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Relief from sweltering conditions expected in parts of Canada after record-breaking 'notable' heat event
August 12, 2025 - 11:15 AM

Sweltering heat is expected to break in the coming days for many Canadians after Monday's scorching temperatures broke dozens of daily heat records across the country.
Nighttime walks and DIY haircuts: Ontarians look back at the first COVID-19 lockdown
March 17, 2025 - 1:00 AM

Five years ago, Ontarians suddenly found themselves staying home as part of a bigger push to "flatten the curve" of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake
July 29, 2024 - 3:23 PM

The smoke is so thick in New Denver, B.C., that Nicole Blacksioux can no longer see the flames from her deck that were candling up the trees in the wildfire across the lake.
Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire causes 'some structural damage' outside town: mayor
May 16, 2024 - 4:28 PM

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A wildfire threatening the town of Fort Nelson in far northeast B.C. has inflicted "some structural damage," according to the community's mayor.
Forecast turns favourable in fight against wildfire threatening northern B.C. town
May 15, 2024 - 5:43 PM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A low-pressure system moving into northern British Columbia is expected to dampen wildfire activity that has forced several thousand people to leave their homes in and around Fort Nelson, the BC Wildfire Service says.
Back on Vancouver's Hastings Street with no tent, no mattress and nowhere to go
April 06, 2023 - 3:26 PM

VANCOUVER - William James left his tent with his bedroll, his clothes, and his foam mattress on Hastings Street Wednesday morning to visit a friend in Surrey, but when he returned in the afternoon it was all gone.
Community of Nelson, B.C., grieves officer killed in avalanche
January 11, 2023 - 4:01 PM

NELSON, B.C. - Flowers of condolence are stacking up at the police department in Nelson, B.C., as the close-knit community mourns an officer killed in an avalanche this week.
Lightning storms across B.C. raise tension as wildfire danger climbs
August 01, 2018 - 11:56 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Lightning storms that swept across British Columbia are being blamed by the Wildfire Service for many of the blazes that started this week across the province including one that threatened Kootenay Park Lodge on Wednesday.
Bodies of three hikers recovered after slipping into pools of B.C. waterfall
July 04, 2018 - 7:00 PM

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Police say the bodies of three hikers who slipped and fell into one of the pools of a waterfall north of Vancouver were recovered from the area Wednesday evening.
'Extraordinary' fire situation with over 170 new fires started in B.C.: official
July 08, 2017 - 2:47 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Fire crews worked to save buildings and protect transportation routes Saturday after thousands of people were chased from their homes by wildfires that raged out of control across British Columbia's central Interior.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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Relief from sweltering conditions expected in parts of Canada after record-breaking 'notable' heat event

Nighttime walks and DIY haircuts: Ontarians look back at the first COVID-19 lockdown

Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake

Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire causes 'some structural damage' outside town: mayor

Forecast turns favourable in fight against wildfire threatening northern B.C. town

Back on Vancouver's Hastings Street with no tent, no mattress and nowhere to go

Community of Nelson, B.C., grieves officer killed in avalanche

Lightning storms across B.C. raise tension as wildfire danger climbs

Bodies of three hikers recovered after slipping into pools of B.C. waterfall

'Extraordinary' fire situation with over 170 new fires started in B.C.: official

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