friend.
Health authority issues warning as measles circulates in northeastern B.C. community
June 14, 2025 - 2:21 PM

FORT ST. JOHN — A health authority in northern British Columbia says measles is officially circulating in a remote community in the province's northeast.
Sikh groups ask Carney to withdraw Indian PM Modi's invitation to G7 summit
June 12, 2025 - 1:23 PM

OTTAWA — Sikh groups are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to revoke his invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit in Alberta next week.
It's time: Countdown clocks signal kickoff of 2026 FIFA World Cup is one year away
June 10, 2025 - 2:52 PM

The one-year countdown to the 2026 World Cup starts Wednesday, with clocks to be unveiled to mark the occasion in Toronto, Vancouver and Niagara Falls.
B.C. to restore housing aid to families with sick children in Vancouver hospitals
June 09, 2025 - 5:46 PM

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's working to reverse changes that slashed accommodation funding for out-of-town parents whose children receive specialized hospital care in Vancouver.
One child killed, another in hospital after Vancouver speed boat crash
June 09, 2025 - 7:35 AM

NORTH VANCOUVER — An 11-year-old child is dead and another is in critical condition after a speed boat hit them while they were being towed on an inner tube off North Vancouver's Cates Park on Saturday.
Pediatric ward closure in Kelowna triggers fears of ripple effect in B.C. hospitals
June 09, 2025 - 1:00 AM

Dr. Jeff Eppler, an emergency room physician at Kelowna General Hospital, is getting ready for a hectic summer.
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iN DISCUSSION: Readers take aim at ICBC
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 23. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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B.C. government gets report looking into safety at events after Lapu Lapu attack

Interior Health CEO is out over closure of Kelowna, B.C., pediatric unit

Six still in hospital, two months after attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival

'Like my big brother': Survivor of Banff rockfall says friend who died saved him

Health authority issues warning as measles circulates in northeastern B.C. community

Sikh groups ask Carney to withdraw Indian PM Modi's invitation to G7 summit

It's time: Countdown clocks signal kickoff of 2026 FIFA World Cup is one year away

B.C. to restore housing aid to families with sick children in Vancouver hospitals

One child killed, another in hospital after Vancouver speed boat crash

Pediatric ward closure in Kelowna triggers fears of ripple effect in B.C. hospitals

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